Patrick Neaton

Patrick Thomas Neaton (born May 21, 1971) is an American former professional ice hockey player who played 9 games in the National Hockey League with the Pittsburgh Penguins during the 1993–94 season. The rest of his career, which lasted from 1993 to 2002, was mainly spent in the International Hockey League. Internationally Neaton played for the American national team at the 1994 and 1995 World Championships.

Biography Neaton was born in Redford, Michigan. As a youth, he played in the 1984 Quebec International Pee-Wee Hockey Tournament with the Michigan Blades minor ice hockey team.

He was also the co-captain of the University of Michigan ice hockey team, before he played for the Pittsburgh Penguins.

He currently resides in Michigan.

Career statistics Regular season and playoffs Regular seasonPlayoffs Season Team League GP G A Pts PIM GP G A Pts PIM 1987–88 Detroit Little Caesars MNHL 71 12 26 38 — — — — — — 1988–89 Thornhill Thunderbirds MetJBHL 36 16 42 58 76 — — — — — 1989–90 University of Michigan CCHA 42 3 23 26 36 — — — — — 1990–91 University of Michigan CCHA 44 15 28 43 78 — — — — — 1991–92 University of Michigan CCHA 43 10 20 30 62 — — — — — 1992–93 University of Michigan CCHA 38 10 18 28 37 — — — — — 1993–94 Pittsburgh Penguins NHL 9 1 1 2 12 — — — — — 1993–94 Cleveland Lumberjacks IHL 71 8 24 32 78 — — — — — 1994–95 Cleveland Lumberjacks IHL 2 0 0 0 4 — — — — — 1994–95 San Diego Gulls IHL 71 8 27 35 86 5 0 1 1 0 1995–96 Orlando Solar Bears IHL 77 8 27 35 148 21 3 5 8 34 1996–97 Orlando Solar Bears IHL 81 17 35 52 68 10 0 1 1 13 1997–98 Orlando Solar Bears IHL 78 11 24 35 114 17 3 11 14 12 1998–99 Orlando Solar Bears IHL 75 5 22 27 98 17 2 2 4 14 1999–00 Utah Grizzlies IHL 80 5 21 26 80 5 0 1 1 6 2000–01 Utah Grizzlies IHL 75 4 16 20 78 — — — — — 2001–02 Vienna Capitals AUT 32 4 12 16 80 — — — — — IHL totals 610 66 196 262 754 75 8 21 29 79 NHL totals 9 1 1 2 12 — — — — —

International Year Team Event GP G A Pts PIM 1991 United States WJC 7 4 2 6 6 1994 United States WC 8 2 0 2 12 1995 United States WC 4 1 0 1 8 Junior totals 7 4 2 6 6 Senior totals 12 3 0 3 20

Awards and honors Award Year All-CCHA Rookie Team 1989-90 All-CCHA Second Team 1990-91 All-CCHA First Team 1992-93