Rick Paterson

Rick Paterson
Paterson in 1978
Born (1958-02-10) February 10, 1958 (age 65)
Kingston, Ontario, Canada
Height 5 ft 9 in (175 cm)
Weight 190 lb (86 kg; 13 st 8 lb)
Position Right Wing
Shot Right
Played for Chicago Black Hawks
NHL Draft 46th overall, 1978
Chicago Black Hawks
Playing career 1978–1988

David Rick Paterson (born February 10, 1958) is a Canadian retired 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

Career statistics

Regular season and playoffs

Regular season Playoffs
Season Team League GP G A Pts 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

International

Year Team Event GP G A Pts PIM
1978 Canada WJC 6 1 2 3 0
Junior totals 6 1 2 3 0

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Preceded by Head coach of the Tampa Bay Lightning
1997 		Succeeded by