Rick Paterson
Player profile and career history
C · #26
Rick Paterson was a center. Born February 10, 1958 in Kingston, Ontario, Canada, he stood 5'9", weighed 190 lbs and shot right. He was drafted in 1978 (round 3, 46th overall) by the Chicago Blackhawks. In 430 NHL regular-season games he had 50 goals and 43 assists for 93 points.
NHL regular-season career
- Games
- 430
- Goals
- 50
- Assists
- 43
- Points
- 93
All supplied career statistics
- Assists
- 43
- Game Winning Goals
- 5
- Games Played
- 430
- Goals
- 50
- Ot Goals
- 0
- Pim
- 136
- Plus Minus
- -7
- Points
- 93
- Power Play Goals
- 2
- Power Play Points
- 2
- Shooting Pctg
- 0.1506
- Shorthanded Goals
- 14
- Shorthanded Points
- 19
- Shots
- 332
NHL playoff career
- Games
- 61
- Goals
- 7
- Assists
- 10
- Points
- 17
All supplied career statistics
- Assists
- 10
- Game Winning Goals
- 1
- Games Played
- 61
- Goals
- 7
- Ot Goals
- 0
- Pim
- 51
- Plus Minus
- -8
- Points
- 17
- Power Play Goals
- 0
- Power Play Points
- 1
- Shooting Pctg
- 0.1555
- Shorthanded Goals
- 4
- Shorthanded Points
- 4
- Shots
- 45
NHL career scoring rates
- Goals / game
- 0.12
- Assists / game
- 0.10
- Points / game
- 0.22
- Shots / game
- 0.77
Regular-season career totals divided by games played. Missing values stay blank.
NHL season record highs
Highest supplied regular-season team records. Split-team seasons are kept separate; these are not combined season totals. Ties show one recorded season.
- Goals
- 14 1982–83 · Chicago Blackhawks
- Assists
- 12 1984–85 · Chicago Blackhawks
- Points
- 23 1982–83 · Chicago Blackhawks
- Shots
- 80 1982–83 · Chicago Blackhawks
Teams & leagues through the years
Every team and league recorded in this player's supplied season history, including junior, minor-league and international appearances. Multiple teams in a season are listed together; transfer dates and their order are not supplied.
1987–88
- SaginawIHL
1986–87
- Nova ScotiaAHL
Chicago BlackhawksNHL
1985–86
1984–85
1983–84
1982–83
1981–82
- New BrunswickAHL
- Chicago BlackhawksNHL
1980–81
- New BrunswickAHL
- Chicago BlackhawksNHL
1979–80
- New BrunswickAHL
- Chicago BlackhawksNHL
1978–79
- New BrunswickAHL
- Chicago BlackhawksNHL
1977–78
- CornwallQMJHL
- CanadaWJC-A
1976–77
- CornwallQMJHL
1975–76
- CornwallQMJHL
1974–75
- CornwallQMJHL
1973–74
- CornwallQMJHL
Coverage follows NHL's published player record. Earlier youth teams, loans, transfers and seasons absent from that source may be missing. A missing season does not imply the player was inactive.
Season-by-season history
All seasons and leagues supplied by the NHL player feed. NHL, junior and minor-league rows stay separate; this is not a guarantee of every game in a player's career.
Scroll across the table for all columns. Open “All stats” on any season for its complete supplied record.
