Patrick Traverse
| Patrick Traverse | |
|---|---|
| Born | March 14, 1974 Montreal, QC, CAN |
| Height | 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) |
| Weight | 207 lb (94 kg; 14 st 11 lb) |
| Position | Defence |
| Shoots | Left |
| team Former teams |
Free Agent Ottawa Senators Mighty Ducks of Anaheim Boston Bruins Montreal Canadiens Dallas Stars |
| National team |  Canada |
| NHL Draft | 50th overall, 1992 Ottawa Senators |
| Playing career | 1993–present |
Patrick Traverse (born March 14, 1974) is a Canadian professional ice hockey defenceman who is currently an Unrestricted Free Agent. He most recently played with the Hamburg Freezers in Deutsche Eishockey Liga (DEL).
Playing career
Traverse was drafted by the Ottawa Senators in the third round, 50th overall in the 1992 NHL Entry Draft. Traverse is a defenceman that has played for five different NHL teams throughout his career.
Traverse was traded to the San Jose Sharks on December 18, 2006, in exchange for Mathieu Biron. He has played for the Sharks' AHL affiliate, the Worcester Sharks. He has frequently played in the AHL in between NHL stints, he is 6'4" tall, 207 lb (94 kg) in weight and shoots left.
After playing one season for DEG Metro Stars in the DEL, Traverse signed with rival Hamburg Freezers to a one-year contract on March 19, 2010.[1]
Career statistics
Regular season and playoffs
| Regular season | Playoffs | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Team | League | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | ||
| 1991–92 | Shawinigan Cataractes | QMJHL | 59 | 3 | 11 | 14 | 12 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1992–93 | Shawinigan Cataractes | QMJHL | 53 | 5 | 24 | 29 | 24 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1992–93 | Saint-Jean Lynx | QMJHL | 15 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1992–93 | New Haven Senators | AHL | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1993–94 | Saint-Jean Lynx | QMJHL | 66 | 15 | 37 | 52 | 30 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1993–94 | Prince Edward Island Senators | AHL | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1994–95 | Prince Edward Island Senators | AHL | 70 | 5 | 13 | 18 | 19 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | ||
| 1995–96 | Prince Edward Island Senators | AHL | 55 | 4 | 21 | 25 | 32 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 | ||
| 1995–96 | Ottawa Senators | NHL | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1996–97 | Worcester IceCats | AHL | 24 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 23 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1996–97 | Grand Rapids Griffins | IHL | 10 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | ||
| 1997–98 | Hershey Bears | AHL | 71 | 14 | 15 | 29 | 67 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 4 | ||
| 1998–99 | Ottawa Senators | NHL | 46 | 1 | 9 | 10 | 22 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1999–00 | Ottawa Senators | NHL | 66 | 6 | 17 | 23 | 21 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | ||
| 2000–01 | Mighty Ducks of Anaheim | NHL | 15 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2000–01 | Boston Bruins | NHL | 37 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 14 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2000–01 | Montreal Canadiens | NHL | 19 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 10 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2001–02 | Montreal Canadiens | NHL | 25 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 14 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2001–02 | Quebec Citadelles | AHL | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2002–03 | Montreal Canadiens | NHL | 65 | 0 | 13 | 13 | 24 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2003–04 | Hamilton Bulldogs | AHL | 80 | 5 | 21 | 26 | 31 | 10 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | ||
| 2004–05 | Houston Aeros | AHL | 72 | 6 | 9 | 15 | 28 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | ||
| 2005–06 | Iowa Stars | AHL | 40 | 3 | 21 | 24 | 16 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 | ||
| 2005–06 | Dallas Stars | NHL | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2006–07 | Hamilton Bulldogs | AHL | 26 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 10 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2006–07 | Worcester Sharks | AHL | 54 | 5 | 17 | 22 | 14 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | ||
| 2007–08 | Worcester Sharks | AHL | 65 | 6 | 19 | 25 | 52 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2008–09 | Worcester Sharks | AHL | 78 | 9 | 33 | 42 | 28 | 12 | 4 | 5 | 9 | 4 | ||
| 2009–10 | DEG Metro Stars | DEL | 53 | 3 | 29 | 32 | 28 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 8 | ||
| 2010–11 | Hamburg Freezers | DEL | 52 | 8 | 18 | 26 | 28 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2011–12 | Hamburg Freezers | DEL | 51 | 7 | 8 | 15 | 32 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 6 | ||
| NHL totals | 279 | 14 | 51 | 65 | 113 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | ||||
International
| Year | Team | Event | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000 | Canada | WC | 8 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Senior int'l totals | 8 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
References
- ↑ "Traverse commits to the Freezers" (in German). mopo.de. 2010-03-19. Retrieved 2010-03-19.