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| 1979 NHL DRAFT PICK |
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Joe Paterson
Selected in fifth round
No.
87 overall by Detroit Red Wings
Born June 25,
1960
 | Position: Left Wing
/ Center
Height: 6-2 Weight: 205
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| BEFORE THE DRAFT |
Last Team:
London (OMJHL)
Birthplace: Toronto, Ontario (Canada)
Hometown:
Scarborough, Ontario |
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| PRE-DRAFT
STATISTICS | | Year |
Team | League |
GP | G |
A | TP |
PIM | | 1976-77 |
Weston | OPJHL |
43 | 12 |
18 | 30 |
84 | | 1977-78 |
London | OMJHL |
68 | 17 |
16 | 33 |
100 | | 1978-79 |
London | OMJHL |
60 | 22 |
19 | 41 |
158 |
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PRE-DRAFT AWARDS AND HONORS
Miscellaneous: London's seventh pick in 1977 OMJHL midget draft. |
| NHL CAREER |
Debut: October 26, 1980 (Detroit at N.Y.
Rangers)
Numbers: 29, 8, 7 (Detroit); 6, 28
(Philadelphia); 27 (Los Angeles); 27 (N.Y. Rangers)
Stanley Cup: Never won.
Playing Status:
Retired 1992 |
| CAREER NHL STATISTICS | | Years |
Teams | GP |
G | A |
TP | PIM | | 1980-1989 |
DET, PHI, LA, NYR | 291 |
19 | 37 |
56 | 829 |
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| CAREER NHL PLAYOFF STATISTICS | | Years |
Teams | GP |
G | A |
TP | PIM | | 1984-1987 |
Detroit, Philadelphia, L.A. |
22 | 3 | 4 |
7 | 77 |
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NHL
AWARDS AND HONORS
Stanley Cup Finals (Lost): 1985 (Philadelphia)
Detroit Penalty-Minutes Leader: 1983-84 (148)
Scouting Career:
Named Florida pro scout prior to 2001-02 season and remained in that position
through 2001-02 season.
Miscellaneous: Played on line with Paul Woods and Brent Peterson for
Detroit in 1980-81. ... Missed part of 1982-83 season with pulled groin muscle,
an injury suffered in October 1982. ... Suspended one game by NHL during
1983-84 season (on Jan. 18) for receiving third game misconduct of season. ...
Suspended two games by NHL during 1983-84 season (from Feb. 22-25) for
receiving fourth game misconduct of season. ... Wore No. 24 in Detroit's 1984
training camp. ... Played on line with Dave Taylor and Marcel Dionne for Los
Angeles in 1985-86. ... Missed part of 1985-86 season with injured finger. ...
Missed parts of 1987-88 season with pulled groin muscle, an injury suffered
while playing for Los Angeles in October 1987, and with fractured bone under
right eye, an injury suffered in a fight with Gerald Diduck during N.Y.
Rangers' Feb. 2, 1988, game at N.Y. Islanders.. ... Had goal and two assists
in his first game with N.Y. Rangers on Jan. 22, 1988, in Vancouver. ... Played
on line with Walt Poddubny and Ulf Dahlen for N.Y. Rangers in 1987-88. ... |
| NON-NHL CAREER |
Post-Draft Teams: London (OMJHL); Kalamazoo (IHL);
Adirondack (AHL); Hershey (AHL); Denver (IHL); New Haven (AHL); Flint (IHL); Binghamton (AHL);
Phoenix (IHL)
NON-NHL
AWARDS AND HONORS
IHL Turner Cup: 1980 (Kalamazoo)
1979-80: Played on IHL regular-season champion (Kalamazoo).
1980-81: Played on Adirondack team that won AHL playoff title, but was not
with team during postseason.
1985-86: Played on AHL regular-season
champion (Hershey).
Coaching Career: Named Adirondack (AHL) assistant coach on Sept. 23, 1992, and remained in
that position until March 20, 1995. ... Named Sault Ste. Marie (OHL) head
coach on March 20, 1995, and remained in that position until May 1997. ...
Named New Haven (AHL) assistant coach on Aug. 20, 1997, and remained in that
position through 1998-99 season. ... Named Louisville (AHL) head coach prior
to team's inaugural 1999-00 season and remained in that position through
2000-01 season. ... Named Hamilton (AHL) assistant coach on Feb. 4, 2003, and
remained in position through 2002-03 season. ... Named Toronto (AHL) assistant
coach on Aug. 27, 2003, and held that position into 2003-04 season.
Miscellaneous: Took real estate
courses during off-seasons of his playing days. ... Worked at hockey school in
Glens Falls, N.Y., during off-seasons of his playing days. ... Appeared in
episode of TV sitcom Who's the Boss?, which was taped during the summer
of 1987. ... Was finalist for AHL head coaching jobs in Binghamton and St.
John's in June 1997, but was unable to land either position.
Personal: Full name is Joseph
Andrew Paterson. |
| HOW HE GOT AWAY |
| TRADE: Detroit traded Paterson and Murray
Craven to Philadelphia in exchange for Darryl Sittler on October 10, 1984. |
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SNAPSHOT '79 | | Total Selected: |
126 | | Forwards: |
74 | | Defense: |
41 | | Goaltenders: |
11 | | Major Junior: |
97 | | College Players: |
15 |
| Canadian: |
109 |
| Euro-Canadian: |
1 | | USA Citizens: |
10 | | U.S.-Born: |
10 |
| European: |
6 |
| Reached NHL: |
103 |
| Won Stanley Cup: |
23 | | Hall of Fame: |
3 |
| All-Star Game: |
23 |
| Year-end All-Star: |
10 |
| Olympians: |
15 |
| Picks Traded: |
17 |
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