{{Short description|American ice hockey player (born 1990)}} {{Use mdy dates|date=April 2021}} {{Infobox ice hockey player | name = Greg Pateryn | image = Greg Pateryn - Montreal Canadiens.jpg | image_size = 230px | caption = Pateryn with the Montreal Canadiens in 2015 | birth_date = {{birth date and age|1990|6|20}} | birth_place = Sterling Heights, Michigan, U.S. | height_ft = 6 | height_in = 2 | weight_lb = 221 | position = Defense | shoots = Right | played_for = Montreal Canadiens<br />Dallas Stars<br />Minnesota Wild<br />Colorado Avalanche<br />San Jose Sharks<br />Anaheim Ducks | draft = 125th overall| draft_year = 2008 | draft_team = Toronto Maple Leafs | career_start = 2012 | career_end = 2022 }} '''Gregory Pateryn''' (born June 20, 1990) is an American former professional ice hockey defenseman. He was selected in the fifth round, 125th overall, by the Toronto Maple Leafs of the National Hockey League (NHL) in the 2008 NHL entry draft and played for the Montreal Canadiens, Dallas Stars, Minnesota Wild, Colorado Avalanche, San Jose Sharks, and Anaheim Ducks.
==Playing career== ===Amateur=== As a youth, Pateryn played in the 2003 Quebec International Pee-Wee Hockey Tournament with the Detroit Little Caesars minor ice hockey team.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.publicationsports.com/ressources/files/439/Joueurs_Pro.pdf|title=Pee-Wee players who have reached NHL or WHA|year=2018|website=Quebec International Pee-Wee Hockey Tournament|access-date=February 16, 2019|archive-date=March 6, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190306085544/https://www.publicationsports.com/ressources/files/439/Joueurs_Pro.pdf|url-status=dead}}</ref> Pateryn then attended Birmingham Brother Rice High School from 2004 to 2007, where he captained the hockey team.<ref name = "mgoblue bio">{{cite web |title=GREG PATERYN |url=https://mgoblue.com/roster.aspx?rp_id=4196 |website=mgoblue.com |access-date=March 1, 2019}}</ref> For the 2007–08 season, Pateryn played with the Ohio Junior Blue Jackets in the United States Hockey League. He was later drafted by the Toronto Maple Leafs in the 2008 NHL entry draft after accumulating 27 points in 60 games.<ref>{{cite web |title=Road to the NHL: Greg Pateryn |url=https://www.nhl.com/canadiens/news/road-to-the-nhl-greg-pateryn/c-776341 |publisher=National Hockey League |access-date=March 1, 2019 |date=August 6, 2015}}</ref>
Pateryn then attended the University of Michigan, where he played four seasons of NCAA Division I college hockey with the Wolverines ice hockey team in the Central Collegiate Hockey Association (CCHA).<ref name = "mgoblue bio"/>
===Professional=== Pateryn's tenure as a prospect within the Maple Leafs was short lived, as on July 2, 2008, he was included in a trade by Toronto along with a second-round selection in the 2010 entry draft to the Montreal Canadiens in exchange for forward Mikhail Grabovski.<ref name="thestar">{{cite news |author=Zwolinski , Mark |date=February 10, 2012 |title=Leafs' Mikhail Grabovski attributes trade from Habs to inexperience |url=https://www.thestar.com/sports/leafs/2012/02/10/leafs_mikhail_grabovski_attributes_trade_from_habs_to_inexperience.html |newspaper=Toronto Star |access-date=May 21, 2013}}</ref>
