Joe Paterson

Joseph Andrew Paterson (born June 25, 1960) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey left winger who played nine seasons in the National Hockey League (NHL).

Career During his career in the NHL, Paterson played for the Detroit Red Wings, Philadelphia Flyers, Los Angeles Kings and New York Rangers between 1980 and 1989. He later served as the head coach of the Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds of the Ontario Hockey League, the Louisville Panthers of the American Hockey League (AHL), and the Adirondack Phantoms of the AHL. He was a pro scout with the Kings from 2013 to 2015.

Career statistics

Regular season and playoffs Regular seasonPlayoffs Season Team League GP G A Pts PIM GP G A Pts PIM 1976–77 Weston Dodgers OPJHL 51 1 3 5 7 — — — — — 1977–78 London Knights OMJHL 68 17 16 33 100 11 3 2 5 36 1978–79 London Knights OMJHL 59 22 19 41 158 7 2 3 5 13 1979–80 London Knights OMJHL 62 21 50 71 156 5 4 2 6 4 1979–80 Kalamazoo Wings IHL 4 1 2 3 2 3 2 1 3 11 1980–81 Detroit Red Wings NHL 38 2 5 7 53 — — — — — 1980–81 Adirondack Red Wings AHL 39 9 16 25 68 — — — — — 1981–82 Detroit Red Wings NHL 3 0 0 0 0 — — — — — 1981–82 Adirondack Red Wings AHL 74 22 28 50 132 5 1 4 5 6 1982–83 Detroit Red Wings NHL 33 2 1 3 14 — — — — — 1982–83 Adirondack Red Wings AHL 36 11 10 21 85 6 1 2 3 21 1983–84 Adirondack Red Wings AHL 20 10 15 25 43 — — — — — 1983–84 Detroit Red Wings NHL 41 2 5 7 148 3 0 0 0 7 1984–85 Hershey Bears AHL 67 26 27 53 173 — — — — — 1984–85 Philadelphia Flyers NHL 6 0 0 0 31 17 3 4 7 70 1985–86 Philadelphia Flyers NHL 5 0 0 0 12 — — — — — 1985–86 Hershey Bears AHL 20 5 10 15 68 — — — — — 1985–86 Los Angeles Kings NHL 47 9 18 27 153 — — — — — 1986–87 Los Angeles Kings NHL 45 2 1 3 158 2 0 0 0 0 1987–88 Los Angeles Kings NHL 32 1 3 4 113 — — — — — 1987–88 New York Rangers NHL 21 1 3 4 65 — — — — — 1988–89 New York Rangers NHL 20 0 1 1 84 — — — — — 1988–89 Denver Rangers IHL 9 5 4 9 31 — — — — — 1989–90 Flint Spirits IHL 69 21 26 47 198 4 0 1 1 2 1990–91 Binghamton Rangers AHL 80 16 35 51 221 10 5 3 8 25 1991–92 Binghamton Rangers AHL 49 7 10 17 115 5 0 0 0 4 1991–92 Phoenix Roadrunners IHL 2 0 0 0 2 — — — — — AHL totals 385 106 151 257 905 26 7 9 16 56 NHL totals 291 19 37 56 831 22 3 4 7 77