Peverley Named ECHL Alumnus of Month
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PRINCETON, N.J. - Former South Carolina Stingrays and current
Atlanta Thrashers center Rich Peverley is The MeiGray Group ECHL
Alumnus of the Month for November. Peverley is a former St.
Lawrence standout.
The leading distributor of game-worn hockey jerseys and "Official
Game-Worn Jersey Source of the ECHL," The MeiGray Group sold more
than 700 game-worn ECHL jerseys in 2008-09 and has sold more than
3,600 since it became “The Official Game-Worn Jersey Source
of the ECHL” in 2002-03.
Peverley had 13 points (4g-9a), two game-winning goals and a
plus-minus rating of +2 as the Thrashers went 9-3-2 in November to
improve to 14-7-3. Atlanta was 6-2-0 during the month when the
Guelph, Ontario native registered a point and he was named as one
of the Three Stars four times.
Peverley had 58 points (30g-28a) and 72 penalty minutes in 69
regular season games and four points (2g-2a) in four Kelly Cup
Playoff games for South Carolina as a rookie in 2004-05 while also
playing one game in the AHL with Portland.
He returned to the ECHL in 2005-06 and had 15 points (4g-11a) and
four penalty minutes in 11 games with Reading before being called
up to the AHL where he had 46 points (12g-34a) and 44 penalty
minutes in 65 regular season games and 11 points (2g-9a) and 18
penalty minutes in 21 playoff games for Milwaukee.
The 27 year old has 81 points (30g-51a) and 61 penalty minutes in
139 regular season games and two assists in six Stanley Cup playoff
games with Atlanta and the Nashville Predators.
There have been 425 players who have played in the NHL after
playing in the ECHL including 18 this season and a record 52 in
2008-09. The ECHL has had 233 players reach the NHL since 2002-03
when it changed its focus to become the primary developmental
league for the NHL and the AHL. The ECHL had 97 players reach the
NHL in its first 10 seasons and 215 in the first 15 years. There
have been 169 ECHL players who have played their first game in the
last five seasons for an average of more than 33 per year.
