| 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).
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]
| Regular season | Playoffs | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Team | League | GP | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | |||||
| 1976–77 | Weston Dodgers | OPJHL | 51 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 7 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1977–78 | London Knights | OMJHL | 68 | 17 | 16 | 33 | 100 | 11 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 36 | ||
| 1978–79 | London Knights | OMJHL | 59 | 22 | 19 | 41 | 158 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 13 | ||
| 1979–80 | London Knights | OMJHL | 62 | 21 | 50 | 71 | 156 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 4 | ||
| 1979–80 | Kalamazoo Wings | IHL | 4 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 11 | ||
| 1980–81 | Detroit Red Wings | NHL | 38 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 53 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1980–81 | Adirondack Red Wings | AHL | 39 | 9 | 16 | 25 | 68 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1981–82 | Detroit Red Wings | NHL | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1981–82 | Adirondack Red Wings | AHL | 74 | 22 | 28 | 50 | 132 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 6 | ||
| 1982–83 | Detroit Red Wings | NHL | 33 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 14 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1982–83 | Adirondack Red Wings | AHL | 36 | 11 | 10 | 21 | 85 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 21 | ||
| 1983–84 | Adirondack Red Wings | AHL | 20 | 10 | 15 | 25 | 43 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1983–84 | Detroit Red Wings | NHL | 41 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 148 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | ||
| 1984–85 | Hershey Bears | AHL | 67 | 26 | 27 | 53 | 173 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1984–85 | Philadelphia Flyers | NHL | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 31 | 17 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 70 | ||
| 1985–86 | Philadelphia Flyers | NHL | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1985–86 | Hershey Bears | AHL | 20 | 5 | 10 | 15 | 68 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1985–86 | Los Angeles Kings | NHL | 47 | 9 | 18 | 27 | 153 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1986–87 | Los Angeles Kings | NHL | 45 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 158 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1987–88 | Los Angeles Kings | NHL | 32 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 113 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1987–88 | New York Rangers | NHL | 21 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 65 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1988–89 | New York Rangers | NHL | 20 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 84 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1988–89 | Denver Rangers | IHL | 9 | 5 | 4 | 9 | 31 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1989–90 | Flint Spirits | IHL | 69 | 21 | 26 | 47 | 198 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | ||
| 1990–91 | Binghamton Rangers | AHL | 80 | 16 | 35 | 51 | 221 | 10 | 5 | 3 | 8 | 25 | ||
| 1991–92 | Binghamton Rangers | AHL | 49 | 7 | 10 | 17 | 115 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | ||
| 1991–92 | Phoenix Roadrunners | IHL | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| AHL totals | 385 | 106 | 151 | 257 | 905 | 26 | 7 | 9 | 16 | 56 | ||||
| NHL totals | 291 | 19 | 37 | 56 | 831 | 22 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 77 | ||||