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| 1973 NHL DRAFT PICK |
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Larry Patey
Selected in
ninth round
No. 130 overall by California Golden Seals
Born March 19, 1953
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Center
Height: 6-1 Weight: 180
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| BEFORE THE DRAFT |
Last Team:
Braintree (NEJHL)
Birthplace: Toronto, Ontario (Canada)
Hometown:
Port Credit, Ontario |
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| PRE-DRAFT
STATISTICS | | Year |
Team | League |
GP | G |
A | TP |
PIM | | 1972-73 |
Braintree | NEJHL |
47 |
36 | 27 |
63 | -- |
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PRE-DRAFT AWARDS AND HONORS
Miscellaneous: Attended Boston University in 1972-73, but was declared
ineligible for the hockey team. Played for Braintree Hawks while
he took classes on the Boston University campus. |
| NHL CAREER |
Debut: February 20, 1974 (California at
Chicago)
Numbers: 9 (California); 6
(St. Louis); 6 (N.Y. Rangers)
Stanley Cup: Never won.
Playing Status: Retired 1985 |
| CAREER NHL STATISTICS | | Years | Teams | GP | G | A | TP | PIM | | 1974-1984 |
California, St. Louis, NYR | 717 |
153 | 163 | 316 |
631 |
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| CAREER NHL PLAYOFF STATISTICS | | Years | Teams | GP | G | A | TP | PIM | | 1976-1985 |
St. Louis, N.Y. Rangers | 40 |
8 | 10 | 18 |
57 |
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NHL
AWARDS AND HONORS
St. Louis Records: Most shorthanded goals
(23), most shorthanded goals in one season (8 in 1980-81, tie)
NHL Shorthanded Goals Leader: 1980-81 (8)
California
Points Leader: 1974-75 (45, tie)
St. Louis Playoffs Goals Leader: 1977 (1, tie), 1980 (1, tie)
Miscellaneous: Scored California's only hat trick of 1974-75 when he
achieved feat against N.Y. Islanders on March 9, 1975. ... Served as
St. Louis player representative during his time with Blues. ... Missed part of
1982-83 season with shoulder injury suffered in St. Louis' game vs. Detroit on
Oct. 16, 1982. ... Missed start of 1983-84 season recovering from September
1983 surgery to remove a disc in his back. Did not return to action until
January 1984. |
| NON-NHL CAREER |
Post-Draft Teams: Salt Lake (WHL); New Haven
(AHL)
NON-NHL
AWARDS AND HONORS
WHL Rookie of Year: 1973-74 (Salt
Lake)
WHA Draft Pick: 1973 (by New England, No. 53 overall in Round 5)
Miscellaneous: Held pilot's license
during his playing days, having started flying at age 15. Was also licensed to
fly sea planes. ... Earned real estate license during off-seasons of his
playing days. ... Returned to St. Louis area after his retirement and went to
work in real estate business with Gundaker Realtors in St. Charles, Missouri.
... Founded Larry Patey Creve Coeur (Missouri) Hockey School after his
retirement, and ran it for three years. Also worked as an instructor at the
St. Louis Blues summer hockey camp. ... Stayed active in St. Louis Blues
alumni organization and played Oldtimers' charity hockey as well as senior
hockey in greater St. Louis.
Personal: Full name is Larry James
Patey. ... Older brother of former
NHL player Doug Patey. |
| HOW HE GOT AWAY |
| TRADE: California traded Patey and its 1977
third-round pick (later traded back to California/Cleveland franchise) to St.
Louis in exchange for Wayne Merrick on Nov. 24, 1975. |
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SNAPSHOT '73 | | Total Selected: |
168 | | Forwards: |
103 | | Defense: |
53 | | Goaltenders: |
12 | | Major Junior: |
131 | | College Players: |
28 |
| Canadian: |
151 |
| Euro-Canadian: |
3 | | USA Citizens: |
14 | | U.S.-Born: |
14 |
| European: |
0 |
| Reached NHL: |
70 |
| Won Stanley Cup: |
8 | | Hall of Fame: |
3 |
| All-Star Game: |
13 |
| Year-end All-Star: |
3 |
| Olympians: |
4 |
| Picks Traded: |
35 |
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