Perry Ganchar
| Perry Ganchar | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Born |
October 28, 1963 Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Canada | ||
| Height | 5 ft 10 in (178 cm) | ||
| Weight | 180 lb (82 kg; 12 st 12 lb) | ||
| Position | Right Wing | ||
| Shot | Right | ||
| Played for |
Pittsburgh Penguins Montreal Canadiens St. Louis Blues | ||
| NHL draft |
113th overall, 1982 St. Louis Blues | ||
| Playing career | 1979–1996 | ||
Perry Kenneth Ganchar (born October 28, 1963) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey forward who played 42 games in the National Hockey League for the Montreal Canadiens, St. Louis Blues, and Pittsburgh Penguins. Ganchar served as head coach for the Spokane Chiefs of the Western Hockey League for two seasons.
Playing career
Ganchar played his junior hockey career with his hometown
Ganchar was drafted 113th overall by the
Ganchar was unable to earn a full-time spot on the Canadiens roster, and spent the majority of the season with the team's farm affiliate in Sherbrooke. Ganchar was called up for his only game as a member of the team on 31 October 1987. The Canadiens traded Ganchar to the Pittsburgh Penguins on 17 December 1987 in exchange for future considerations.[2]
Ganchar played 33 games with the Penguins over a two-year period, where he scored the two goals of his NHL career. Ganchar would spend the rest of his playing career with the
Coaching career
Ganchar retired from active play after spending the 1995-96 season with the Cleveland Lumberjacks of the International Hockey League and pursued a career in coaching.
Ganchar remained with the Lumberjacks as an assistant coach, before being promoted to the head coach during the 1997-98 season. Ganchar would leave the team following the 1999-2000 season.
Ganchar would be named head coach of the
Ganchar was appointed Director of Program Development for the Ohio AAA Blue Jackets, based out of the Columbus area suburb of Dublin, Ohio in 2012. [5]
Personal life
Born in Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Ganchar attended Mount Royal Collegiate, graduating from the school in 1981.
Ganchar is married and has two children. The family resides in Dublin, Ohio.
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 | ||||
References
External links
- Biographical information and career statistics from NHL.com, or Eliteprospects.com, or Hockey-Reference.com, or The Internet Hockey Database