Arizona Coyotes‘ 1st round pick in the 2014 draft (#12 overall) left wing Brendan Perlini(9) signed his three-year entry level deal but it’s not officially suppose to kick in for the 19-year old until the 2016/2017 season.
The big 6’3″ 205 lbs. was in the Coyotes‘ training camp to start 2014, but was one of the last cuts and available to be sent back to his junior club Niagara IceDogs, so the parent club decided to have him skate his third year in the OHL.
At the conclusion the season, he was reassigned to join affiliate Portland Pirates for their Calder Cup Playoff run, playing in four AHL games and he got his first pro hockey goal.
In his last two seasons of juniors, he was near the top of team scoring and led the team in goals for the 2013/2014 campaign.
He’ll definitely be back at both camps looking for a roster spot with the big club but is also eligible to be returned for his final year in the OHL, where he’d likely blow the lid off the score sheet.