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Corey Perry News & Rumors

Perry's OT goal gives Ducks 3-2 win over Canes
February 9
Raleigh News & Observer
 
"All-Star Corey Perry scored at 2:14 of overtime to help the Anaheim Ducks beat the Carolina Hurricanes 3-2 on Wednesday night for their second straight victory. Jonas Hiller made 31 saves for the Ducks, who have won eight of 11 and closed out a four-game homestand having outscored opponents 34-21. Perry tripped Jussi Jokinen as the Hurricanes left wing was taking the puck from behind the net. Carolina coach Kirk Muller began yelling from the bench, believing Perry should have been called for a penalty. But there was no whistle, and Perry scored on an assist by Sheldon Brookbank."
Ducks' Corey Perry is one low-profile MVP
January 29
Los Angeles Times
 
"Most valuable player = mostly vanishing privacy. You would think a league MVP in a major, celebrity-driven market would see his privacy vaporize in a dizzying flurry of red carpets, photo drive-bys and TMZ blurbs. Thankfully, there are rare exceptions to that expected course of events. Corey Perry, the Ducks forward who is the NHL's reigning MVP, recently showed that his skill for anticipation does not lie only on the ice. He seemed to know where the question was headed after the first couple of words and got off his response in rapid-fire fashion. Did he feel he has been treated any differently? "No, no," Perry said. "I can answer that question quickly. No. I don't think so at all. I'm"
Rumour: Corey Perry to Vancouver Canucks
January 28
Vancouver Province
 
"Say this about the Canucks' trade rumours with Anaheim: They are getting better. Last week, it was Vancouver's supposed interest in George Parros, which was quickly shot down as a possibility. This week it's a former Stanley Cup and Hart Trophy winner on his way to Vancouver. As the rumour goes, Enrico Ciccone, on the TV Show "Le Match," said Patrice Brisebois claims a trade is being considered which would send Corey Perry to the Canucks for Cory Schneider, Mason Raymond and Keith Ballard. We assume the Canucks will also have to throw in a 3rd round pick. The rumour, which features the same three players you see in just about every Canuck rumour these days, looks great for Vancouver. The"
For Ducks' Corey Perry, greed is a good thing
October 14
Los Angeles Times
 
"What happened in Vegas most assuredly did not remain in Vegas. Not the makeup session for a magazine photo shoot. "That's a first," Corey Perry said, chuckling. Or helping to make, and hand out, cotton candy. "That was a first as well," Perry said. Becoming a (temporary) member of Blue Man Group. "The list goes on, I guess," Perry said. "It was all fun. And it was all different. Something I've never done before, took me out of my element." The clips of Perry's most excellent, out-of-element adventure in Las Vegas are video evidence that it did happen. All this was a prelude to a more tangible confirmation of the complete Vegas experience, the NHL awards."
Emotions get the better of Perry
June 23
Orange County Register
 
"It is no secret that Corey Perry has often let his emotions get in the way throughout his hockey career and that might never change. But as he tried to give a short thank-you speech upon winning the Hart Trophy as the NHL's most valuable player Wednesday night, Perry couldn't keep from getting choked up as the words came out. It was a heartfelt moment for a player who isn't afraid to rub someone the wrong way on the ice. "I'm an emotional person," Perry said at the league's awards ceremony at the Palms Casino Resort. "It's like going back when we won the Stanley Cup. I cried after that. That's just the person I am." Perry became the first player in the 17-year history of the Ducks to be"
Corey Perry is genuinely surprised as he becomes Ducks' first league most valuable player
June 23
Los Angeles Times
 
"Corey Perry is what hockey commentators call abrasive, an agitator. Opponents use words that can't be shared in polite company, yet they always welcome his fierceness when they're united by national or All-Star colors. But hockey is not a polite game and the Ducks' right wing played it this season with a new edge and excellence. Perry, 26, led the NHL with 50 goals and collected a career-best 98 points while lifting the Ducks to fourth place in the West. Center Ryan Getzlaf struggled with injuries and others stumbled but Perry consistently gave more than anyone knew he had. Still, his surprise was genuine Wednesday when he won the Hart trophy as the NHL's most valuable player, beating out"
Corey Perry wins Hart Trophy as NHL's MVP
June 23
Orange County Register
 
