Pat Verbeek

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Position	Right Wing
Shot	Right
Height Weight	5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) 190 lb (86 kg)
Pro Clubs	New Jersey Devils Hartford Whalers New York Rangers Dallas Stars Detroit Red Wings
Nationality	Canada
Born	May 24, 1964, Sarnia, ON, CA
NHL Draft	43th overall, 1982 New Jersey Devils
Pro Career	1982 – 2002

Patrick "Pat" Verbeek (born on May 24, 1964 in Sarnia, Ontario, Canada) is a Canadian-born former ice hockey player who played for the New Jersey Devils, Hartford Whalers, New York Rangers, Dallas Stars, and Detroit Red Wings during his career. His nickname, "The Little Ball of Hate," was given to him in 1995 by Glenn Healy after fellow New York Rangers teammate Ray Ferraro was tagged as the "Big Ball of Hate."

Verbeek was selected 43rd overall by the New Jersey Devils in the 1982 NHL Entry Draft. He helped the Devils to their first playoff berth in the 1987-88 season, when he scored a club record 46 goals during the regular season.

After the 1988-89 season, the Devils traded him to the Hartford Whalers (now the Carolina Hurricanes). In his first season, he led the team in goal scoring and in his second he was named team MVP. In 1991, he made the All-Star team for the first time and in the following season, Verbeek was named the Whalers captain. After a short stint with the Rangers, he signed with the Dallas Stars as a free agent[1], where he won his first Stanley Cup in 1999.

During the 1999-2000 season, he signed with the Detroit Red Wings. In Detroit, he passed the 1,000-point mark, scored his 500th goal, and moved into the top 25 in career goal scoring before returning to Dallas for his final NHL season in 2001-02. After retirement, he became a part-time color analyst for television broadcasts of Red Wings' road Verbeek is also the only player in NHL history to total over 500 career goals and 2500 career penalty minutes. He left his position as a broadcaster in September 2006, to become a scout for the Red Wings.

Between seasons Pat had his thumb cut off in a farming accident. It was later reattached.^{[citation needed]}

[edit] Career Statistics

Season	Team	League	GP	G	A	PTS	PIM
1982-83	New Jersey Devils	NHL	6	3	2	5	8
1983-84	New Jersey Devils	NHL	79	20	27	47	158
1984-85	New Jersey Devils	NHL	78	15	18	33	162
1985-86	New Jersey Devils	NHL	76	25	28	53	79
1986-87	New Jersey Devils	NHL	74	35	24	59	120
1987-88	New Jersey Devils	NHL	73	46	31	77	227
1988-89	New Jersey Devils	NHL	77	26	21	47	189
1989-90	Hartford Whalers	NHL	80	44	45	89	228
1990-91	Hartford Whalers	NHL	80	43	39	82	246
1991-92	Hartford Whalers	NHL	76	22	35	57	243
1992-93	Hartford Whalers	NHL	84	39	43	82	197
1993-94	Hartford Whalers	NHL	84	37	38	75	177
1994-95	Hartford Whalers	NHL	29	7	11	18	53
1994-95	New York Rangers	NHL	19	10	5	15	18
1995-96	New York Rangers	NHL	69	41	41	82	129
1996-97	Dallas Stars	NHL	81	17	36	53	128
1997-98	Dallas Stars	NHL	82	31	26	57	170
1998-99	Dallas Stars	NHL	78	17	17	34	133
1999-00	Detroit Red Wings	NHL	68	22	26	48	95
2000-01	Detroit Red Wings	NHL	67	15	15	30	73
2001-02	Dallas Stars	NHL	64	7	13	20	72
1982-02	Totals		1424	522	541	1063	2905

Preceded by Randy Ladouceur

Hartford Whalers captains 1992-95

Succeeded by Brendan Shanahan

[edit] See also

• Captain (ice hockey)
• List of NHL players
• List of NHL seasons
• List of NHL players with 1000 points
• List of NHL players with 500 goals

[edit] References

• Pat Verbeek on HockeyDB