# Rick Paterson

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{{short description|Canadian ice hockey player}}
{{BLP no footnotes |date=September 2023}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=November 2011}}
{{Infobox ice hockey player
| image = Rick Paterson 1978.JPG
| image_size = 
| caption = Paterson in 1978
| position = [Right Wing](/source/Right_Wing_(ice_hockey))
| played_for = [Chicago Black Hawks](/source/Chicago_Black_Hawks)
| shoots = Right
| height_ft = 5
| height_in = 9
| weight_lb = 190
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1958|2|10}}
| birth_place = [Kingston](/source/Kingston%2C_Ontario), [Ontario](/source/Ontario), Canada
| draft = 46th overall
| draft_year = 1978
| draft_team = [Chicago Black Hawks](/source/Chicago_Black_Hawks)
| career_start = 1978
| career_end = 1988
}}
'''David Rick Paterson''' (born February 10, 1958) is a Canadian former professional [ice hockey](/source/ice_hockey) player and coach. He played 430 games in the [National Hockey League](/source/National_Hockey_League) with the [Chicago Black Hawks](/source/Chicago_Black_Hawks) from 1979 through 1987. After leaving Chicago, he worked as Assistant Coach with the [Pittsburgh Penguins](/source/Pittsburgh_Penguins) from 1988 through 1993, winning the [Stanley Cup](/source/Stanley_Cup) in [1991](/source/1991_Stanley_Cup_Finals) and [1992](/source/1992_Stanley_Cup_Finals). He was named interim coach for the [Tampa Bay Lightning](/source/Tampa_Bay_Lightning) in 1997. The team went 0–6–0 under Paterson. He was later named chief professional scout for the [Tampa Bay Lightning](/source/Tampa_Bay_Lightning) before their 2002–03 season and won the Stanley Cup with the team in [2004](/source/2004_Stanley_Cup_Finals). In 2005 he became the director of player personnel for the [Mighty Ducks of Anaheim](/source/Mighty_Ducks_of_Anaheim). The team was renamed the [Anaheim Ducks](/source/Anaheim_Ducks) in 2006 and with them Paterson who won the Stanley Cup with them in [2007](/source/2007_Stanley_Cup_Finals). Since 2020 he has been director of professional scouting for the Ducks