"Corey Perry, the Ducks' sniper who was the only 50-goal scorer in the NHL this past season, was selected as the recipient of the Hart Memorial Trophy as the league's most valuable player on Wednesday night. Perry, 26, won the award in the first year he was a finalist, beating out Vancouver's Daniel Sedin and Tampa Bay's Martin St. Louis. It was an emotional moment for the winger, who hugged his parents, Geoff and Nancy, before heading to the stage. "They're what got me here," Perry said. "You didn't know what to expect coming in (and) obviously you hear your name. It surprised me. I've got to give a lot of credit to my teammates. "I've got a lot of family and friends here. It's pretty"
Perry soaking in atmosphere surrounding NHL awards ceremony
June 22
Orange County Register
 
"This isn't the first trip to this desert oasis for Corey Perry, but it certainly is the most meaningful venture he has made out to the world's adult playground. On the eve of what could be a memorable night for the Ducks winger and his family, Perry considered the possibility of hearing his name announced when the Hart Memorial Trophy as the NHL's most valuable player is awarded Wednesday night. "I think it's starting to hit home right now," Perry, 26, said Tuesday as he met the media at the Palms Hotel. "It's starting to kind of sink in. Tomorrow night, it's really going to hit home when I'm sitting in my chair." The proud Canadian from southern Ontario with the mean streak on the ice and"
Ducks star Corey Perry could have a Hart by night's end at NHL Awards
June 22
L.A. Daily News
 
"For Corey Perry, the final steps on the path to history include a red carpet. Perry has a chance to join Wayne Gretzky as one of two Southern California hockey players to capture the Hart Trophy as the NHL's MVP when the league's awards are presented today in Las Vegas (4 p.m., Versus). The 26-year-old right wing was the league's only 50-goal scorer and an integral part of the Ducks' run to the playoffs. Perry is up against Daniel Sedin, who topped the league in points, and Martin St. Louis, who led the league in assists. The Hart isn't the only trophy at stake for any Kings or Ducks players, but it's the most prestigious. A complete list of the award nominees, plus our predictions: HART"
Ducks' Perry nominated for top NHLPA award
May 6
Orange County Register
 
"Already a finalist for the Hart Trophy as the NHL's most valuable player, Ducks winger Corey Perry was named as one of three final contenders for the Ted Lindsay Award as the most outstanding player as selected by the union membership. Perry joins Vancouver's Daniel Sedin and Tampa Bay's Steven Stamkos as finalists for the award, which was the Lester B. Pearson Award until it was renamed in 2009 to honor the Hall of Famer Lindsay for his role in establishing the players' union. All three are finalists for the players' honor for the first time. Washington Capitals superstar Alex Ovechkin has been the recipient of the last three awards."
Corey Perry, Daniel Sedin, Steven Stamkos are Lindsay Award finalists
May 5
St. Petersburg Times
 
"Tampa Bay Lightning star Steven Stamkos is a finalist for the Lindsay Award given by the Players Association to the game's "most outstanding player." The award is voted on by Players Association members. The award will be announced June 22 at the NHL Awards Show in Las Vegas. Here is the announcement from the Players Association: The National Hockey League Players' Association (NHLPA) announced today that Corey Perry of the Anaheim Ducks, Daniel Sedin of the Vancouver Canucks and Steven Stamkos of the Tampa Bay Lightning have been selected as finalists for the 2010-11 Ted Lindsay Award. The Ted Lindsay Award is presented annually to the "Most Outstanding Player" in the NHL, as voted by"
Corey Perry a finalist for NHL most-valuable-player award
April 29
Los Angeles Times
 
"Ducks right wing Corey Perry didn't expect to be the NHL's only 50-goal scorer this season or to finish third in scoring with 98 points. "You don't ever think coming into the season that you're going to have a season like I just went through. It was a fun year, and everything had to fall into place for it to be like that," he said Thursday. "I've got to give a lot of credit to my teammates and my linemates. They helped me get where I was." Perry, a catalyst in the Ducks' surge to fourth in the West, was identified Thursday as a finalist for the Hart trophy, given to the league's most valuable player. Perry, Vancouver left wing Daniel Sedin and Tampa Bay right wing Martin St. Louis were the"
Ducks' Perry named Hart Trophy finalist
April 29
Orange County Register
 
"Ducks winger Corey Perry was selected on Thursday as one of the three finalists for the Hart Memorial Trophy, which is awarded to the National Hockey League's most valuable player. The 25-year-old Perry scored a career-best 50 goals to win the Maurice Richard Trophy as the league's top goal scorer as he was the only player to reach that milestone this season. He also had 98 points to rank third in scoring behind Vancouver's Daniel Sedin and Tampa Bay's Martin St. Louis. Sedin and St. Louis were selected as the other two finalists for the league's most prestigious award, which is voted on by the Professional Hockey Writers' Assn. The winner will be announced during the NHL's postseason"
Perry, D. Sedin, St. Louis are Hart finalists
April 28
NHL.com
 
