Joe Paterson (ice hockey) explained

Position:Left wing
Shoots:Left
Height Ft:6
Height In:2
Weight Lb:205
Played For:Detroit Red Wings
Philadelphia Flyers
Los Angeles Kings
New York Rangers
Birth Date:25 June 1960
Birth Place:Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Draft:87th overall
Draft Year:1979
Draft Team:Detroit Red Wings
Career Start:1980
Career End:1992

Joseph Andrew Paterson (born June 25, 1960) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey left winger who played nine seasons in the National Hockey League (NHL).

Career

During his career in the NHL, Paterson played for the Detroit Red Wings, Philadelphia Flyers, Los Angeles Kings and New York Rangers between 1980 and 1989. He later served as the head coach of the Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds of the Ontario Hockey League, the Louisville Panthers of the American Hockey League (AHL), and the Adirondack Phantoms of the AHL. He was a pro scout with the Kings from 2013 to 2015.[1]

Career statistics

Regular season and playoffs

Regular seasonPlayoffs
SeasonTeamLeagueGP PIMGP G A Pts PIM
1976–77Weston DodgersOPJHL51 1 3 5 7
1977–78London KnightsOMJHL68 17 16 33 10011 3 2 5 36
1978–79London KnightsOMJHL59 22 19 41 1587 2 3 5 13
1979–80London KnightsOMJHL62 21 50 71 1565 4 2 6 4
1979–80Kalamazoo WingsIHL4 1 2 3 23 2 1 3 11
1980–81Detroit Red WingsNHL38 2 5 7 53
1980–81Adirondack Red WingsAHL39 9 16 25 68
1981–82Detroit Red WingsNHL3 0 0 0 0
1981–82Adirondack Red WingsAHL74 22 28 50 1325 1 4 5 6
1982–83Detroit Red WingsNHL33 2 1 3 14
1982–83Adirondack Red WingsAHL36 11 10 21 856 1 2 3 21
1983–84Adirondack Red WingsAHL20 10 15 25 43
1983–84Detroit Red WingsNHL41 2 5 7 1483 0 0 0 7
1984–85Hershey BearsAHL67 26 27 53 173
1984–85Philadelphia FlyersNHL6 0 0 0 3117 3 4 7 70
1985–86Philadelphia FlyersNHL5 0 0 0 12
1985–86Hershey BearsAHL20 5 10 15 68
1985–86Los Angeles KingsNHL47 9 18 27 153
1986–87Los Angeles KingsNHL45 2 1 3 1582 0 0 0 0
1987–88Los Angeles KingsNHL32 1 3 4 113
1987–88New York RangersNHL21 1 3 4 65
1988–89New York RangersNHL20 0 1 1 84
1988–89Denver RangersIHL9 5 4 9 31
1989–90Flint SpiritsIHL69 21 26 47 1984 0 1 1 2
1990–91Binghamton RangersAHL80 16 35 51 22110 5 3 8 25
1991–92Binghamton RangersAHL49 7 10 17 1155 0 0 0 4
1991–92Phoenix RoadrunnersIHL2 0 0 0 2
AHL totals385 106 151 257 90526 7 9 16 56
NHL totals291 19 37 56 83122 3 4 7 77

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Catching Up With…Joe Paterson . NHL.com . February 7, 2019 . December 8, 2014.