| Season | League | Team | Type | GP | G | A | PTS | PIM | +/− | Shots | PPG | PPP | SHG | SHP | GWG | OTG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1987–88 | IHL | Saginaw | Regular | 82 | 19 | 26 | 45 | 83 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | All stats
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| 1987–88 | IHL | Saginaw | Playoffs | 10 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | All stats
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| 1986–87 | AHL | Nova Scotia | Regular | 31 | 5 | 7 | 12 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | All stats
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| 1986–87 | NHL |  Chicago Blackhawks | Regular | 22 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | All stats
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| 1986–87 | AHL | Nova Scotia | Playoffs | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | All stats
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| 1985–86 | NHL | Chicago Blackhawks | Regular | 70 | 9 | 3 | 12 | 24 | -1 | 36 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | All stats
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| 1985–86 | NHL | Chicago Blackhawks | Playoffs | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | All stats
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| 1984–85 | NHL | Chicago Blackhawks | Regular | 79 | 7 | 12 | 19 | 25 | 7 | 54 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 1 | 0 | All stats
|
| 1984–85 | NHL | Chicago Blackhawks | Playoffs | 15 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 15 | -6 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | All stats
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| 1983–84 | NHL | Chicago Blackhawks | Regular | 72 | 7 | 6 | 13 | 41 | -12 | 64 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | All stats
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| 1983–84 | NHL | Chicago Blackhawks | Playoffs | 5 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 6 | -1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | All stats
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| 1982–83 | NHL | Chicago Blackhawks | Regular | 79 | 14 | 9 | 23 | 14 | 1 | 80 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 0 | All stats
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| 1982–83 | NHL | Chicago Blackhawks | Playoffs | 13 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | -2 | 13 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | All stats
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| 1981–82 | AHL | New Brunswick | Regular | 30 | 8 | 16 | 24 | 45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | All stats
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| 1981–82 | NHL | Chicago Blackhawks | Regular | 48 | 4 | 7 | 11 | 8 | -2 | 45 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | All stats
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| 1981–82 | NHL | Chicago Blackhawks | Playoffs | 15 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 21 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | All stats
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| 1980–81 | AHL | New Brunswick | Regular | 21 | 7 | 8 | 15 | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | All stats
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| 1980–81 | NHL | Chicago Blackhawks | Regular | 49 | 8 | 2 | 10 | 18 | -2 | 38 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | All stats
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| 1980–81 | NHL | Chicago Blackhawks | Playoffs | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | All stats
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| 1979–80 | AHL | New Brunswick | Regular | 55 | 22 | 30 | 52 | 18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | All stats
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| 1979–80 | NHL | Chicago Blackhawks | Regular | 11 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | All stats
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| 1979–80 | AHL | New Brunswick | Playoffs | 12 | 5 | 6 | 11 | 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | All stats
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| 1979–80 | NHL | Chicago Blackhawks | Playoffs | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | -1 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | All stats
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| 1978–79 | AHL | New Brunswick | Regular | 73 | 21 | 19 | 40 | 30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | All stats
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| 1978–79 | AHL | New Brunswick | Playoffs | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | All stats
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| 1978–79 | NHL | Chicago Blackhawks | Playoffs | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | All stats
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| 1977–78 | QMJHL | Cornwall | Regular | 71 | 58 | 80 | 138 | 105 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | All stats
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| 1977–78 | WJC-A | Canada | Regular | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | All stats
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| 1977–78 | QMJHL | Cornwall | Playoffs | 9 | 3 | 7 | 10 | 27 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | All stats
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| 1976–77 | QMJHL | Cornwall | Regular | 72 | 31 | 63 | 94 | 90 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | All stats
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| 1976–77 | QMJHL | Cornwall | Playoffs | 12 | 6 | 9 | 15 | 22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | All stats
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| 1975–76 | QMJHL | Cornwall | Regular | 71 | 20 | 60 | 80 | 59 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | All stats
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| 1975–76 | QMJHL | Cornwall | Playoffs | 10 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 13 | — | — | 1 | — | 0 | — | 0 | — | All stats
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| 1974–75 | QMJHL | Cornwall | Regular | 68 | 18 | 20 | 38 | 50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | All stats
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| 1974–75 | QMJHL | Cornwall | Playoffs | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 0 | — | 0 | — | 0 | — | All stats
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| 1973–74 | QMJHL | Cornwall | Regular | 60 | 1 | 14 | 15 | 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | All stats
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| 1973–74 | QMJHL | Cornwall | Playoffs | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 0 | — | 0 | — | 0 | — | All stats
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NHL game-by-game archive
This season’s game-log import is queued. The background archive fills gradually.
NHL source coverage only; missing records are not zero-stat appearances. Historical team abbreviations are retained.
Recent NHL games
| Date | Opponent | Goals | Assists | Points | Time on ice |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1987-01-26 | MTL | 0 | 0 | 0 | – |
| 1987-01-24 | MTL | 0 | 1 | 1 | – |
| 1987-01-23 | PHI | 0 | 0 | 0 | – |
| 1987-01-21 | PHI | 0 | 0 | 0 | – |
| 1987-01-17 | MNS | 0 | 0 | 0 | – |
Career refresh is delayed. The last imported record is retained.
Profile updated Oct 15, 10:45 am EDT. Missing stats are shown as –.