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They didn’t all play together at the same time and only two were brothers, but the London Knights had three Perrys play for the Ontario Hockey League team in the 2000′s. All three are still active in professional hockey.

Brothers Corey and Adam (A.J.) Perry and unrelated Todd Perry all played prominant roles for the Knights over the team’s decade of non-stop success. The brothers were both Knights in 2004-05 when the team won the OHL championship then went on to win the Memorial Cup.

Todd Perry played three seasons in the OHL from 2004-05 to 2006-07. His first two season were with the Barrie Colts and his last was with, of course, the Knights. A solid defenceman, Todd played a season with the Columbia Inferno of the ECHL before spending the past three seasons with the Toronto Marlies of the AHL.

Adam Perry played four seasons in the OHL from 2004-05 to 2007-08. He was with the Knights until halfway through the 2007-08 season when he was traded to the Belleville Bulls. He helped the Bulls make a long playoff run which would see them eventually lose out to the Kitchener Rangers in the OHL finals. Adam’s best season was 2006-07, with the Knights, when he scored 45 goals and added 42 assists for 87 points.

Adam split the 2008-09 season between the San Antonio Rampage of the AHL and the Arizona Sundogs of the CHL. This season he is having a great year with the Utah Grizzlies of the ECHL.

Corey Perry played his OHL career with the Knights from 2001-02 to 2004-05. In 2003-04, he was second in league scoring behind

Adam Perry with the Belleville Bulls

 Corey Locke of the Ottawa 67′s with 113 points. That total was enough to win him the Jim Mahon Memorial Trophy for most points by a right winger.

In 2004-05, Corey would put in 47 goals and add 83 assists for 130 points which would easily make him OHL scoring champion. Of course, this would make him again the Jim Mahon Memorial Trophy winner. Other accolades would include the Red Tilson Trophy as OHL MVP and the Wayne Gretzky 99 Award for OHL playoff MVP.

Corey has gone on to be a top player on the Anaheim Ducks of the NHL and was an integral part of the recent Team Canada goal medal performance at the 2010 Winter Olympic Games.

Interestingly, there was a fourth unrelated Perry that played for the Knights in the 1993-94 season. Sean Perry played just 22 games in the OHL and his professional career would end in 2002-03.

View Todd Perry’s profile page at the Toronto Marlies official website by clicking here.

View Adam Perry’s profile page at the Utah Grizzlies official website by clicking here.

View Corey Perry’s profile page at the Anaheim Ducks official website by clicking here.

Brad May was put on waivers last week by the Detroit Redwings so we thought we better do a post on ‘Mayday’ while he’s still an active Ontario Hockey League alumnus.

Brad spent his OHL days with the Niagara Falls Thunder. He played three seasons between 1988-89 and 1990-91. He had over 600 PIM in his three seasons but also added offence. In his second season he had 33 goals and 58 assists for 91 points. This was a team that finished the regular season with just a .379 winning percentage yet went on to the league semi-finals before bowing out to the Kitchener Rangers.

In his final season in the OHL, Brad notched 37 goals in just 34 games. He also added 32 assists for 69 points. He was drafted by the Buffalo Sabres and would go directly to the NHL team in 1991-92.

Brad has made a few stops in his NHL career including: Buffalo, Vancouver, Phoenix, Colorado, Anaheim, Toronto and Detroit. We hope this won’t be the end of May’s career, but if it is – he’s had a good one.

Visit Brad’s personal website for further updates.