With training camp just around the corner, we are previewing each player on the LA Kings roster. Up next: Corey Perry!

Corey Perry

Birthdate: May 16, 1985

Birthplace: New Liskeard, Ontario

Height: 6’3

Weight: 207 lbs

Position: Right/left wing

Shoots: Right

Draft: 1st round, 28th overall, 2003 NHL Entry Draft

2024-25 season

Corey Perry may not be the 30-goal scorer he once was, but the older version of himself is still an effective player. Wrapping up his 20th season, the former Anaheim Duck recorded 19 goals, 11 assists, 30 points, four power-play goals, 61 penalty minutes, and 11:56 of ice time for the Edmonton Oilers.

The playoffs are where he proved he can still be valuable for a team. In 22 games, the winger recorded 10 goals and four assists for 14 points while averaging 15:16 of ice time. Unfortunately for Perry, the Oilers would fall to the Florida Panthers in the Stanley Cup Final for the second straight year, giving him his fifth Stanley Cup Final loss in the last six years.

COREY PERRY TIES UP GAME 2 WITH SECONDS TO SPARE 🥶

WE’RE HEADED TO OVERTIME 👀 pic.twitter.com/IDpbzOek4l

— SportsCenter (@SportsCenter) June 7, 2025

Corey Perry loses his 5th Stanley Cup Final in the past 6 years 🤯😬

One of the most heartbreaking runs in sports history… pic.twitter.com/CgIaEREqHx

— Gino Hard (@GinoHard_) June 18, 2025

2025-26 outlook

After being public enemy number one to Kings fans for the past two decades — especially during his time with the Ducks — he will now don a Kings jersey. It will be an awkward sight, but looking past that, Perry can be a valuable contributor to the fourth line for Jim Hiller. Hiller didn’t trust his fourth line in the playoffs, but he shouldn’t have a problem this year with the new acquisitions, like Perry, that Ken Holland brought in to bring more stability to that line.

Corey Perry is an LA King. 😏 pic.twitter.com/mOayNNAiQ2

— LA Kings (@LAKings) July 2, 2025

At 40 years old, Perry is still a pest, can play in front of the net, and bring a veteran presence as well as fourth-line production. In addition to his fourth-line duties, I can see him playing a role in front of the net on the second power-play unit.

COREY PERRY WASTES NO TIME ON THE POWERPLAY 🚨 pic.twitter.com/lidVmswDsy

— B/R Open Ice (@BR_OpenIce) May 30, 2025

Featured image credit: Glenn James/NHLI 

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