On March 28, 2012, the Canadiens signed Pateryn to a two-year, entry-level contract.<ref>{{cite web| url = http://canadiens.nhl.com/club/news.htm?id=624606 | title = Canadiens sign Greg Pateryn to entry-level contract | website = Montreal Canadiens | date = March 28, 2012 | access-date = March 29, 2012}}</ref> He made his debut with the Canadiens in the second half of the 2012–13 season,<ref>{{cite web |title=Young blood |url=https://www.nhl.com/canadiens/news/young-blood/c-659290 |publisher=National Hockey League |access-date=March 1, 2019 |date=March 9, 2013}}</ref> going scoreless in three games.{{citation needed|date=February 2019}}
On May 8, 2014, the Canadiens re-signed Pateryn to a two-year contract extension.<ref>{{cite web| url = http://www.habseyesontheprize.com/latest-news/2014/5/8/5695636/greg-pateryn-extension-canadiens | title = Greg Pateryn extends with Canadiens | publisher = habseyesontheprize.com | date = May 8, 2014 | access-date = May 8, 2014}}</ref> This was followed by an additional two-year extension on July 1, 2015.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://canadiens.nhl.com/club/news.htm?id=773311|title=Two-year extension for Greg Pateryn|publisher=Canadiens.com|access-date=July 1, 2015}}</ref>
In the 2016–17 season, Pateryn made the opening night roster, solidifying his role as a depth defender among the Canadiens blueline. Having appeared in 24 games and approaching the NHL trade deadline, Pateryn was dealt by the Canadiens to the Dallas Stars along with a 4th round draft pick in the 2017 NHL entry draft for defenseman Jordie Benn on February 27, 2017.<ref>{{cite web| url = https://www.nhl.com/stars/news/dallas-stars-acquire-defenseman-greg-pateryn-and-a-fourth-round-selection-in-the-2017-nhl-draft-from-montreal-in-exchange-defeseman-jordie-benn/c-287184358 | title = Stars acquire defenseman Greg Pateryn for Jordie Benn | website = Dallas Stars | date = February 27, 2017 | access-date = February 27, 2017}}</ref>
Pateryn as a free agent in the off-season, left the Stars and signed a three-year, $6.75 million contract with the Minnesota Wild on July 1, 2018.<ref>{{cite web| url = https://www.nhl.com/wild/news/pateryn-signs-three-year-contract-070118/c-299361076 | title = Greg Pateryn signs three-year contract with Wild | publisher = Minnesota Wild | date = July 1, 2018 | access-date = July 1, 2018}}</ref>
Entering his final year under contract with the Wild in the pandemic delayed 2020–21 season, Pateryn registered 2 assists through the opening 3 games before he was traded by Minnesota to divisional rival, the Colorado Avalanche, in exchange for Ian Cole on January 19, 2021.<ref>{{cite web| url = https://www.tsn.ca/minnesota-wild-acquire-d-ian-cole-from-colorado-avalanche-for-greg-pateryn-1.1579785 | title = Wild acquire D Cole from Avalanche | publisher = The Sports Network | date = January 19, 2021 | access-date = January 19, 2021}}</ref> He made his Avalanche debut, playing in a third-pairing role in a 4–2 defeat to the Los Angeles Kings on January 21, 2021.<ref>{{cite web| url = https://www.nhl.com/gamecenter/col-vs-lak/2021/01/21/2020020066#game=2020020066,game_state=final | title = Kings rally past Avalanche for first win | publisher = National Hockey League | date = January 21, 2021 | access-date = January 21, 2021}}</ref> Following his third game with Colorado and with the blueline returning to health, Pateryn was placed on waivers by the Avalanche on January 25, 2021.