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| 1978 NHL DRAFT PICK |
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Rick Paterson
Selected in
third round
No. 46 overall by Chicago Black Hawks
Born February 10, 1958
 | Position:
Center / Right Wing
Height: 5-9 Weight:
185
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| BEFORE THE DRAFT |
Last Team:
Cornwall (QMJHL)
Birthplace: Kingston, Ontario (Canada)
Hometown:
Kingston, Ontario |
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| PRE-DRAFT
STATISTICS | | Year |
Team | League |
GP | G |
A | TP |
PIM | | 1973-74 |
Cornwall | QMJHL |
60 |
1 | 14 |
15 | 5 |
| 1974-75 |
Cornwall | QMJHL |
68 | 18 |
20 | 38 |
50 | | 1975-76 |
Cornwall | QMJHL |
71 | 20 |
60 | 80 |
59 | | 1976-77 |
Cornwall | QMJHL |
72 | 31 |
63 | 94 |
90 | | 1977-78 |
Cornwall | QMJHL |
71 | 58 |
80 | 138 |
105 |
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PRE-DRAFT AWARDS AND HONORS
World Junior Championships: 1978 (bronze medal)
QMJHL All-Star Third Team: 1977-78 (Cornwall)
Cornwall (QMJHL/OHL)
Records: Most career games (342)
Miscellaneous: Rated in The Hockey News draft preview issue as
QMJHL's No. 8 prospect for the 1978 NHL draft. |
| NHL CAREER |
Debut: April 22, 1979 (N.Y. Islanders at
Chicago)
Numbers: 8, 27, 26 (Chicago)
Stanley Cup:
1991, 1992 (assistant coach); 2004 (chief pro scout)
Playing Status: Retired 1988 |
| CAREER NHL STATISTICS | | Years | Teams | GP | G | A | TP | PIM | | 1980-1987 |
Chicago | 430 | 50 |
43 | 93 | 136 |
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| CAREER NHL PLAYOFF STATISTICS | | Years | Teams | GP | G | A | TP | PIM | | 1979-1986 |
Chicago | 61 | 7 |
10 | 17 | 51 |
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NHL
AWARDS AND HONORS
Scouting Career: Named Tampa Bay pro scout
on Aug. 9, 1999, and remained in position through 2001-02 season. ... Named
Tampa Bay chief professional scout prior to 2002-03 season and held position
until July 20, 2005. ... Named Anaheim director of pro
scouting on July 20, 2005, and remained in that position through 2006-07 season.
Coaching Career: Named Pittsburgh assistant coach on
July 1, 1988, and remained in that position until June 14, 1993. ... Named
Tampa Bay assistant coach on Sept. 4, 1997, had title changed to associate
coach on Oct. 20, 1998, and remained in that position until July 15, 1999. ...
Served as Tampa Bay interim head coach from Oct. 26, 1997, to Nov. 11, 1997.
Miscellaneous: Had assist in first NHL game, which was final game of
Chicago's 1979 second-round playoff series vs. N.Y. Islanders. ...Made NHL
regular-season debut in Chicago's Jan. 20, 1980, game at N.Y. Rangers. ...
Missed part of 1980-81 season with chipped ankle bone, an injury suffered in
January 1981. ... Played on line with Bill Gardner and Peter Marsh for Chicago
in 1982-83. ... Set Chicago record (since broken) for fastest two short-handed
goals by one player when he scored twice in 2:30 vs. Winnipeg on Jan. 16, 1985. |
| NON-NHL CAREER |
Post-Draft Teams: New Brunswick (AHL); Nova
Scotia (AHL); Saginaw (IHL)
NON-NHL
AWARDS AND HONORS
Cornwall Sports Hall of Fame: Inducted
2002
1981-82: Played 30 games for New Brunswick team that won AHL
regular-season and playoff titles, but was not with team in postseason.
Coaching Career: Named Cleveland (IHL)
head coach on June 14, 1993, and remained in that position until June 1997.
... Named Chesapeake (ECHL) head coach in August 1997 and remained in that
position until Sept. 4, 1997.
Miscellaneous: Worked in hotel
management during off-seasons of his playing days. ....Considered career as a
referee after his retirement, attending a school for on-ice officials
during summer of 1988. ... Promoted by Tampa Bay organization from head coach
of ECHL affiliate to NHL assistant before he ever coach in ECHL.
Personal: Full name is
David Rickey Paterson. ... Husband of former Tampa Bay executive Kathy Skelton Paterson. |
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SNAPSHOT '78 | | Total Selected: |
234 | | Forwards: |
143 | | Defense: |
67 | | Goaltenders: |
24 | | Major Junior: |
127 | | College Players: |
80 |
| Canadian: |
170 |
| Euro-Canadian: |
0 | | USA Citizens: |
47 | | U.S.-Born: |
47 |
| European: |
17 |
| Reached NHL: |
95 |
| Won Stanley Cup: |
16 | | Hall of Fame: |
1 |
| All-Star Game: |
18 |
| Year-end All-Star: |
1 |
| Olympians: |
16 |
| Picks Traded: |
46 |
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