George Patterson

George Franklin "Paddy" Patterson (May 22, 1906 – January 20, 1977) was a professional ice hockey winger who played nine seasons in the National Hockey League (NHL). He was born in Kingston, Ontario.

As an NHL rookie, George scored the first goal for the newly named Toronto Maple Leafs in 1926–27. He was also a member of the following teams: the Montreal Canadiens, New York Americans, Boston Bruins, Detroit Red Wings, and St. Louis Eagles.

Patterson later coached senior ice hockey in Kingston. In 1951, Ontario Hockey Association executives Jack Roxburgh, George Dudley, Frank Buckland and W. A. Hewitt, handed out a lifetime suspension to Patterson, for conspiring to deliberately lose a playoff series to avoid moving into a higher-level of playoffs, rather than staying in a lower level and potentially make more profits at home playoff games than on the road.

Career statistics Regular seasonPlayoffs Season Team League GP G A Pts PIM GP G A Pts PIM 1925–26 Kitchener Greenshirts OHA — — — — — — — — — — 1926–27 Hamilton Tigers Can-Pro 23 14 3 17 30 — — — — — 1926–27 Toronto St. Pats/Maple Leafs NHL 17 4 2 6 17 — — — — — 1927–28 Toronto Maple Leafs NHL 12 1 0 1 14 — — — — — 1927–28 Toronto Ravinas Can-Pro 16 7 0 7 37 — — — — — 1927–28 Montreal Canadiens NHL 16 0 1 1 0 — — — — — 1928–29 Montreal Canadiens NHL 44 4 5 9 34 3 0 0 0 2 1929–30 New York Americans NHL 39 13 4 17 24 — — — — — 1930–31 New York Americans NHL 44 8 6 14 67 — — — — — 1931–32 New York Americans NHL 20 6 0 6 26 — — — — — 1931–32 New Haven Eagles Can-Am 25 17 10 27 33 2 2 0 2 12 1932–33 New York Americans NHL 41 12 7 19 26 — — — — — 1933–34 New York Americans NHL 13 3 0 3 6 — — — — — 1933–34 Boston Bruins NHL 10 1 1 1 2 — — — — — 1933–34 Boston Cubs Can-Am 17 7 3 10 15 5 0 2 2 2 1934–35 Detroit Red Wings NHL 7 0 0 0 0 — — — — — 1934–35 Detroit Olympics IHL 3 0 0 0 2 — — — — — 1934–35 St. Louis Eagles NHL 21 0 1 1 2 — — — — — 1934–35 Buffalo Bisons IHL 25 10 9 19 56 — — — — — 1935–36 Buffalo Bisons IHL 48 7 11 18 31 1 0 0 0 2 1936–37 Buffalo Bisons IAHL 11 2 1 3 16 — — — — — 1936–37 Minneapolis Millers AHA 35 19 17 36 35 6 8 2 10 6 1937–38 Minneapolis Millers AHA 48 25 34 59 46 7 1 4 5 0 1938–39 Cleveland Barons IAHL 53 11 5 16 20 9 1 1 2 0 1939–40 New Haven Eagles IAHL 54 25 27 52 42 3 2 2 4 2 1940–41 New Haven Eagles AHL 45 19 33 52 33 2 0 0 0 0 1941–42 New Haven Eagles AHL 28 9 16 25 18 2 0 1 1 2 1942–43 New Haven Eagles AHL 26 10 12 22 2 — — — — — 1942–43 Indianapolis Capitals AHL 23 9 19 28 6 7 1 4 5 0 1943–44 Hershey Bears AHL 48 15 31 46 16 7 1 1 2 4 1944–45 Hershey Bears AHL 24 9 13 22 5 — — — — — 1944–45 Providence Reds AHL 30 17 20 37 4 — — — — — AHL totals 342 126 177 303 162 30 5 9 14 8 NHL totals 284 51 27 78 218 3 0 0 0 2