Gabe Perreault

June 2025 – After another strong season at Boston College, Perreault decided to make the jump to pro hockey, signing his entry-level deal with the Rangers before the end of the 2024-25 NHL season. Perreault appeared in five games with New York, posting zero points. In NCAA play, he posted 16 goals and 32 assists, for a total of 48 points, in 37 games played for the Eagles, before turning pro. Although his point total dipped a bit from his Freshman season, when he posted a gaudy 60 points in 36 games, Perreault admittedly was working to become a more responsible player in all three zones, in anticipation of embarking on his NHL career. As has become customary among high-end NHL prospects, the playmaking forward was able to ink an ELC that enabled him to burn the first year immediately, and he will become a restricted free agent after the 2026-27 NHL season. After getting a taste of NHL hockey and having a long offseason to train, with the Rangers having missed the playoffs, Perreault looks to hit the ground running this coming October, under the tutelage of New York’s new bench boss, Mike Sullivan. Brendan Ferry

January 2025 – Perreault is skating in his second season with Boston College in the NCAA. He recently suited up once again for Team USA in the World Juniors, helping lead the charge offensively for the red, white, and blue. Number 34 posted three goals and seven assists in seven games played, a key cog in a US squad that captured its second straight Gold medal in the event.  Thus far this season, the cerebral lefty has 24 points in 17 games for the Eagles, skating with US linemates Ryan Leonard and potential number-one-overall pick in the 2025 NHL entry draft, James Hagens. Perreault is a possibility to depart from Boston College at the end of 2024-25 and sign with New York, but he may well opt to spend one additional season at the collegiate level before making the jump.  Brendan Ferry

January 2024 – Perreault, the Rangers’ first-round pick in 2023, has been tearing it up in the NCAA this year, his Freshman season with the Boston College Eagles. Many viewed Perreault as a potential steal for the Rangers organization after he fell to the team at pick number 23 overall, due to his elite playmaking ability. Thus far with the Eagles this year, he has posted nine goals and 27 assists for 36 points in only 23 games played, a tremendous scoring pace, especially for a Freshman. Helping Team USA to a Gold Medal in the recently concluded U20 World Championships, the lefty shot posted 10 points in seven games played. Perreault, the son of former NHL player Yanic Perreault, is undoubtedly turning lots of heads this year, while likely causing some regret among some of the NHL general managers who passed on him last Summer’s draft. Brendan Ferry

June 2023 – Perreault has been selected 23rd overall by the New York Rangers in the 2023 NHL Draft. Curtis Rines

April 2023 – Perreault is having a fantastic sophomore season with the NTDP, as he is the highest scorer on the team with 110 points in 55 games, which translates to a perfect two points per game average. This is an incredible increase in production from last season, and the chemistry he has shown with fellow Boston College commits Will Smith and Ryan Leonard has been remarkable. Perreault’s game is built with a strong foundation of forechecking and work ethic, and he layers that with high-level skill and speed to make himself a real pain in the side of the opposition. He is an intelligent player who makes quick, and more importantly, smart decisions with the puck and quickly moves into support areas to make himself an option again. He possesses the puck skills and confidence to take his man in a 1-on-1 situation. Once he can get past his defender, the offensive zone opens up for him, allowing him to showcase his playmaking ability. He has excellent accuracy and zip on his passes and does a nice job hitting tight windows and leading his teammates into space. He remains a pass-first player but shows good killer instincts around the net, has quick hands to get his shot off, and has improved his goal-scoring ability. Alexander Annun

October 2022 – Now in his second season with the U.S. National Development Team Program, Gabe Perreault is looking to build upon a solid 2021-22 season, where he posted 50 points in 51 games as he paced the U17 team. After being the brightest spot in a mostly disappointing season for an immensely talented team last year, Perreault will look to take his game to the next level and hope it can translate into more team success at the U18 level.

Perreault is an entertaining player to watch due in large part to his versatility and ability to impact the game in a variety of ways. His playing style is centered around a high work ethic and aggressive forecheck that is capable of pinning the puck carrier in their zone and forcing errant passes for the supporting checker to pounce on. He has put on nearly twenty pounds since last year, which allows him to be more successful in his physical game as he looks to get into contested areas and fight for space to set up in the slot, though there is still room for improvement in that department. Not much of a goalscorer, he puts himself around the net front and can intelligently capitalize on rebounds or receive looks at the back post from his teammates after slipping away from his man. Perreault shines as a playmaker, and much of that can be attributed to his being keenly aware of the open space on the ice and occupying it as his distribution center. He has quick hands in tight that allow him to stick-handle out of pressure and lay the puck off to his other forwards to keep the play flowing. Perreault’s play style is easy to mesh with, and as a result, he finds success with any number of line combinations because his game remains the same, and he is an excellent passer on top of being an intelligent thinker on the ice. Given the heavy usage thus far, it is clear that Perreault has earned the trust of his coaches and is someone who should be able to find continued success as he is leaned upon to lead this U18 team, having already racked up 23 points in 12 games this season. Alexander Annun