"Everyone has his own definition of what constitutes "most valuable." It may not always be the player who scored the most goals or recorded the greatest number of points, but in the case of this year's nominees for the Hart Trophy, the National Hockey League's MVP award, it's hard to argue what they meant to their respective clubs. Corey Perry of the Anaheim Ducks, Daniel Sedin of the Vancouver Canucks and Martin St. Louis of the Tampa Bay Lightning were named as finalists Thursday. The trio occupied the top three spots on the scoring list and were instrumental in their teams' accomplishments. The Hart Trophy will be presented on June 22 at the 2011 NHL Awards in Las Vegas."
Perry turns Ducks around at right time
April 21
Orange County Register
 
"Fifty goals are proof that Corey Perry has been heroic in more ways than one for the Ducks in his stellar season, but the forward displayed his greatest example in just how valuable he is to them. Perry's shorthanded goal early in the third period triggered a three-goal outburst that powered the Ducks to a 6-3 victory Wednesday over the Nashville Predators, tying the Western Conference first-round playoff series at two games apiece. The Ducks needed a win at a raucous Bridgestone Arena, especially coming off a dreadful Game 3 performance no one was happy about. As he's done for them all year, Perry came through in their time of need. With Nashville forging a 3-3 tie and having power-play"
Predators not perturbed by provocative play of Ducks' Perry
April 19
Nashville City Paper
 
"Teemu Selanne has scored a bunch of goals. Bobby Ryan did something so dastardly that he earned a two-game suspension from the league office. Any number of players has pushed, shoved and provoked following whistles. Three games in the Western Conference quarterfinals series between the Nashville Predators and Anaheim Ducks, though, one Anaheim player clearly has emerged as the villain in the eyes of Predators' fans. That player is Corey Perry, the NHL's leading goal scorer during the regular season and a top contender for the Hart Trophy, the league's most valuable player award. The anger and vitriol does not exactly extend to the Predators' bench or locker room. There, in fact, he's"
MVP candidate Perry ready to take on Nashville
April 11
Orange County Register
 
"Ducks winger Corey Perry, having claimed the Maurice Richard Trophy as the NHL's top goal scorer, might be in line to add more hardware when the 2010-11 season is all said and done. But Perry, a likely Hart Trophy finalist as the league's most valuable player, will be drawing serious attention now as he leads his team into the Western Conference quarterfinal-round playoff series against the Nashville Predators. Perry, along with his usual linemates Ryan Getzlaf and Bobby Ryan, expect to see a lot of the Predators' dynamic top defense pairing of Shea Weber and Ryan Suter in a series that starts with Game 1 on Wednesday night at Honda Center. Weber and Suter team with goalie Pekka Rinne to"
Perry getting the royal treatment
April 8
L.A. Daily News
 
"There are certain benefits that come with scoring 50 goals in an NHL season. One, apparently, is not having to remove your own skates. Teemu Selanne, Ryan Getzlaf and Corey Perry were hamming it up in the Ducks' dressing room Thursday - Getzlaf unlacing Perry's skates, then telling Selanne he was out of luck when Selanne stretched out his left boot. "Nah, you didn't score 50," Getzlaf said, "and you're beating me in points." The Anaheim dressing room is usually loose. But you would never know this was a team that still needed two points in its final two games just to make the playoffs. The Ducks can clinch a playoff berth if they win, and the Kings will try to keep them out for one more"
Corey Perry hits 50-goal mark in victory over Sharks
April 7
Los Angeles Times
 
"This was another look-at-me moment for the Ducks' Corey Perry, at least where the Hart Trophy campaign is concerned. He tossed his hat trick into the ring Wednesday. This, though, was a team moment, and Perry knew it. His three goals were the backbone to the Ducks' 6-2 stomping of the San Jose Sharks at Honda Center. Teemu Selanne, Cam Fowler and Jason Blake also scored goals. "I've said all along that getting to the playoffs is more important than winning an award," Perry said. Perry's production has the Ducks close. He has 19 goals in the last 14 games and an NHL-leading 50 this season. He is the first Duck to reach 50 goals since Selanne in 1997-98. "We have two games left and he could"
What if Ducks had dealt Perry?
April 4
Orange County Register
 columnist Randy Youngman
"Sometimes revisionist history can be tantalizing, and sometimes it can be frightening. With the Ducks on the verge of clinching a playoff spot — that 4-3 loss to Dallas on Sunday night kept them from popping the corks — does anybody wonder where the team would be this season without leading scorer Corey Perry? Or what would have happened to the franchise in the past six seasons if the Ducks had traded Perry, then a minor league prospect, during the 2003-04 NHL season? It almost happened in December 2003, when word leaked out of Edmonton that the Oilers were close to trading center Mike Comrie to the Ducks for Perry, a 2003 first-round pick playing for London in the Ontario Hockey League,"
Perry named NHL's top player of March
April 1
Orange County Register
 
