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Bison Netminder Picks Up GOTW Award

The Hockey News

Bloomington Bison goaltender Yaniv Perets has been selected as the Warrior Hockey ECHL Goaltender of the Week for Jan. 27-Feb. 2, the league announced Monday.

Perets went 2-0-0 with one shutout, a 0.50 goals-against average and a save percentage of .986 in two appearances in Atlanta against the Gladiators last week.

The 24-year-old Perets stopped all 33 shots in a 5-0 win on Friday and made 36 saves in a 3-1 victory on Sunday.

The Carolina Hurricanes signed Perets to a two-year entry-level contract in April 2023. He is 8-4-1 in 13 appearances for the Bison this season with two shutouts, a 1.78 goals-against average and a save percentage of .942. He has also gone 1-2-1 in four outings with Chicago of the American Hockey League and has seen action in two games for the Hurricanes after being recalled in December 2023.

A native of Dollard-des-Ormeaux, Quebec, Perets has appeared in 47 career ECHL games with Bloomington and Norfolk, posting an overall record of 26-15-4 with four shutouts, a 2.65 goals-against average and a save percentage of .905.

Prior to turning pro, Perets appeared in 74 career NCAA games at Quinnipiac University where he was 56-9-5 with 21 shutouts, a 1.34 goals-against average and a save percentage of .935 while leading the team to the National Championship in 2023.

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