Denis Perez
 Denis Perez 
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| Date of birth | April 25, 1965 |
| place of birth | Caen , France |
| size | 187 cm |
| Weight | 92 kg |
| position | defender |
| Shot hand | Left |
| Career stations | |
| until 1984 | HC Caen |
| 1984-1989 | Français flounces |
| 1989-1998 | Rouen Hockey Elite 76 |
| 1998-1999 | Adler Mannheim |
| 1999-2001 | Anglet Hormadi Elite |
| 2001-2005 | HC Amiens Somme |
Denis Perez (born April 25, 1965 in Caen ) is a former French ice hockey player and current coach , who played for the Adler Mannheim in the German Ice Hockey League from 1983 to 2005, among others . His son Timothy is also a professional ice hockey player.
Player career
Denis Perez began his career as a hockey player in his hometown in the youth department of HC Caen , for whose professional team he made his debut in the Ligue Magnus , the top French division, in the 1983/84 season . The defender then ran for five years for his league rivals Français Volants , with whom he became French champions for the first time in 1989 . Following this success, he moved within Ligue Magnus to Rouen Hockey Elite 76 , with whom he reached the playoff finals seven times in a row and with which he won the French championship title in 1990, 1992, 1993, 1994, 1995 . He was also runner-up with Rouen in 1991 and 1996. The 1998-99 season spent Perez at the Adler Mannheim in the German Ice Hockey League . With these he became German champion straight away and contributed to this success with four goals and two assists in 41 DEL inserts. From 1999 to 2001, the national player ran for Anglet Hormadi Élite in the domestic Ligue Magnus, before he joined HC Amiens Somme . With this he became French champion again in 2004, after he failed with his team in the playoff final the previous year. Following the 2004/05 season, he ended his active career at the age of 41.
Perez belongs to the golden generation in French ice hockey and, alongside Philippe Bozon and Christian Pouget, was one of the exceptional players in his country. Both players were also active for Adler Mannheim. Although no French players have been active at Adler Mannheim for a long time, Christian Pouget, Philippe Bozon and Denis Perez left a lasting positive impression in Mannheim. Years after their career in Mannheim, the fans cheer their team on with “allez les bleus” calls.
International
For France , Perez took part in the B World Championships in 1987 , 1990 , 1991 and 2001 and the A World Championships in 1992 , 1993 , 1994 , 1995 , 1996 , 1997 , 1998 , 1999 and 2000 . He was also in his country's squad at the 1988 Winter Olympics in Calgary , 1992 in Albertville , 1994 in Lillehammer , 1998 in Nagano and 2002 in Salt Lake City . At the 1988 Winter Games, he was not used.
Achievements and Awards
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International
- 1991 Promotion to the A world championship at the B world championship
DEL statistics
| Seasons | Games | Gates | Assists | Points | Penalty minutes | |
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| Main round | 1 | 41 | 4th | 2 | 6th | 30th |
| Playoffs | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Coaching career
Immediately after his career as a player, Perez took over as head coach at his last club, HC Amiens Somme, where he was behind the gang in the Ligue Magnus from 2005 to 2008. As an active player, he had also coached Amiens' U22 juniors in the 2002/03 season. In the 2008/09 season he was assistant coach for the Canadian junior team Action de Joliette from the Ligue de hockey junior AAA du Québec .
Web links
- Denis Perez at hockeydb.com (English)
- Denis Perez at eurohockey.com
- Denis Perez at eliteprospects.com (English)
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| SURNAME | Perez, Denis |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | French ice hockey player and coach |
| DATE OF BIRTH | April 25, 1965 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Caen , France |