"Ducks right wing Corey Perry was named the NHL's first star in the month of March, the league announced on Friday. Perry scored 15 goals in March, marking only the fifth time that a player has scored that amount of goals in a month since Mario Lemieux had 17 goals in January 1997. The other four are Pavel Bure, Jaromir Jagr, Joe Sakic and Alex Burrows. It is the first player of the month honor for Perry, who earned two weekly selections by the league in March. The Ducks' leading scorer tops the NHL with 46 goals and is tied with Tampa Bay's Steven Stamkos for fourth in scoring with 89 points."
Perry helps Ducks pick up another victory
March 31
Orange County Register
 
"Now firmly in playoff position in the Western Conference, the red-hot Ducks went about creating some space for themselves in moving closer to clinching a postseason berth. The Ducks didn't need any late-game dramatics or superhuman single-handed efforts to douse the Calgary Flames on Wednesday night as Corey Perry scored twice and Ray Emery stopped 23 shots in an important 4-2 victory at Scotiabank Saddledome. With nine victories in their past 11 games and 12 in their past 15, the Ducks (44-28-5) moved past Nashville into sixth place in the West and seriously damaged Calgary's efforts as the Flames stayed three points out of eight with just four games left. "We're looking at game by game"
Goal-oriented Perry thinking out of the box
March 23
Orange County Register
 columnist Mark Whicker
"Even if Corey Perry could score from the penalty box, he would find it strange and lonely. Not enough elbows, knees, stick blades and curses in there. Much more familiar to bounce off two defensemen while plunging downward and flicking on the light. So Perry saw no further reason to dwell in detention. Now he and his long stick are on the ice more than ever, reeling in benefits that seemed beyond his reach. One of which might be MVP, and this time the V wouldn't stand for Vile. Yes, Perry has reached the 100 PIM mark again, as he has in every season since '07. But, as the Ducks go to Dallas tonight for their 20th consecutive Biggest Game Of The Season, he has only 20 penalty minutes since"
Perry named one of NHL's "Three Stars"
March 15
Orange County Register
 
"The Ducks dropped a key 5-2 decision to Phoenix but Corey Perry keeps doing his part in what has been a seminal season for the winger. Perry was selected by the NHL as one of its "Three Stars" for the week of March 7-13 after leading the league with five goals in three games. He also added a couple of assists over that span. Two of those goals came Sunday against the Coyotes while Perry also had a three-point game against the New York Rangers (two goals, one assist) and had another multi-point effort against Colorado (one goal, one assist)."
Perry helps Ducks breathe easier
February 6
Orange County Register
 
"Curtis McElhinney has been involved in so many special deliveries lately that he might as well put on a UPS uniform. Last month he left the Ducks during an East Coast trip to witness the birth of daughter Jaxen. Saturday he was summoned into the net after a strange illness hit Jonas Hiller. McElhinney turned in his second career shutout, and Corey Perry became the first Ducks player to score all three goals in a victory, a 3-0 defeat of the Colorado Avalanche at Pepsi Center. The Ducks got out of frigid Denver with a 10-4 record without captain Ryan Getzlaf, and McElhinney might have smiled the widest. "I feel good right now," McElhinney said. "I feel comfortable. Guys did a good job there"
Ducks' Perry blossoming as All-Star
January 30
Orange County Register
 
"If it was just about scoring goals, getting under the skin of opposing players and making a nice living on top of that, the Ducks' Corey Perry might find this superstar existence pretty ideal. But these days, Perry is finding himself a wanted man in more ways than one. People want to know what he's thinking about and would like to see what he's like beyond his professional exterior. Such is life when you step out on your own on the way to superstardom. Six years into his NHL career, Perry has emerged as one of the league's top players and with that comes more and more interviews with the winger often being the subject. Talking about himself is something the native of Peterborough, Ontario,"
Perry upset with Yandle
January 16
Orange County Register
 