<ref>{{cite web| url = https://www.tsn.ca/edmonton-oilers-tyler-ennis-new-colorado-avalanche-d-greg-pateryn-placed-on-waivers-1.1582560 | title = Oilers Ennis, Avs new add Pateryn on waivers | publisher = The Sports Network | date = January 25, 2021 | access-date = January 25, 2021}}</ref> Placed on the club's taxi squad, Pateryn was later reassigned to AHL affiliate, the Colorado Eagles, on February 11, 2021. Selected as interim captain, Pateryn scored the season opening goal in his debut with the Eagles in a 3–2 defeat to the San Diego Gulls on February 13, 2021.<ref>{{cite web| url = https://www.coloradoeagles.com/news/detail/colorado-falls-to-gulls-in-season-opener-3-2 | title = Colorado falls to Gulls in season opener | publisher = Colorado Eagles | date = February 13, 2021 | access-date = February 13, 2021}}</ref>
Approaching the trade deadline, having played sparingly between the Avalanche and the Eagles, Pateryn was traded for the second time within the season to the San Jose Sharks along with a 2021 fifth-round selection, in exchange for Devan Dubnyk on April 10, 2021. He was immediately reassigned to join AHL affiliate, the San Jose Barracuda.<ref>{{cite web| url = https://www.tsn.ca/colorado-avalanche-acquire-g-devan-dubnyk-from-san-jose-sharks-in-exchange-for-d-greg-pateryn-pick-1.1621330 | title = Avalanche acquire Devan Dubnyk from Sharks | publisher = The Sports Network | date = April 10, 2021 | access-date = April 10, 2021}}</ref>
With his contract concluded with the Shark in the following off-season, Pateryn as a free agent was signed to add depth to the Anaheim Ducks on a one-year, two-way contract on July 29, 2021.<ref>{{cite web| url = https://www.nhl.com/ducks/news/ducks-sign-rafferty-oregan-pateryn-and-robinson-to-contracts/c-325865698 | title = Ducks sign Rafferty, O'Regan, Pateryn and Robinson to contracts | publisher = Anaheim Ducks | date = July 29, 2021 | accessdate = July 29, 2021}}</ref> In the {{NHL Year|2021}} season, Pateryn remained on the Ducks roster and made 10 appearances before he was reassigned to captain AHL affiliate, the San Diego Gulls for the remainder of his contract.{{Citation needed|date=October 2023}}
As a free agent in the off-season, Pateryn effectively announced his retirement from professional hockey after 10 seasons in accepting a professional scouting role within the Pittsburgh Penguins organization on August 8, 2022.<ref>{{cite web| url = https://www.nhl.com/penguins/news/penguins-add-butler-pateryn-and-peters-to-hockey-operations-staff/c-335209710 | title = Penguins add Butler, Pateryn and Peters to hockey operations staff | publisher = Pittsburgh Penguins | date = August 8, 2022 | accessdate = August 8, 2022}}</ref>
==Personal life== Pateryn is of Ukrainian descent and is fluent in the language.<ref>{{cite web |author1=Scott Burnside |title=On the Fly with Greg Pateryn |url=https://www.nhl.com/stars/news/five-questions-dallas-stars-greg-pateryn/c-297170792 |publisher=National Hockey League |access-date=March 1, 2019 |date=March 22, 2018}}</ref>
