Perry Ganchar

Perry Ganchar
Born	(1963-10-28) October 28, 1963 Saskatoon, Saskatchewan
Height	5 ft 10 in (178 cm)
Weight	180 lb (82 kg; 12 st 12 lb)
Position	Right Wing
Shot	Right
Current team	Retired
Played for	NHL Pittsburgh Penguins Montreal Canadiens St. Louis Blues
NHL draft	6th round (#113 overall), 1982 St. Louis Blues
Playing career	1979–1996

Perry Kenneth Ganchar (born October 28, 1963 in Saskatoon, Saskatchewan) is a retired Canadian professional ice hockey forward who played 42 games in the National Hockey League for the Montreal Canadiens, St. Louis Blues, and Pittsburgh Penguins.

Playing career

Perry graduated from Mount Royal Collegiate Saskatoon in 1981. Perry's best year in junior hockey Saskatoon Blades of the Western Hockey League was the 1982-83 season where he scored 68 goals and assisted on 48 for 116 points in 68 games, a team which included future NHL players Brian Skrudland, Lane Lambert, Joey Kocur, Dale Henry and Trent Yawney. Perry retired from professional hockey during the 1995-96 season with the International Hockey League Cleveland Lumberjacks and became an assistant coach and the head coach during 1997-98 season.

Career statistics

				Regular Season						Playoffs
Season	Team	League		GP	G	A	Pts	PIM		GP	G	A	Pts	PIM
1979–80	Saskatoon Blades	WHL		27	9	14	23	60		—	—	—	—	—
1980–81	Saskatoon Blades	WHL		62	26	53	79	117		—	—	—	—	—
1981–82	Saskatoon Blades	WHL		53	38	52	90	82		5	3	3	6	17
1982–83	Saskatoon Blades	WHL		68	68	48	116	105		6	1	4	5	24
1982–83	Salt Lake Golden Eagles	CHL		—	—	—	—	—		1	0	1	1	0
1983–84	St. Louis Blues	NHL		1	0	0	0	0		7	3	1	4	0
1983–84	Montana Magic	CHL		59	23	22	45	77		—	—	—	—	—
1984–85	St. Louis Blues	NHL		7	0	2	2	0		—	—	—	—	—
1984–85	Peoria Rivermen	IHL		63	41	29	70	114		20	4	11	15	49
1985–86	Sherbrooke Canadiens	AHL		75	25	29	54	42		—	—	—	—	—
1986–87	Sherbrooke Canadiens	AHL		68	22	29	51	64		17	9	8	17	37
1987–88	Sherbrooke Canadiens	AHL		28	12	18	30	61		—	—	—	—	—
1987–88	Montreal Canadiens	NHL		1	1	0	1	0		—	—	—	—	—
1987–88	Pittsburgh Penguins	NHL		30	2	5	7	36		—	—	—	—	—
1988–89	Pittsburgh Penguins	NHL		3	0	0	0	0		—	—	—	—	—
1988–89	Muskegon Lumberjacks	IHL		70	39	34	73	114		14	7	8	15	6
1989–90	Muskegon Lumberjacks	IHL		79	40	45	85	111		14	3	5	8	27
1990–91	Muskegon Lumberjacks	IHL		80	37	38	75	87		5	2	1	3	0
1991–92	Muskegon Lumberjacks	IHL		65	29	20	49	65		14	9	9	18	18
1992–93	Cleveland Lumberjacks	IHL		79	37	37	74	156		3	0	0	0	4
1993–94	Cleveland Lumberjacks	IHL		63	14	17	31	48		—	—	—	—	—
1994–95	Cleveland Lumberjacks	IHL		60	11	17	28	56		—	—	—	—	—
1995–96	Cleveland Lumberjacks	IHL		1	0	0	0	0		—	—	—	—	—
NHL Totals				42	3	7	10	36		7	3	1	4	0

External links

• Perry Ganchar career statistics at The Internet Hockey Database
• Perry Ganchar at Hockey-Reference.com
• Perry Ganchar biography at Legends of Hockey (archived)
• Perry Ganchar career statistics at EliteProspects.com