Vancouver, B.C. – Vancouver Canucks General Manager Jim Benning named Perry Pearn to the Vancouver Canucks coaching staff today as an Assistant Coach.

“We are very excited to name Perry to our staff today,” said Jim Benning, Vancouver Canucks General Manager. “Perry brings a wealth of experience and knowledge at the NHL level to our organization.”

Pearn, 63, has been an Assistant Coach in the National Hockey League over the span of 19 seasons with the Ottawa Senators, New York Rangers, Montreal Canadiens, and Winnipeg Jets. Most recently, Pearn spent the last two seasons as an Assistant Coach with the Winnipeg Jets. Prior to that, Pearn was as an Assistant Coach with the Montreal Canadiens from 2009 to 2011, Assistant Coach with the New York Rangers from 2005 to 2009, and Assistant Coach with the Ottawa Senators from 1996 to 2004. His NHL coaching career began in 1995-96 as an Assistant Coach with the Winnipeg Jets.