==Career statistics== {| border="0" cellpadding="1" cellspacing="0" style="text-align:center; width:60em;" |- style="background:#e0e0e0;" ! colspan="3" bgcolor="#ffffff" | ! bgcolor="#ffffff" rowspan="100" | ! colspan="5" | Regular season ! bgcolor="#ffffff" rowspan="100" | ! colspan="5" | Playoffs |- style="background:#e0e0e0;" ! Season ! Team ! League ! GP ! G ! A ! Pts ! PIM ! GP ! G ! A ! Pts ! PIM |- | 2004–05||Brother Rice High School||HS-MI||29||2||8||10||42||— || — || — || — || — |- bgcolor="#f0f0f0" | 2005–06||Brother Rice High School||HS-MI||24||0||8||8||34||— || — || — || — || — |- | 2006–07||Brother Rice High School||HS-MI||27||9||19||28||44||— || — || — || — || — |- bgcolor="#f0f0f0" | 2007–08||Ohio Junior Blue Jackets||USHL||60||3||24||27||145||— || — || — || — || — |- | 2008–09||University of Michigan||CCHA||28||0||5||5||32||— || — || — || — || — |- bgcolor="#f0f0f0" | 2009–10||University of Michigan||CCHA||33||1||5||6||18||— || — || — || — || — |- | 2010–11||University of Michigan||CCHA||40||3||14||17||28||— || — || — || — || — |- bgcolor="#f0f0f0" | 2011–12||University of Michigan||CCHA||41||2||13||15||65|| — || — || — || — || — |- | 2012–13||Hamilton Bulldogs||AHL||39||7||5||12||27|| — || — || — || — || — |- bgcolor="#f0f0f0" | 2012–13||Montreal Canadiens||NHL||3||0||0||0||0|| — || — || — || — || — |- | 2013–14||Hamilton Bulldogs||AHL||68||15||19||34||67||— || — || — || — || — |- bgcolor="#f0f0f0" | 2014–15||Hamilton Bulldogs||AHL||53||3||12||15||56||— || — || — || — || — |- | 2014–15||Montreal Canadiens||NHL||17||0||0||0||6|| 7 || 0 || 3 || 3 || 0 |- bgcolor="#f0f0f0" | 2015–16||Montreal Canadiens||NHL||38||1||6||7||49||— || — || — || — || — |- | 2015–16||St. John's IceCaps||AHL||3||0||0||0||0||— || — || — || — || — |- bgcolor="#f0f0f0" | 2016–17||Montreal Canadiens||NHL||24||1||5||6||4||— || — || — || — || — |- | 2016–17||Dallas Stars||NHL||12||0||3||3||6||— || — || — || — || — |- bgcolor="#f0f0f0" | 2017–18||Dallas Stars||NHL||73||1||12||13||50||— || — || — || — || — |- | 2018–19||Minnesota Wild||NHL||80||1||6||7||41|| — || — || — || — || — |- bgcolor="#f0f0f0" | 2019–20||Iowa Wild||AHL||1||0||0||0||2|| — || — || — || — || — |- | 2019–20||Minnesota Wild||NHL||20||0||3||3||6|| — || — || — || — || — |- bgcolor="#f0f0f0" | 2020–21||Minnesota Wild||NHL||3||0||2||2||0|| — || — || — || — || — |- | 2020–21||Colorado Avalanche||NHL||8||0||0||0||4|| — || — || — || — || — |- bgcolor="#f0f0f0" | 2020–21||Colorado Eagles||AHL||10||3||0||3||10|| — || — || — || — || — |- | 2020–21||San Jose Barracuda||AHL||1||0||0||0||0|| — || — || — || — || — |- bgcolor="#f0f0f0" | 2020–21||San Jose Sharks||NHL||2||0||1||1||2|| — || — || — || — || — |- | 2021–22||Anaheim Ducks||NHL||10||1||1||2||10|| — || — || — || — || — |- bgcolor="#f0f0f0" | 2021–22||San Diego Gulls||AHL||35||2||10||12||20|| — || — || — || — || — |- bgcolor="#e0e0e0" ! colspan="3" | NHL totals ! 290 ! 5 ! 39 ! 44 ! 178 ! 7 ! 0 ! 3 ! 3 ! 0 |}
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{{DEFAULTSORT:Pateryn, Greg}} Category:1990 births Category:Living people Category:American men's ice hockey defensemen Category:American people of Ukrainian descent Category:Anaheim Ducks players Category:Colorado Avalanche players Category:Colorado Eagles players Category:Dallas Stars players Category:Hamilton Bulldogs (AHL) players Category:Ice hockey players from Michigan Category:Iowa Wild players Category:Michigan Wolverines men's ice hockey players Category:Minnesota Wild players Category:Montreal Canadiens players Category:Ohio Junior Blue Jackets players Category:St. John's IceCaps players Category:San Diego Gulls (AHL) players Category:San Jose Barracuda players Category:San Jose Sharks players Category:Sportspeople from Sterling Heights, Michigan Category:Toronto Maple Leafs draft picks Category:21st-century American sportsmen