==Career statistics==
===Regular season and playoffs===
{| border="0" cellpadding="1" cellspacing="0" style="text-align:center; width:60em"
|- bgcolor="#e0e0e0"
! colspan="3" bgcolor="#ffffff"|
! rowspan="100" bgcolor="#ffffff"|
! colspan="5"|[Regular season](/source/Regular_season)
! rowspan="100" bgcolor="#ffffff"|
! colspan="5"|[Playoffs](/source/Playoffs)
|- bgcolor="#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
|-
| [1973–74](/source/1973%E2%80%9374_QMJHL_season)
| [Cornwall Royals](/source/Cornwall_Royals)
| [QMJHL](/source/Quebec_Major_Junior_Hockey_League)
| 60 || 1 || 14 || 15 || 5
| 5 || 0 || 1 || 1 || 0
|- bgcolor="#f0f0f0"
| [1974–75](/source/1974%E2%80%9375_QMJHL_season)
| Cornwall Royals
| QMJHL
| 68 || 18 || 20 || 38 || 50
| 4 || 0 || 1 || 1 || 0
|-
| [1975–76](/source/1975%E2%80%9376_QMJHL_season)
| Cornwall Royals
| QMJHL
| 71 || 20 || 60 || 80 || 49
| 10 || 1 || 5 || 6 || 13
|- bgcolor="#f0f0f0"
| [1976–77](/source/1976%E2%80%9377_QMJHL_season)
| Cornwall Royals
| QMJHL
| 72 || 31 || 63 || 94 || 93
| 12 || 6 || 9 || 15 || 22
|-
| [1977–78](/source/1977%E2%80%9378_QMJHL_season)
| Cornwall Royals
| QMJHL
| 71 || 58 || 80 || 138 || 105
| 9 || 3 || 7 || 10 || 27
|- bgcolor="#f0f0f0"
| [1978–79](/source/1978%E2%80%9379_NHL_season)
| [Chicago Black Hawks](/source/Chicago_Black_Hawks)
| [NHL](/source/National_Hockey_League)
| — || — || — || — || —
| 1 || 0 || 1 || 1 || 0
|-
| [1978–79](/source/1978%E2%80%9379_AHL_season)
| [New Brunswick Hawks](/source/New_Brunswick_Hawks)
| [AHL](/source/American_Hockey_League)
| 74 || 21 || 19 || 40 || 30
| 5 || 0 || 1 || 1 || 9
|- bgcolor="#f0f0f0"
| [1979–80](/source/1979%E2%80%9380_NHL_season)
| Chicago Black Hawks
| NHL
| 11 || 0 || 2 || 2 || 0
| 7 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 5
|-
| [1979–80](/source/1979%E2%80%9380_AHL_season)
| New Brunswick Hawks
| AHL
| 55 || 22 || 30 || 52 || 18
| 12 || 5 || 6 || 11 || 9
|- bgcolor="#f0f0f0"
| [1980–81](/source/1980%E2%80%9381_NHL_season)
| Chicago Black Hawks
| NHL
| 49 || 8 || 2 || 10 || 18
| 2 || 1 || 0 || 1 || 0
|-
| [1980–81](/source/1980%E2%80%9381_AHL_season)
| New Brunswick Hawks
| AHL
| 21 || 7 || 8 || 15 || 6
| — || — || — || — || —
|- bgcolor="#f0f0f0"
| [1981–82](/source/1981%E2%80%9382_NHL_season)
| Chicago Black Hawks
| NHL
| 48 || 4 || 7 || 11 || 8
| 15 || 3 || 2 || 5 || 21
|-
| [1981–82](/source/1981%E2%80%9382_AHL_season)
| New Brunswick Hawks
| AHL
| 30 || 8 || 16 || 24 || 45
| — || — || — || — || —
|- bgcolor="#f0f0f0"
| [1982–83](/source/1982%E2%80%9383_NHL_season)
| Chicago Black Hawks
| NHL
| 79 || 14 || 9 || 23 || 14
| 13 || 1 || 1 || 2 || 4
|-
| [1983–84](/source/1983%E2%80%9384_NHL_season)
| Chicago Black Hawks
| NHL
| 72 || 7 || 6 || 13 || 41
| 5 || 1 || 1 || 2 || 6
|- bgcolor="#f0f0f0"
| [1984–85](/source/1984%E2%80%9385_NHL_season)
| Chicago Black Hawks
| NHL
| 79 || 7 || 12 || 19 || 25
| 15 || 1 || 5 || 6 || 15
|-
| [1985–86](/source/1985%E2%80%9386_NHL_season)
| Chicago Black Hawks
| NHL
| 70 || 9 || 3 || 12 || 24
| 3 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0
|- bgcolor="#f0f0f0"
| [1986–87](/source/1986%E2%80%9387_NHL_season)
| Chicago Blackhawks
| NHL
| 22 || 1 || 2 || 3 || 6
| — || — || — || — || —
|-
| [1986–87](/source/1986%E2%80%9387_AHL_season)
| [Nova Scotia Oilers](/source/Nova_Scotia_Oilers)
| AHL
| 31 || 5 || 7 || 12 || 2
| 5 || 0 || 1 || 1 || 10
|- bgcolor="#f0f0f0"
| [1987–88](/source/1987%E2%80%9388_IHL_season)
| [Saginaw Hawks](/source/Saginaw_Hawks)
| [IHL](/source/International_Hockey_League_(1945%E2%80%932001))
| 82 || 19 || 26 || 45 || 83
| 10 || 2 || 4 || 6 || 16
|- bgcolor="#e0e0e0"
! colspan="3" | NHL totals
! 430 !! 50 !! 43 !! 93 !! 136
! 61 !! 7 !! 10 !! 17 !! 51
|}

===International===
{| border="0" cellpadding="1" cellspacing="0" ID="Table3" style="text-align:center; width:40em"
|- bgcolor="#e0e0e0"
! Year
! Team
! Event
! rowspan="102" bgcolor="#ffffff"|
! GP !! G !! A !! Pts !! PIM
|-
| [1978](/source/1978_World_Junior_Ice_Hockey_Championships)
| [Canada](/source/Canada_men's_national_junior_ice_hockey_team)
| [WJC](/source/IIHF_World_Junior_Championship)
| 6 || 1 || 2 || 3 || 0
|- bgcolor="#e0e0e0"
! colspan="4"| Junior totals
! 6 !! 1 !! 2 !! 3 !! 0
|}

== External links ==
* {{icehockeystats}}

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{{succession box | before = [Terry Crisp](/source/Terry_Crisp) | title = [Head coach of the Tampa Bay Lightning](/source/List_of_Tampa_Bay_Lightning_head_coaches) | years = [1997](/source/1997-98_NHL_season) | after = [Jacques Demers](/source/Jacques_Demers)}}
{{s-end}}

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Category:Ice hockey people from Kingston, Ontario
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Category:Tampa Bay Lightning coaches
Category:Tampa Bay Lightning scouts
Category:20th-century Canadian sportsmen

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