# Greg Pateryn

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{{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](/source/Montreal_Canadiens) in 2015
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1990|6|20}}
| birth_place = [Sterling Heights, Michigan](/source/Sterling_Heights%2C_Michigan), U.S.
| height_ft = 6
| height_in = 2
| weight_lb = 221
| position = [Defense](/source/Defenseman)
| shoots = Right
| played_for = [Montreal Canadiens](/source/Montreal_Canadiens)<br />[Dallas Stars](/source/Dallas_Stars)<br />[Minnesota Wild](/source/Minnesota_Wild)<br />[Colorado Avalanche](/source/Colorado_Avalanche)<br />[San Jose Sharks](/source/San_Jose_Sharks)<br />[Anaheim Ducks](/source/Anaheim_Ducks)
| draft = 125th overall| draft_year = 2008
| draft_team = [Toronto Maple Leafs](/source/Toronto_Maple_Leafs)
| career_start = 2012
| career_end = 2022
}}
'''Gregory Pateryn''' (born June 20, 1990) is an American former professional [ice hockey](/source/ice_hockey) [defenseman](/source/defenseman). He was selected in the fifth round, 125th overall, by the [Toronto Maple Leafs](/source/Toronto_Maple_Leafs) of the [National Hockey League](/source/National_Hockey_League) (NHL) in the [2008 NHL entry draft](/source/2008_NHL_entry_draft) and played for the [Montreal Canadiens](/source/Montreal_Canadiens), [Dallas Stars](/source/Dallas_Stars), [Minnesota Wild](/source/Minnesota_Wild), [Colorado Avalanche](/source/Colorado_Avalanche), [San Jose Sharks](/source/San_Jose_Sharks), and [Anaheim Ducks](/source/Anaheim_Ducks).