"Several controversial plays have made Phoenix captain Shane Doan play the part of villain against the Ducks this season, but Keith Yandle might make a good understudy. With fewer than 30 seconds left in the second period Saturday, Yandle, the Coyotes' leading scorer, took two pushes in his back from Corey Perry in the Phoenix crease. Yandle then turned and took a two-handed swing to Perry's right hand. Perry immediately dropped his stick and headed to the bench. "It's a tough one to take," Perry said. "It was a good slash right on the wrist. He got me between elbow pad and glove. It's bone on stick." Perry came out for the third period and ended up playing nearly 17 minutes. The ugliness"
Ducks' Perry playing at All-Star level
January 2
Orange County Register
 
"Ducks right wing Corey Perry won't have the votes for a starting nod, but his performance on the ice should garner him a spot in the NHL All-Star game Jan. 30. Perry has a 2008 All-Star selection on his résumé, but that came when he was an injury replacement for Colorado's Paul Stastny on the Western Conference squad. While this year's roster format is changing, Perry is one of just five players with 20 or more goals, and his 43 points put him in a tie for sixth in the NHL. "It'd be definitely an accomplishment personally," Perry said. "But I'm not even thinking about that. If it happens, it happens. I'm not one to sit here to and hope for it. It'd be definitely an honor to be part of"
Ducks' scoring line tows workload
December 13
Orange County Register
 
"Bobby Ryan used an opponent's stick to score a goal and then taunted him with it. Corey Perry enjoyed a career night although his face paid a price for it. Ryan Getzlaf had a chance at a hat trick but decided to let his running mate enjoy the spoils. It was quite a Sunday night for the Ducks' big line, which imposed its will from the first shift of the game through its last in a 6-2 rout of the Minnesota Wild at Honda Center. The power trio of Ryan, Perry and Getzlaf put on a display that showed what the three can do at the peak of their powers. Perry's first career three-goal game powered the second five-point night for the gritty winger in his six NHL seasons. "It's pretty cool," Perry"
Ducks show off their medals
March 3
Orange County Register
 
"The seven members of the Ducks that captured medals in men's hockey at the Vancouver Olympics had them in tow when they practiced for the first time since they rejoined the club Tuesday morning at Honda Center. The club also will honor all nine Olympians in a short ceremony before Wednesday's 7 p.m. game against Colorado. Scott Niedermayer, Ryan Getzlaf and Corey Perry won gold medal for Canada, Bobby Ryan and Ryan Whitney won silver for the United States and Teemu Selanne and Saku Koivu won bronze for Finland."
Pair of Ducks have place in hockey history
March 2
Orange County Register
 
"It won't fully sink in for days or months or perhaps even decades in quiet moments or at a reunion of men forever bonded by one of the greatest afternoons in their sport's and nation's history. A golden afternoon they created. Yet even with Team Canada's 3-2 sudden death overtime victory Sunday against the United States in the 2010 Olympic Games gold medal final still only minutes and the nationwide celebration just beginning to pick up steam, Canada forward Corey Perry already sensed that he and his teammates had assured themselves of a place in hockey and Canada's history. "Just to be a part of it is special and it's a great feeling right now," Perry said, gold medal around the neck."
Ducks' Perry leaves no doubt at Olympics
February 21
Orange County Register
 
"These monuments in motion, these millionaires who wear the Canada sweater against the United States at 4:30 p.m. Sunday, make up the most talented team in Corey Perry's experience. But it is not Perry's best team. The London Knights of the Ontario Hockey League won 30 of their first 31 games in 2004-2005 and tied the other one. They finished 79-9-2. They won the Memorial Cup, which brings champions of all three Canadian junior leagues together, when they beat Rimouski Oceanic, 4-0, in the final. The Oceanic center was Sidney Crosby. Perry was interested in the tape of that game because he doesn't remember the final 57 minutes, after he was whacked in the head by Eric Neilson. He kept"
Young Justin Abdelkader puts up his dukes
December 12
Detroit News
 
"Young Justin Abdelkader received some fighting tips from Brad May last month and put them to good use in the second period against Anaheim. After Corey Perry had elbowed Ville Leino twice, Abdelkader hit Perry just outside the Detroit blue line. Ryan Getzlaf knocked Abdelkader down and then Perry jumped into the fray. Both Perry and Abdelkader received 5-minute fighting majors. "It was the first (NHL fight), kind of got it out of the way," Abdelkader said. "Obviously the style I play, it's going to happen -- not every game, but I'll stick up for myself and my teammates when I have to." Coach Mike Babcock didn't mind it at all. "It was fine, he's just got to do it more," Babcock said."