Nathan Perkovich
Nathan Perkovich | |||
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Born |
Canton, Michigan, U.S. | October 15, 1985||
Height | 6 ft 5 in (196 cm) | ||
Weight | 216 lb (98 kg; 15 st 6 lb) | ||
Position | Forward | ||
Shoots | Right | ||
ECHL team Former teams |
Greenville Swamp Rabbits Lowell Devils Albany Devils KHL Medveščak Zagreb | ||
National team |
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NHL draft |
250th overall, 2004 New Jersey Devils | ||
Playing career | 2009–present |
Nathan Perkovich (born October 15, 1985) is an professional Croatian American ice hockey player of.[1] who is currently playing for the Greenville Swamp Rabbits in the ECHL. He was selected by the New Jersey Devils in the 8th round (250th overall) of the 2004 NHL Entry Draft. In 2015, Perkovich played for the Croatian national team at the IIHF World Championship Division I.[2]
Playing career
Before turning professional Perkovich played three years at NCAA Division 1 Lake Superior State University, in Sault Sainte Marie, MI.
Approaching his seventh season with Croatian club, KHL Medveščak Zagreb, he began the second season of their return from the Kontinental Hockey League to the EBEL, before returning to North America after securing a one-year contract for the 2018–19 season with the Florida Everblades of the ECHL on October 18, 2018.[3]
On August 5, 2019, the Greenville Swamp Rabbits of the ECHL announced that Perkovich had signed a standard player contract for the 2019–20 season.[4]
Career statistics
Regular season and playoffs
Regular season | Playoffs | |||||||||||||
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Season | Team | League | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | ||
2003–04 | Cedar Rapids RoughRiders | USHL | 35 | 1 | 7 | 8 | 23 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
2004–05 | Chicago Steel | USHL | 37 | 6 | 2 | 8 | 55 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 4 | ||
2005–06 | Chicago Steel | USHL | 56 | 28 | 24 | 52 | 121 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
2006–07 | Lake Superior State U. | CCHA | 42 | 15 | 7 | 22 | 59 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
2007–08 | Lake Superior State U. | CCHA | 36 | 17 | 8 | 25 | 52 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
2008–09 | Lake Superior State U. | CCHA | 35 | 12 | 12 | 24 | 68 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
2008–09 | Trenton Devils | ECHL | — | — | — | — | — | 6 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 4 | ||
2009–10 | Lowell Devils | AHL | 68 | 19 | 14 | 33 | 81 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | ||
2010–11 | Albany Devils | AHL | 40 | 8 | 9 | 17 | 59 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
2011–12 | Albany Devils | AHL | 53 | 10 | 9 | 19 | 49 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
2012–13 | KHL Medveščak | EBEL | 48 | 12 | 21 | 33 | 89 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | ||
2013–14 | KHL Medveščak | KHL | 14 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
2014–15 | KHL Medveščak | KHL | 50 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 78 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
2015–16 | KHL Medveščak | KHL | 44 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 105 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
2016–17 | KHL Medveščak | KHL | 49 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 46 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
2017–18 | KHL Medveščak | EBEL | 7 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 12 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
2018–19 | KHL Medveščak | EBEL | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
2018–19 | Florida Everblades | ECHL | 59 | 22 | 12 | 34 | 92 | 14 | 1 | 7 | 8 | 28 | ||
2019–20 | Greenville Swamp Rabbits | ECHL | 58 | 19 | 27 | 46 | 73 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
KHL totals | 157 | 8 | 10 | 18 | 235 | — | — | — | — | — |
International
Year | Team | Event | Result | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | |
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2015 | Croatia | WC-D1 | 26th | 5 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 18 | |
2016 | Croatia | WC-D1 | 26th | 5 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 6 | |
2017 | Croatia | WC-D1 | 27th | 5 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 10 | |
Senior totals | 15 | 6 | 6 | 12 | 34 |
References
- ^ "Nathan Perkovich ancestry". Eliteprospects.com. 2014-05-01. Retrieved 2014-05-01.
- ^ "Team Roster - Croatia" (PDF). International Ice Hockey Federation. Retrieved 6 June 2015.
- ^ "Everblades sign forward Nathan Perkovich". Florida Everblades. 2018-10-18. Retrieved 2018-10-18.
- ^ "Longtime Pro Nathan Perkovich Joins Swamp Rabbits". Greenville Swamp Rabbits. Retrieved 12 August 2019.
External links
- Biographical information and career statistics from NHL.com, or Eliteprospects.com, or The Internet Hockey Database
- 1985 births
- Living people
- Albany Devils players
- American people of Croatian descent
- Cedar Rapids RoughRiders players
- Chicago Steel players
- Croatian ice hockey forwards
- Florida Everblades players
- Greenville Swamp Rabbits players
- KHL Medveščak Zagreb players
- New Jersey Devils draft picks
- Lake Superior State Lakers men's ice hockey players
- Lowell Devils players
- Ice hockey people from Michigan
- Croatian winter sports biography stubs
- European ice hockey biography stubs