After retiring from the NHL at the conclusion of the 2021-22 season, the only question surrounding the retirement of Ryan Getzlaf's number 15 by the Anaheim Ducks was not a matter of "if", but "when".
For the second time in as many offseasons, the Los Angeles Kings and general manager Ken Holland have signed veteran winger Corey Perry to a one-year contract in unrestricted free agency.
At the age of 41, Los Angeles Kings veteran winger Corey Perry has continued to find ways to remain productive in a bottom-six role at the NHL level. Perry is entering his 22nd NHL season this fall, and he is the second-oldest active player in the league, trailing only behind Colorado Avalanche 41-year-old defenseman Brent Burns.
Can you name every winner of the Hart Trophy, which honors the most valuable player in the NHL, since 1983?
Last summer, I ran through a couple of alternate history scenarios involving our Edmonton Oilers. They were pretty funny exercises, so I wanted to return to this topic.
People love a good mid-round draft pick that pans out, and in the NHL you used to see those fairly often, but that’s obviously partially luck. If the Red Wings thought Nicklas Lidstrom was going to become a top-five defenseman in history, they wouldn’t have waited until the 53rd pick to take him.
With the season opener just over seven weeks away, Corey Perry is entering his 22nd season in the NHL and his second with the Los Angeles Kings after splitting the 2025–26 season between the West Coast and the Tampa Bay Lightning.
Often times, when you look at a franchise’s golden years, there’s a series of occurrences that result in its ending. Both the Edmonton Oilers, and General Manager Stan Bowman, have seen this happen to them.
With training camp just around the corner, we are previewing each player on the LA Kings roster. Up next: Corey Perry! Birthdate: May 16, 1985 Birthplace:
People will talk about the “Mount Rushmore” for a franchise, which is to say the four people, usually four players, that most define the franchise. Not always the four-best players, but the four that evoke the essence of the franchise.
Corey Perry is returning to Hollywood. The Los Angeles Kings signed the veteran forward to a one-year contract worth $1 million, according to multiple reports.
Every summer in the NHL, there are a few names that seem to follow certain teams around like they’re part of the furniture. Corey Perry is starting to feel like one of those names for the Edmonton Oilers.
The Edmonton Oilers may have an opportunity to reunite with a familiar face this summer. Following the 2026 NHL Draft, Tampa Bay Lightning general manager Julien BriseBois confirmed that veteran forwards Corey Perry and Oliver Bjorkstrand are expected to hit unrestricted free agency when the market opens.
With a longer off-season than we’ve been used to over the last couple of years for the Edmonton Oilers, it gives us more time to explore lineup fits for the 2026–27 campaign, and a familiar, grizzled vet might be available once free agency opens.
TORONTO — Eighteen years, nine months and 14 days. That’s how long it was between the moment Corey Perry first lifted the Stanley Cup over his head and when he answered the phone from a hotel room in Edmonton last week to speak with Daily Faceoff. Perry, who turns 41 in May, is in the midst of his 21st NHL season.
Although he’s far removed from being a constant threat for the Hart Trophy, Perry has remained a productive forward into his 40s.
The Los Angeles Kings announced that forward Corey Perry has been designated non-roster playing status, as he is returning home to deal with an illness in his family.
The Los Angeles Kings will have the offseason pickup in the lineup for the first time this season.
On Sept. 12, Los Angeles Kings forward Corey Perry suffered a knee injury while practicing at Toyota Sports Performance Center. The next morning, the team announced his successful surgery, which will keep him sidelined for six to eight weeks.
It would obviously be a significant blow to Perry and the Kings if he misses significant time.
Weirder things have happened in the NHL than a player signing elsewhere as a free agent, only to return to the team he left. Could that be the case with Corey Perry, who, whether priced out of Edmonton or wanting to set up for retirement in Los Angeles, joined the Oilers’ playoff rival this offseason?
Despite spending the first 14 years of his career with a California-based team, it’s been six years since he’s played for one.
When Corey Perry signed with the Edmonton Oilers, fans weren’t quite sure what to expect. He was 38. He’d been bought out in Chicago. He came with a reputation—not always a flattering one.
Perry, 40, is coming off a strong season with the Oilers, where he scored 19 goals and added 10 more in the playoffs.
After scoring 29 goals in 103 games between the regular season and playoffs in 2024-25, Corey Perry isn’t going to have a difficult time finding a contract this summer.
Veteran forward Corey Perry made it clear during his end-of-season media availability that he wants to return to the Edmonton Oilers—and that winning, not money, is his top priority as an unrestricted free agent.
The veteran continues to make the wrong kind of history.
Sometimes, when a team needs a jump, they look to guidance from either a coach or a captain to help them turn things around. Sometimes, they just need a verbal kick in the pants.
Since 2000-01, there have been 41 occasions that players have scored 50 or more goals in an NHL season. How many can you name in 6 minutes?
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