Perry Pearn (born June 6, 1951) is a Canadian professional

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coach. He is a former assistant coach in the

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, most recently with the

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. In 2022, he became the head coach of the Japanese national ice hockey team.

Coaching career

Pearn, a native of

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, was an assistant with the original incarnation of the

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(1995–1996),

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(1996–2004),

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(2004–2009),

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(2009–2011) and the current Jets (2012–2014). On August 11, 2014 he was hired as an assistant coach by the

. At the end of the 2016–2017 regular season, he was let go in the dismissal of head coach Willie Desjardins and fellow assistant

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. Pearn has also coached at the university and junior levels, including one season as head coach of the

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of the

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. Pearn served twice as an assistant coach with Canada's national junior team at the IIHF World Junior Championships (1990, 1991). As head coach, he led Canada to gold in 1993. During the summers, Pearn runs elite-level hockey camps in Alberta for professional and major junior players.Peary Pearns Hockey Camps Inc.
/ref> Pearn has been inducted into four halls of fame—the Edmonton Sports Hall of Fame (1995), the Alberta Colleges Athletic Conference Hall of Fame (2014), the Alberta Hockey Hall of Fame (2017) and the Canadian Colleges Athletic Association Hall of Fame (2019). In November 2022, Pearn became head coach of the

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and the Japan men's national junior ice hockey team.

References

External links

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Winnipeg Jets profile
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