Rick Paterson

David Rick Paterson (born February 10, 1958) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey player and coach. He played 430 games in the National Hockey League with the Chicago Black Hawks from 1979 through 1987. After leaving Chicago, he worked as Assistant Coach with the Pittsburgh Penguins from 1988 through 1993, winning the Stanley Cup in 1991 and 1992. He was named interim coach for the 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 before their 2002–03 season and won the Stanley Cup with the team in 2004. In 2005 he became the director of player personnel for the Mighty Ducks of Anaheim. The team was renamed the Anaheim Ducks in 2006 and with them Paterson who won the Stanley Cup with them in 2007. Since 2020 he has been director of professional scouting for the Ducks

Rick Paterson
Paterson in 1978
Born	(1958-02-10) February 10, 1958 (age 67) Kingston, Ontario, Canada
Height	5 ft 9 in (175 cm)
Weight	190 lb (86 kg; 13 st 8 lb)
Position	Right Wing
Shot	Right
Played for	Chicago Black Hawks
NHL draft	46th overall, 1978 Chicago Black Hawks
Playing career	1978–1988

Career statistics

Regular season and playoffs

				Regular season						Playoffs
Season	Team	League		GP	G	A	Pts	PIM		GP	G	A	Pts	PIM
1973–74	Cornwall Royals	QMJHL		60	1	14	15	5		5	0	1	1	0
1974–75	Cornwall Royals	QMJHL		68	18	20	38	50		4	0	1	1	0
1975–76	Cornwall Royals	QMJHL		71	20	60	80	49		10	1	5	6	13
1976–77	Cornwall Royals	QMJHL		72	31	63	94	93		12	6	9	15	22
1977–78	Cornwall Royals	QMJHL		71	58	80	138	105		9	3	7	10	27
1978–79	Chicago Black Hawks	NHL		—	—	—	—	—		1	0	1	1	0
1978–79	New Brunswick Hawks	AHL		74	21	19	40	30		5	0	1	1	9
1979–80	Chicago Black Hawks	NHL		11	0	2	2	0		7	0	0	0	5
1979–80	New Brunswick Hawks	AHL		55	22	30	52	18		12	5	6	11	9
1980–81	Chicago Black Hawks	NHL		49	8	2	10	18		2	1	0	1	0
1980–81	New Brunswick Hawks	AHL		21	7	8	15	6		—	—	—	—	—
1981–82	Chicago Black Hawks	NHL		48	4	7	11	8		15	3	2	5	21
1981–82	New Brunswick Hawks	AHL		30	8	16	24	45		—	—	—	—	—
1982–83	Chicago Black Hawks	NHL		79	14	9	23	14		13	1	1	2	4
1983–84	Chicago Black Hawks	NHL		72	7	6	13	41		5	1	1	2	6
1984–85	Chicago Black Hawks	NHL		79	7	12	19	25		15	1	5	6	15
1985–86	Chicago Black Hawks	NHL		70	9	3	12	24		3	0	0	0	0
1986–87	Chicago Blackhawks	NHL		22	1	2	3	6		—	—	—	—	—
1986–87	Nova Scotia Oilers	AHL		31	5	7	12	2		5	0	1	1	10
1987–88	Saginaw Hawks	IHL		82	19	26	45	83		10	2	4	6	16
1962–63	Boston Bruins	NHL		65	17	18	35	6		—	—	—	—	—
NHL totals				430	50	43	93	136		61	7	10	17	51

International

Year	Team	Event		GP	G	A	Pts	PIM
1978	Canada	WJC		6	1	2	3	0
Junior totals				6	1	2	3	0

External links

• Biographical information and career statistics from NHL.com, or Eliteprospects.com, or Hockey-Reference.com, or The Internet Hockey Database

Preceded by Terry Crisp

Head coach of the Tampa Bay Lightning 1997

Succeeded by Jacques Demers