Rick Paterson

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Rick Paterson

Born	(1958-02-10) February 10, 1958 Kingston, ON, CAN
Height	5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)
Weight	190 lb (86 kg; 13 st 8 lb)
Position	Right Wing
Shot	Right
Played for	QMJHL Cornwall Royals AHL New Brunswick Hawks NHL Chicago Black Hawks
NHL Draft	46th overall, 1978 Chicago Black Hawks
Playing career	1973–1988

David Rick Paterson (born February 10, 1958 in Kingston, Ontario) is a retired professional ice hockey player who played 430 games in the National Hockey League. He played with the Chicago Black Hawks from 1978 through 1987. After leaving Chicago, he worked as Assistant Coach with the Pittsburgh Penguins from 1988 through 1993, winning two Stanley Cups in 1991 and 1992. He was named interim coach for the Tampa Bay Lightning in 1997. The team went 0–8–0 under Paterson. He was later named chief professional scout for the Tampa Bay Lightning before their 2002–2003 season and won a Stanley Cup with that club in 2004. He currently works as the director of pro scouting for the Anaheim Ducks, who won the Stanley Cup in 2007. Was named Anaheim Ducks Director of Player Personnel in June 2009.

External links

Rick Paterson's career statistics at The Internet Hockey Database

Preceded by Terry Crisp	Head coach of the Tampa Bay Lightning 1997	Succeeded by Jacques Demers

v t e Tampa Bay Lightning head coaches

Terry Crisp (1992-1997) Rick Paterson (1997) Jacques Demers (1997-1999) Steve Ludzik (1999-2001) John Tortorella (2001-2008) Barry Melrose (2008) Rick Tocchet (2008-2010) Guy Boucher (2010-2013) Jon Cooper (2013- )

Persondata
Name	Paterson, Rick
Alternative names
Short description	Canadian ice hockey player
Date of birth	February 10, 1958
Place of birth	Kingston, Ontario, CAN
Date of death
Place of death

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