Yanic Perreault

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Yanic Perreault (b. April 4, 1971 in Sherbrooke, Quebec) is a current professional ice hockey player. He plays as a centre for the Phoenix Coyotes. Previously, he played for the Nashville Predators, Montreal Canadiens, Toronto Maple Leafs and Los Angeles Kings.

Yanic started his hockey career in Trois-Riviers where he was one of the best offensive players in the Quebec Major Junior Hockey League, racking up a total of 185 points in his most productive season.

Yanic is statistically one of the better face-off men in the NHL. He consistently has one of the best face-off win percentages in the NHL. He is regarded as one of the greatest face-off men in NHL history. These incredible face-off percentages combined with his quick and accurate wrist-shot earned him the affectionate nick-name of "No Panic Yanic".