Patrick Flatley

Patrick William Flatley (born October 3, 1963) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey played who played in the National Hockey League (NHL) for 14 seasons between 1983 and 1997 for the New York Islanders and New York Rangers.

Playing career Flatley was born in Toronto. As a youth, he played in the 1976 Quebec International Pee-Wee Hockey Tournament with the Toronto Shopsy's minor ice hockey team. He attended the University of Wisconsin at Madison, where he played for the Wisconsin Badgers men's ice hockey team for two seasons, helping the team capture the 1983 NCAA national championship, and was himself named a tournament all-star, a WCHA first team all-star, and a 1983 All-American.

Flatley was drafted 21st overall by the New York Islanders in the 1982 NHL entry draft, Playing for the Canadian National Team in 1983–84, he scored 34 goals in 54 games. Rejoining the Islanders for the 1984-85 season, he was put on a line with Brent Sutter and Clark Gillies, and scored 9 goals through the first three rounds of the playoffs, becoming a contributor in the Islanders' drive for their fifth consecutive Stanley Cup. The Islanders lost in the finals, however, to the Wayne Gretzky-led Edmonton Oilers.

Flatley was sometimes referred to as "the chairman of the boards" because he rarely failed to dig the puck out in battles in the corners. In 1991 he was named the Islanders' fifth captain. Prior to the 1996-97 season, Flatley signed a one-year deal with the New York Rangers on September 6, 1996. On January 15, 2012 Flatley was the 12th player inducted into the New York Islanders Hall of Fame. He was also named to the Etobicoke Sports Hall of Fame in 2007.

Career statistics

Regular season and playoffs Regular season Playoffs Season Team League GP G A Pts PIM GP G A Pts PIM 1980–81 Henry Carr Crusaders MetJHL 42 30 61 91 122 — — — — — 1981–82 University of Wisconsin WCHA 33 17 20 37 65 — — — — — 1982–83 University of Wisconsin WCHA 43 25 44 69 76 — — — — — 1983–84 Canada Intl 57 31 17 48 136 — — — — — 1983–84 New York Islanders NHL 16 2 7 9 6 21 9 6 15 14 1984–85 New York Islanders NHL 78 20 31 51 106 4 1 0 1 6 1985–86 New York Islanders NHL 73 18 34 52 66 3 0 0 0 21 1986–87 New York Islanders NHL 63 16 35 51 81 11 3 2 5 6 1987–88 New York Islanders NHL 40 9 15 24 26 — — — — — 1988–89 Springfield Indians AHL 2 1 1 2 2 — — — — — 1988–89 New York Islanders NHL 41 10 15 25 31 — — — — — 1989–90 New York Islanders NHL 62 17 32 49 101 5 3 0 3 2 1990–91 New York Islanders NHL 56 20 25 45 74 — — — — — 1991–92 New York Islanders NHL 38 8 28 36 31 — — — — — 1992–93 New York Islanders NHL 80 13 47 60 63 15 2 7 9 12 1993–94 New York Islanders NHL 64 12 30 42 40 — — — — — 1994–95 New York Islanders NHL 45 7 20 27 12 — — — — — 1995–96 New York Islanders NHL 56 8 9 17 21 — — — — — 1996–97 New York Rangers NHL 68 10 12 22 26 11 0 0 0 14 NHL totals 780 170 340 510 686 70 18 15 33 75

International

Year Team Event GP G A Pts PIM 1983 Canada WJC 7 4 0 4 6 1983 Canada WC 6 0 0 0 2 1984 Canada OG 7 3 3 6 20 Senior totals 13 3 3 6 22

Awards an honours Award Year Ref All-WCHA First Team 1982–83 AHCA West All-American 1982–83 All-NCAA All-Tournament Team 1983