USA Hockey

Fantasy Summary

Tall, mobile, two-way top 4 defenseman. Excellent passer. Not afraid to engage physically. Solid defensive game. More room to grow offensively.


Observations

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June 2022 – Tampa’s sixth-round pick in 2017 made the jump to the AHL this season after four years at St. Cloud State. The defenseman had eight points in 12 games with Syracuse.

Perbix has an incredible pass that he gets off with quickness and accuracy. This really stands out on the powerplay, where the puck goes through him but doesn’t stay on his stick long. He has a very solid two-way game and never lets a pinch catch him out of position. Perbix has a sneaky good wrist shot he can get on net from anywhere in the offensive zone. He uses his body to box guys out of the blue paint and is fairly active in his own zone. He’s going to need to develop a higher risk tolerance and jump up into more plays in order to unlock more offensive potential at the next level. He needs to develop more quickness in his skating to keep up with NHL pace. Nine times out of 10 he goes for the simple, high percentage play. Decent fantasy potential especially with peripheral categories, while chipping in 30-35 points on a 2nd pair or a Stanley Cup-winning team’s 3rd pair. Caleb Kerney 

Attributes
Fantasy Upside 5.0
NHL Certainty 7.0
Country USA
Position D
Roster Type Junior
Shoot/Glove Right
Date of Birth June 15, 1998
Height 6‘4”
Weight 201 lbs
Drafted 2017 Round 6; Overall: 169

Stats

 Season Team League GP G A TP PIM      Playoffs GP G A TP PIM 
 2013-2014 Elk River HighUSHS-MN23 0 33 2|Playoffs3 0 00
 2014-2015 Elk River HighUSHS-MN23 0 33 0|Playoffs3 0 22
 2015-2016 Elk River HighUSHS-MN25 5 1722 10|Playoffs2 1 34
 2016-2017 Sections 4&5 Seniors MNHP3 1 01 0|        
  Elk River HighUSHS-MN25 10 3040 6|Playoffs2 2 57
  Team Twin Cities OrthopedicsUMHSEHL21 3 1013 6|      2
 2017-2018 Omaha LancersUSHL56 4 2529 38|Playoffs4 0 22 14 
  USA U19WJAC-195 0 00 0|        
 2018-2019 St. Cloud State Univ.NCAA39 5 1520 16|        
 2019-2020 St. Cloud State Univ.NCAA34 4 1115 25|        
 2020-2021 St. Cloud State Univ.NCAA31 7 1623 16|        
 2021-2022 St. Cloud State Univ.NCAA31 6 2531 14|        
  Syracuse CrunchAHL12 2 68 2|Playoffs5 0 11
  USAOG4 0 11 0|        
 2022-2023 Tampa Bay LightningNHL69 5 1520 22|Playoffs6 0 33
  Syracuse CrunchAHL2 0 00 0|        
  USAWC10 2 24 2|        
 2023-2024 Tampa Bay LightningNHL23 0 55 4|        

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