Yaniv Perets

Yaniv Perets (born March 4, 2000) is a Canadian professional ice hockey goaltender for the Lehigh Valley Phantoms in the American Hockey League (AHL). He played collegiate hockey for Quinnipiac University.

Early life Perets was born in Dollard-des-Ormeaux, Quebec, and is Jewish. He has been friends with fellow goalie Devon Levi since childhood, and the two played on the same youth teams for several years. Perets attended West Island College in Dollard-des-Ormeaux.

Playing career Amateur During the 2018–19 season, Perets appeared in 36 games for the Boston Junior Bruins of the United States Premier Hockey League (USPHL), where he posted a 23–10–1 record, with a 2.48 goals-against-average (GAA), and a .929. save percentage. He helped lead the Bruins to the Dineen Cup as league champions and was named NCDC Goaltender of the Year. In October 2018, he committed to play college ice hockey for the Quinnipiac Bobcats during the 2020–21 season.

During the 2019–20 season, he appeared in 37 games for the Penticton Vees of the British Columbia Hockey League (BCHL), where he posted a 25–8–1 record, with a 2.19 GAA, a .918 save percentage and five shutouts. He ranked second in the BCHL in shutouts, third in GAA, fifth in wins and sixth in save percentage. During the postseason he posted a 4–0–1 record with a 1.96 GAA and .921 save percentage before the tournament was cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

During the 2020–21 season, he played 10 games for the Vees in the BCHL's training season before it was paused due to the COVID-19 pandemic. He posted a 9–1–0 record, with a 1.80 GAA, a .931 save percentage and two shutouts. He was tied for first in the league in shutouts, ranked second in wins and was fourth in GAA and save percentage and helped lead the team to the BCHL's Okanagan Cup.

During the 2021–22 season he posted a 22–5–2 record with a 1.17 GAA.939 save percentage and 11 shutouts. He was named the ECAC Hockey player of the month for four consecutive months from November to February. He led the NCAA in save percentage, GAA and shutouts. He also set the ECAC Hockey league record in save percentage, GAA, and shutouts, putting together one of the best goaltending seasons in the history of the league. He was also named a top-ten finalist for the Hobey Baker Award, a top-three finalist for the Mike Richter Award and was named an AHCA East Second Team All-American.

Professional Perets signed with the Carolina Hurricanes for the season; after briefly appearing for Hurricanes in two preseason games, he was reassigned to the Norfolk Admirals of the ECHL. Perets was recalled to the Hurricanes in December 2023 but was returned to the minors later in the same month without seeing playing time.

Perets made his NHL debut for the Hurricanes on January 15, 2024 against the Los Angeles Kings in relief of starter Antti Raanta.

As a free agent from the Hurricanes following two seasons within the organization, Perets was signed to a one-year AHL contract with the Lehigh Valley Phantoms, affiliate to the Philadelphia Flyers on July 23, 2025.

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Awards and honours Award YearCollege All-ECAC First Team 2022, 2023 ECAC Hockey Player of the Year 2022 Ken Dryden Award 2022, 2023 NCAA Division I champion 2023 NCAA All-Tournament Team 2023