| Position: | Right Wing |
| Played For: | Chicago Black Hawks |
| Shoots: | Right |
| Height Ft: | 5 |
| Height In: | 9 |
| Weight Lb: | 190 |
| Birth Date: | 10 February 1958 |
| Birth Place: | Kingston, Ontario, Canada |
| Draft: | 46th overall |
| Draft Year: | 1978 |
| Draft Team: | Chicago Black Hawks |
| Career Start: | 1978 |
| Career End: | 1988 |
David Rick Paterson (born February 10, 1958) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey player and coach. He played 430 games in the National Hockey League with the Chicago Black Hawks from 1979 through 1987. After leaving Chicago, he worked as Assistant Coach with the Pittsburgh Penguins from 1988 through 1993, winning the Stanley Cup in 1991 and 1992. He was named interim coach for the Tampa Bay Lightning in 1997. The team went 0–8–0 under Paterson. He was later named chief professional scout for the Tampa Bay Lightning before their 2002–03 season and won the Stanley Cup with the team in 2004. In 2005 he became the director of player personnel for the Mighty Ducks of Anaheim. The team was renamed the Anaheim Ducks in 2006 and with them Paterson who won Cup with them in 2007. Since 2020 he has been director of professional scouting for the Ducks
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| Season | Team | League | GP | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | |||||
| 1973–74 | Cornwall Royals | QMJHL | 60 | 1 | 14 | 15 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | ||
| 1974–75 | Cornwall Royals | QMJHL | 68 | 18 | 20 | 38 | 50 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | ||
| 1975–76 | Cornwall Royals | QMJHL | 71 | 20 | 60 | 80 | 49 | 10 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 13 | ||
| 1976–77 | Cornwall Royals | QMJHL | 72 | 31 | 63 | 94 | 93 | 12 | 6 | 9 | 15 | 22 | ||
| 1977–78 | Cornwall Royals | QMJHL | 71 | 58 | 80 | 138 | 105 | 9 | 3 | 7 | 10 | 27 | ||
| 1978–79 | Chicago Black Hawks | NHL | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | ||
| 1978–79 | New Brunswick Hawks | AHL | 74 | 21 | 19 | 40 | 30 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 9 | ||
| 1979–80 | Chicago Black Hawks | NHL | 11 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | ||
| 1979–80 | New Brunswick Hawks | AHL | 55 | 22 | 30 | 52 | 18 | 12 | 5 | 6 | 11 | 9 | ||
| 1980–81 | Chicago Black Hawks | NHL | 49 | 8 | 2 | 10 | 18 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
| 1980–81 | New Brunswick Hawks | AHL | 21 | 7 | 8 | 15 | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1981–82 | Chicago Black Hawks | NHL | 48 | 4 | 7 | 11 | 8 | 15 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 21 | ||
| 1981–82 | New Brunswick Hawks | AHL | 30 | 8 | 16 | 24 | 45 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1982–83 | Chicago Black Hawks | NHL | 79 | 14 | 9 | 23 | 14 | 13 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | ||
| 1983–84 | Chicago Black Hawks | NHL | 72 | 7 | 6 | 13 | 41 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 6 | ||
| 1984–85 | Chicago Black Hawks | NHL | 79 | 7 | 12 | 19 | 25 | 15 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 15 | ||
| 1985–86 | Chicago Black Hawks | NHL | 70 | 9 | 3 | 12 | 24 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1986–87 | Chicago Blackhawks | NHL | 22 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1986–87 | Nova Scotia Oilers | AHL | 31 | 5 | 7 | 12 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 10 | ||
| 1987–88 | Saginaw Hawks | IHL | 82 | 19 | 26 | 45 | 83 | 10 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 16 | ||
| 1962–63 | Boston Bruins | NHL | 65 | 17 | 18 | 35 | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| NHL totals | 430 | 50 | 43 | 93 | 136 | 61 | 7 | 10 | 17 | 51 | ||||