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Dennis Patterson (ice hockey)

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Dennis Patterson
Born (1950-01-09) January 9, 1950 (age 74)
Peterborough, Ontario, Canada
Height 5 ft 8 in (173 cm)
Weight 175 lb (79 kg; 12 st 7 lb)
Position Defence
Shot Left
Played for NHL
Kansas City Scouts
Philadelphia Flyers
WHA
Edmonton Oilers
NHL draft 34th overall, 1970
Minnesota North Stars
Playing career 1970–1983

Dennis Gordon Patterson (born January 9, 1950) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey defenceman who played in the National Hockey League, World Hockey Association, and American Hockey League.

Early life

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Patterson was born in Peterborough, Ontario. He played minor ice hockey in Peterborough and went to the 1962 Quebec International Pee-Wee Hockey Tournament with his youth team.[1]

Career

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Patterson played three seasons in the National Hockey League (NHL) for the Kansas City Scouts and Philadelphia Flyers and one season in the World Hockey Association (WHA) for the Edmonton Oilers between 1974 and 1980. The rest of his career lasted from 1970 to 1983 and was spent in the minor leagues, mainly the American Hockey League. He is currently a scout for the Flyers.[2]

Career statistics

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Regular season and playoffs

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Regular season Playoffs
Season Team League GP G A Pts PIM GP G A Pts PIM
1967–68 Chatham Maroons WOJHL
1968–69 Peterborough Petes OHA 54 5 17 22 56 10 0 2 2 12
1969–70 Peterborough Petes OHA 54 8 29 37 84 6 0 3 3 6
1970–71 Clinton Comets EHL 72 6 30 36 93 5 1 1 2 0
1970–71 Cleveland Barons AHL 9 0 2 2 4 8 0 1 1 22
1971–72 Cleveland Barons AHL 76 3 17 20 62 6 0 1 1 12
1972–73 Cleveland/Jacksonville Barons AHL 42 1 11 12 40
1973–74 New Haven Nighthawks AHL 70 8 25 33 69 10 1 3 4 4
1974–75 Kansas City Scouts NHL 66 1 5 6 39
1974–75 Baltimore Clippers AHL 12 1 3 4 6
1975–76 Kansas City Scouts NHL 69 5 16 21 28
1975–76 Springfield Indians AHL 10 0 5 5 12
1976–77 Rhode Island Reds AHL 51 3 18 21 22
1976–77 Edmonton Oilers WHA 23 0 2 2 2
1977–78 Maine Mariners AHL 78 3 24 27 26 12 0 3 3 22
1978–79 Maine Mariners AHL 74 3 29 32 112 10 1 4 5 32
1979–80 Philadelphia Flyers NHL 3 0 1 1 0
1979–80 Maine Mariners AHL 67 2 25 27 72 10 2 6 8 20
1980–81 Maine Mariners AHL 70 3 26 29 74
1981–82 Maine Mariners AHL 51 1 14 15 111 4 0 0 0 12
1982–83 Maine Mariners AHL 76 1 19 20 71 17 0 4 4 9
AHL totals 686 29 218 247 681 77 4 22 26 133
WHA totals 23 0 2 2 2
NHL totals 138 6 22 28 67

References

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  1. ^ "Pee-Wee players who have reached NHL or WHA" (PDF). Quebec International Pee-Wee Hockey Tournament. 2018. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2019-03-06. Retrieved 2019-01-01.
  2. ^ "Flyers Team - Front Office Staff - Philadelphia Flyers - Team". Philadelphia Flyers. Retrieved 2011-02-05.
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