Francis Perron

Francis Perron
Born	(1996-04-18) April 18, 1996 Laval, Quebec, Canada
Occupation	Ice hockey forward
Years active	2011–present
Known for	Playing for Dragons de Rouen in France's Ligue Magnus; drafted by Ottawa Senators in 2014 NHL Entry Draft

Francis Perron (born April 18, 1996) is a Canadian ice hockey forward who currently competes for Dragons de Rouen in France's Ligue Magnus. He was chosen by the Ottawa Senators as the 190th overall pick in the seventh round of the 2014 NHL Entry Draft.

Playing career

Perron developed his skills in major junior hockey with the Rouyn-Noranda Huskies, part of the Quebec Major Junior Hockey League (QMJHL). During his concluding junior season in 2015–16, he served as team captain and accumulated 41 goals along with 108 points over 62 games. On March 15, 2016, he secured a three-year entry-level contract with the Ottawa Senators.

Demonstrating outstanding performance in the postseason, Perron led the Huskies to capture the QMJHL title by tallying 33 points across 18 playoff games. His efforts earned him both the Guy Lafleur Trophy as playoff MVP and the Michel Brière Memorial Trophy recognizing him as league MVP. By the end of his junior tenure, Perron ranked third all-time in scoring for Rouyn-Noranda with a total of 257 points.

On September 13, 2018, Perron was involved in a significant trade that sent him along with Erik Karlsson to the San Jose Sharks organization. Assigned to their AHL affiliate, the San Jose Barracuda, for the 2018–19 campaign, he achieved personal bests with 18 goals and 29 assists, totaling 47 points over 63 games.

During the 2019 NHL Entry Draft, Perron was traded to the Vancouver Canucks together with a seventh-round draft pick in exchange for a sixth-round pick and Tom Pyatt's rights. He subsequently signed a one-year two-way contract with Vancouver for the 2019–20 season.

After not securing an NHL contract prior to the start of the 2020–21 season, Perron agreed to a one-year contract on January 20, 2021, with IF Björklöven competing in Sweden's HockeyAllsvenskan. He later extended this contract on June 3, 2021.

Regular season and playoffs

				Regular season						Playoffs
Season	Team	League		GP	G	A	Pts	PIM		GP	G	A	Pts	PIM
2011–12	Saint-Eustache Vikings	QMAAA		14	5	13	18	14		—	—	—	—	—
2012–13	Rouyn-Noranda Huskies	QMJHL		57	7	11	18	28		5	1	1	2	7
2013–14	Rouyn-Noranda Huskies	QMJHL		68	16	39	55	32		9	1	7	8	4
2014–15	Rouyn-Noranda Huskies	QMJHL		64	29	47	76	39		6	3	4	7	14
2015–16	Rouyn-Noranda Huskies	QMJHL		62	41	67	108	38		18	12	21	33	11
2016–17	Binghamton Senators	AHL		68	6	20	26	14		—	—	—	—	—
2017–18	Belleville Senators	AHL		44	4	11	15	26		—	—	—	—	—
2018–19	San Jose Barracuda	AHL		63	18	29	47	26		3	0	1	1	2
2019–20	Utica Comets	AHL		42	6	12	18	24		—	—	—	—	—
2020–21	IF Björklöven	Allsv		16	4	6	10	6		14	4	4	8	4
2021–22 HockeyAllsvenskan season	IF Björklöven	Allsv		29	10	6	16	15		18	2	9	11	2
2022–23	HC Sierre	Swiss League (SL)		33	16	15	31	14		4	2	1	3	4
2023–24	Dragons de Rouen	Ligue Magnus (FRA)		35	13	27	40	8		15	7	13	20	4
AHL totals				217	34	72	106	90		3	0	1	1	2

International

Year	Team	Competition	Placement		GP	G	A	Pts	PIM
2013 World U-17 Hockey Challenge	Canada Quebec	World U-17 Hockey Challenge U17	4th place		6	1	2	3	2
Junior career totals					6	1	2	3	2

Awards and honors

Honor	Year
Quebec Major Junior Hockey League (QMJHL)
First All-Star Team selection	2015–16 QMJHL season (2016)
Michel Brière Memorial Trophy recipient	2016
Guy Lafleur Trophy winner	2016
Most Sportsmanlike Player, Memorial Cup	2016 Memorial Cup
American Hockey League (AHL)
Participant, AHL All-Star Classic Game	2018–19 AHL season (2019)