==Playing career==
===Amateur===
As a youth, Pateryn played in the 2003 [Quebec International Pee-Wee Hockey Tournament](/source/Quebec_International_Pee-Wee_Hockey_Tournament) with the Detroit Little Caesars [minor ice hockey](/source/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](/source/United_States_Hockey_League). He was later drafted by the [Toronto Maple Leafs](/source/Toronto_Maple_Leafs) in the [2008 NHL entry draft](/source/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](/source/University_of_Michigan), where he played four seasons of [NCAA](/source/National_Collegiate_Athletic_Association) Division I college hockey with the [Wolverines ice hockey team](/source/Michigan_Wolverines_men's_ice_hockey) in the [Central Collegiate Hockey Association](/source/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](/source/2010_NHL_Entry_Draft) to the [Montreal Canadiens](/source/Montreal_Canadiens) in exchange for [forward](/source/Forward_(ice_hockey)) [Mikhail Grabovski](/source/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](/source/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](/source/2012%E2%80%9313_NHL_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](/source/2016-17_NHL_season) 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](/source/Dallas_Stars) along with a 4th round draft pick in the [2017 NHL entry draft](/source/2017_NHL_entry_draft) for defenseman [Jordie Benn](/source/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](/source/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](/source/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](/source/2020%E2%80%9321_NHL_season) 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](/source/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](/source/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](/source/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](/source/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](/source/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](/source/Colorado_Eagles), on February 11, 2021. Selected as interim [captain](/source/Captain_(ice_hockey)), Pateryn scored the season opening goal in his debut with the Eagles in a 3–2 defeat to the [San Diego Gulls](/source/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](/source/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](/source/San_Jose_Sharks) along with a [2021](/source/2021_NHL_Entry_Draft) fifth-round selection, in exchange for [Devan Dubnyk](/source/Devan_Dubnyk) on April 10, 2021. He was immediately reassigned to join AHL affiliate, the [San Jose Barracuda](/source/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](/source/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](/source/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](/source/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](/source/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](/source/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](/source/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](/source/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" | &nbsp;
! bgcolor="#ffffff" rowspan="100" | &nbsp;
! colspan="5"                    | [Regular&nbsp;season](/source/regular_season)
! bgcolor="#ffffff" rowspan="100" | &nbsp;
! colspan="5"                    | [Playoffs](/source/Playoffs)
|- style="background:#e0e0e0;"
! [Season](/source/Season_(sports))
! Team
! League
! GP
! [G](/source/Goal_(ice_hockey))
! [A](/source/Assist_(ice_hockey))
! [Pts](/source/Point_(ice_hockey))
! [PIM](/source/Penalty_(ice_hockey))
! GP
! G
! A
! Pts
! PIM
|-
| 2004–05||[Brother Rice High School](/source/Brother_Rice_High_School_(Michigan))||[HS-MI](/source/Michigan_High_School_Athletic_Association)||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](/source/2007%E2%80%9308_USHL_season)||[Ohio Junior Blue Jackets](/source/Ohio_Junior_Blue_Jackets)||[USHL](/source/United_States_Hockey_League)||60||3||24||27||145||— || — || — || — || —
|-  
| [2008–09](/source/2008%E2%80%9309_NCAA_Division_I_men's_ice_hockey_season)||[University of Michigan](/source/Michigan_Wolverines_men's_ice_hockey)||[CCHA](/source/Central_Collegiate_Hockey_Association)||28||0||5||5||32||— || — || — || — || —
|- bgcolor="#f0f0f0"
| [2009–10](/source/2009%E2%80%9310_NCAA_Division_I_men's_ice_hockey_season)||University of Michigan||CCHA||33||1||5||6||18||— || — || — || — || —
|-  
| [2010–11](/source/2010%E2%80%9311_NCAA_Division_I_men's_ice_hockey_season)||University of Michigan||CCHA||40||3||14||17||28||— || — || — || — || —
|- bgcolor="#f0f0f0"
| [2011–12](/source/2011%E2%80%9312_NCAA_Division_I_men's_ice_hockey_season)||University of Michigan||CCHA||41||2||13||15||65|| — || — || — || — || —
|-  
| [2012–13](/source/2012%E2%80%9313_AHL_season)||[Hamilton Bulldogs](/source/Hamilton_Bulldogs_(AHL))||[AHL](/source/American_Hockey_League)||39||7||5||12||27|| — || — || — || — || —
|- bgcolor="#f0f0f0"
| [2012–13](/source/2012%E2%80%9313_NHL_season)||[Montreal Canadiens](/source/Montreal_Canadiens)||[NHL](/source/National_Hockey_League)||3||0||0||0||0|| — || — || — || — || —
|- 
| [2013–14](/source/2013%E2%80%9314_AHL_season)||Hamilton Bulldogs||AHL||68||15||19||34||67||— || — || — || — || —
|- bgcolor="#f0f0f0"
| [2014–15](/source/2014%E2%80%9315_AHL_season)||Hamilton Bulldogs||AHL||53||3||12||15||56||— || — || — || — || —
|-  
| [2014–15](/source/2014%E2%80%9315_NHL_season)||Montreal Canadiens||NHL||17||0||0||0||6|| 7 || 0 || 3 || 3 || 0
|- bgcolor="#f0f0f0" 
| [2015–16](/source/2015%E2%80%9316_NHL_season)||Montreal Canadiens||NHL||38||1||6||7||49||— || — || — || — || —
|- 
| [2015–16](/source/2015%E2%80%9316_AHL_season)||[St. John's IceCaps](/source/St._John's_IceCaps)||AHL||3||0||0||0||0||— || — || — || — || —
|- bgcolor="#f0f0f0"
| [2016–17](/source/2016%E2%80%9317_NHL_season)||Montreal Canadiens||NHL||24||1||5||6||4||— || — || — || — || —
|-  
| 2016–17||[Dallas Stars](/source/Dallas_Stars)||NHL||12||0||3||3||6||— || — || — || — || —
|- bgcolor="#f0f0f0"
| [2017–18](/source/2017%E2%80%9318_NHL_season)||Dallas Stars||NHL||73||1||12||13||50||— || — || — || — || —
|-  
| [2018–19](/source/2018%E2%80%9319_NHL_season)||[Minnesota Wild](/source/Minnesota_Wild)||NHL||80||1||6||7||41|| — || — || — || — || —
|- bgcolor="#f0f0f0"
| [2019–20](/source/2019%E2%80%9320_AHL_season)||[Iowa Wild](/source/Iowa_Wild)||AHL||1||0||0||0||2|| — || — || — || — || —
|-  
| [2019–20](/source/2019%E2%80%9320_NHL_season)||Minnesota Wild||NHL||20||0||3||3||6|| — || — || — || — || —
|- bgcolor="#f0f0f0"
| [2020–21](/source/2020%E2%80%9321_NHL_season)||Minnesota Wild||NHL||3||0||2||2||0|| — || — || — || — || —
|-  
| 2020–21||[Colorado Avalanche](/source/Colorado_Avalanche)||NHL||8||0||0||0||4|| — || — || — || — || —
|- bgcolor="#f0f0f0"
| [2020–21](/source/2020%E2%80%9321_AHL_season)||[Colorado Eagles](/source/Colorado_Eagles)||AHL||10||3||0||3||10|| — || — || — || — || —
|-
| 2020–21||[San Jose Barracuda](/source/San_Jose_Barracuda)||AHL||1||0||0||0||0|| — || — || — || — || —
|- bgcolor="#f0f0f0"
| 2020–21||[San Jose Sharks](/source/San_Jose_Sharks)||NHL||2||0||1||1||2|| — || — || — || — || —
|- 
| [2021–22](/source/2021%E2%80%9322_NHL_season)||[Anaheim Ducks](/source/Anaheim_Ducks)||NHL||10||1||1||2||10|| — || — || — || — || —
|- bgcolor="#f0f0f0"
| [2021–22](/source/2021%E2%80%9322_AHL_season)||[San Diego Gulls](/source/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
|}

==References==
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==External links==
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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

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