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DETROIT - The Detroit Red Wings today signed left wing David Perron to a two-year contract with an average annual value of $4.75 million.

goals (T3rd), 30 assists (10th), 57 points (8th), 11 power play goals (1st), 26 power play points (1st), 48 penalty minutes (T2nd) and 177 shots (4th) in 67 games. The 6-foot-1, 202-pound winger also recorded 13 points (9-4-13) and 10 penalty minutes in 12 postseason contests as the Blues reached the second round of the Stanley Cup Playoffs, falling to the eventual Stanley Cup-champion Colorado Avalanche in six games. Originally selected by the Blues in the first round (26th overall) of the 2007 NHL Entry Draft, Perron helped the franchise claim its first-ever Stanley Cup championship in 2019, contributing 16 points (9-7-16), a plus-four rating and 16 penalty minutes in 26 playoff games. He also reached the 2018 Stanley Cup Final as a member of the expansion Vegas Golden Knights, totaling nine points (1-8-9), a plus-one rating and 10 penalty minutes in postseason 15 games.
The Sherbrooke, Quebec, native is a 15-year NHL veteran, including 11 seasons in three separate stints with the Blues from 2007-13, 2016-17 and 2018-22. In all, Perron has recorded 665 points (269-396-665), a plus-21 rating and 718 penalty minutes in 973 career games since 2007-08, in addition to 61 points (24-37-61), a plus-four rating and 84 penalty minutes in 104 postseason appearances. He was named an NHL All-Star during the 2019-20 season and has scored 20-or-more goals in six NHL seasons, in addition to eclipsing the 50-point mark six times. Prior to turning professional, Perron skated with the Quebec Major Junior Hockey League's Lewiston MAINEiacs during the 2006-07 campaign, logging 83 points (39-44-83), a plus-37 rating and 75 penalty minutes in 70 games as the team clinched the Jean Rougeau Trophy as regular-season champions. Perron also recorded 28 points (12-16-28), a plus-six rating and 22 penalty minutes in 17 postseason games to guide Lewiston to the President's Cup as QMJHL champions before chipping in three points (1-2-3) in four games at the 2007 Memorial Cup.