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| 1970 NHL DRAFT PICK |
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Dennis Patterson
Selected in third round
No.
34 overall by Minnesota North Stars
Born
January 9, 1950
 | Position:
Defense
Height: 5-8 Weight: 175
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| BEFORE THE DRAFT |
Last Team:
Peterborough (OHA)
Birthplace: Peterborough, Ontario (Canada)
Hometown:
Peterborough, Ontario |
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| PRE-DRAFT
STATISTICS | | Year |
Team | League |
GP | G |
A | TP |
PIM | | 1967-68 |
Chatham | Jr. B |
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-- | -- |
-- | -- | | 1968-69 |
Peterborough | OHA |
54 |
5 | 17 |
22 | 56 | | 1969-70 |
Peterborough | OHA |
54 | 8 |
29 | 37 |
84 |
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| NHL CAREER |
Debut: November 13,
1974 (St. Louis at Kansas City)
Numbers: 3 (Kansas City); 34
(Philadelphia)
Stanley Cup: Never won.
Playing Status: Retired 1983 |
| CAREER NHL STATISTICS | | Years | Teams | GP | G | A | TP | PIM | | 1974-1980 |
Kansas City, Philadelphia | 138 |
6 | 22 | 28 |
67 |
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NHL
AWARDS AND HONORS
1974-75: Played on first Kansas City Scouts team.
Management Career: Served as Philadelphia amateur scout from 1983-84
through 1989-90 and from 1994-95 through 1995-96. ... Named Minnesota's chief
scout in 1990-91 and remained in that position through 1992-93. ... Served as
Florida's chief scout for 1993-94 season. ... Named Philadelphia's chief scout
for 1996-97 season and remained in that position into 2001-02 season. ... Is
Philadelphia general manager Bobby Clarke's most trusted source for amateur
scouting information. |
| NON-NHL CAREER |
Post-Draft Teams: Clinton (EHL); Cleveland/Jacksonville,
New Haven (AHL); Baltimore (AHL); Springfield (AHL); Edmonton (WHA);
Rhode Island, Maine (AHL)
NON-NHL
AWARDS AND HONORS
AHL Calder Cup: 1978, 1979 (Maine)
AHL
All-Star Second Team: 1978-79, 1979-80, 1980-81 (Maine)
Maine
Captain: 1977-78 through 1979-80
1977-78, 1978-79: Played on AHL
regular-season champion (Maine).
Miscellaneous: Missed final two
months of 1972-73 season with broken back. |
| HOW HE GOT AWAY |
| EXPANSION:
Minnesota left Patterson unprotected for the 1974 NHL Expansion Draft, and
he was claimed by Kansas City on June 12, 1974. |
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SNAPSHOT '70 | | Total Selected: |
115 | | Forwards: |
66 | | Defense: |
36 | | Goaltenders: |
12 | | Position n/a: |
1 | | Major Junior: |
87 |
| College Players: |
18 |
| Canadian: |
109 | | Euro-Canadian: |
0 | | USA Citizens: |
6 |
| U.S.-Born: |
6 |
| European: |
0 |
| Reached NHL: |
60 | | Won Stanley Cup: |
7 |
| Hall of Fame: |
3 |
| All-Star Game: |
11 |
| Year-end All-Star: |
4 |
| Olympians: |
2 |
| Picks Traded: |
13 |
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