Peruzzi joined the Wildcat team in 2021-22 looking to build upon their recent successes, including a berth in the 2021 WCHA Championship game last season.
A graduate of Walsh College, he spent the last year and a half serving as the associate head coach of the Lincoln Stars in the United States Hockey League (USHL). There, he worked extensively with the forwards, power play units, as well as assisting in the recruiting process.
Prior to his time in Lincoln, Peruzzi was an assistant coach and Director of Scouting for the Youngstown Phantoms (USHL) from 2017-2020 where he worked closely with athletes to improve the power play system, which continuously averaged among the top in the USHL during his time there.
Peruzzi also had stints coaching with the Aston Rebels (NAHL- currently Jamestown), the Oakland Jr. Grizzlies U16/18 AAA teams, and was a Scout for the Fargo Force prior to his arrival at NMU.
On top of his experience at the junior hockey level, Peruzzi has been a skills and development coach for TPH & Pro Impact, based out of Detroit, since 2016. There he has trained numerous AAA, Tier I and II juniors, NCAA and professional athletes during the off-season, focusing especially on individual skill and in-game transfer development.
