Lucas Peressini

Lucas Peressini (born March 9, 1995) is a Canadian professional ice hockey goaltender. He is currently an unrestricted free agent who most recently played with the Allen Americans in the ECHL. Peressini played with the Western Mustangs of the OUA.

Playing career Kingston Frontenacs (2012–2016) Originally a tenth-round draft pick of the Saginaw Spirit in 2011, Peressini was traded to Kingston the following year. Peressini made his Ontario Hockey League debut with the Kingston Frontenacs during the 2012-13 season, appearing in only one game, in which he allowed six goals on 38 shots in a 6–1 loss to the Oshawa Generals. He spent the majority of the 2011–12 season, however, in the OJHL with the Newmarket Hurricanes.

Peressini became the Frontenacs back up goaltender in 2013-14. He recorded his first career OHL victory on September 27, 2013, making 27 saves in a 5–1 victory over the Niagara IceDogs. In 25 games with the club, Peressini had a record of 11-4-4 with a 3.43 GAA and a .902 save percentage. In the post-season, Peressini went 0–1 with a 3.77 GAA and a .919 save percentage as the Frontenacs lost to the Peterborough Petes in the first round.

In 2014-15, Peressini was named the Frontenacs starting goaltender. On October 12, 2014, he made 31 saves in a 1–0 win to earn his first career OHL shutout. Peressini finished the regular season winning his last seven decisions, helping the Frontenacs into the post-season. Overall, Peressini had a 30-20-6 record with a 2.32 GAA and a .922 save percentage, and had five shutouts, to win the OHL Goaltender of the Year award, and was named to the OHL First All-Star Team. In the post-season, he struggled in four games, going 0–4 with a 3.96 GAA and a .884 save percentage, as the Frontenacs were swept by the North Bay Battalion.

Peressini returned to the Frontenacs for his overage season in 2015-16, as he put up a record of 27-14-4 with a 2.85 GAA and a .906 save percentage. On February 15, Peressini made 50 saves against the Barrie Colts, as Kingston won the game by a 6–4 score. Due to the emergence of backup goaltender Jeremy Helvig, Peressini began the post-season as the Frontenacs backup goaltender, however, he would regain his starters job midway in the second round. On March 29, Peressini earned his first career playoff victory, coming in relief for Helvig in the third period, and made 14 saves on 15 shots, as the Frontenacs defeated the Oshawa Generals 5–4. Overall in the playoffs, Peressini had a 1–4 record with a 3.09 GAA and a .902 save percentage.

University of Western Ontario (2016–2020) Peressini joined the Western Mustangs of the OUA for the 2016–17 season. In his first game with the Mustangs on October 22, Peressini made 43 saves in a 4–1 loss to the Windsor Lancers. Peressini earned his first victory with Western on November 25, making 23 saves in a 6–3 win over the Laurentian Voyageurs.

Career statistics Regular season Playoffs Season Team League GP W L T/OT MIN GA SO GAA SV% GP W L MIN GA SO GAA SV% 2012–13 Kingston Frontenacs OHL 1 0 1 0 60 6 0 6.00 .842 — — — — — — — — 2013–14 Kingston Frontenacs OHL 25 11 4 4 1260 72 0 3.43 .902 1 0 1 48 3 0 3.77 .919 2014–15 Kingston Frontenacs OHL 59 30 20 6 3413 132 5 2.32 .922 4 0 4 212 14 0 3.96 .884 2015–16 Kingston Frontenacs OHL 47 27 14 4 2672 127 1 2.85 .906 5 1 4 233 12 0 3.09 .902 2016–17 U. of Western Ontario OUAA 9 1 6 0 450 35 0 4.67 .860 — — — — — — — — 2017–18 U. of Western Ontario OUAA 13 9 3 0 750 28 1 2.24 .929 3 — — — — — 3.12 .918 2018–19 U. of Western Ontario OUAA 24 15 8 0 1413 55 1 2.34 .927 9 4 4 — — — 2.54 .918 2019–20 U. of Western Ontario OUAA 20 6 14 0 1189 76 0 3.83 .893 9 4 4 — — — 2.49 .933 2021–22 Ryerson University OUAA 4 4 0 0 244 8 0 1.97 .941 — — — — — — — — 2021–22 Worcester Railers ECHL 1 0 1 0 59 6 0 6.05 .800 — — — — — — — — 2021–22 Allen Americans ECHL 26 15 7 1 1341 67 0 3.00 .919 4 1 3 232 15 0 3.87 .914 2022–23 Allen Americans ECHL 35 17 14 2 1997 122 0 3.67 .895 — — — — — — — — 2022–23 Belleville Senators AHL 1 0 1 0 13 3 0 14.10 .571 — — — — — — — — OHL totals 132 68 39 14 7405 337 6 2.73 .912 10 1 9 493 29 0 3.53 .896

Awards and honours Honours Year OHL First Team All Star 2014–15 OHL Goaltender of the Year 2014–15