Joe Paterson
Player profile and career history
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Joe Paterson was a left wing. Born June 25, 1960 in Toronto, Ontario, Canada, he stood 6'2", weighed 207 lbs and shot left. He was drafted in 1979 (round 5, 87th overall) by the Detroit Red Wings. In 291 NHL regular-season games he had 19 goals and 37 assists for 56 points.
NHL regular-season career
- Games
- 291
- Goals
- 19
- Assists
- 37
- Points
- 56
All supplied career statistics
- Assists
- 37
- Game Winning Goals
- 3
- Games Played
- 291
- Goals
- 19
- Ot Goals
- 0
- Pim
- 831
- Plus Minus
- -36
- Points
- 56
- Power Play Goals
- 2
- Power Play Points
- 7
- Shooting Pctg
- 0.0822
- Shorthanded Goals
- 0
- Shorthanded Points
- 0
- Shots
- 231
NHL playoff career
- Games
- 22
- Goals
- 3
- Assists
- 4
- Points
- 7
All supplied career statistics
- Assists
- 4
- Game Winning Goals
- 0
- Games Played
- 22
- Goals
- 3
- Ot Goals
- 0
- Pim
- 77
- Plus Minus
- -5
- Points
- 7
- Power Play Goals
- 1
- Power Play Points
- 4
- Shooting Pctg
- 0.1071
- Shorthanded Goals
- 0
- Shorthanded Points
- 0
- Shots
- 28
NHL career scoring rates
- Goals / game
- 0.07
- Assists / game
- 0.13
- Points / game
- 0.19
- Shots / game
- 0.79
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
- 9 1985–86 · Los Angeles Kings
- Assists
- 18 1985–86 · Los Angeles Kings
- Points
- 27 1985–86 · Los Angeles Kings
- Shots
- 75 1985–86 · Los Angeles Kings
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.
1991–92
- BinghamtonAHL
- PhoenixIHL
1990–91
- BinghamtonAHL
1989–90
- FlintIHL
1988–89
- New Haven NighthawksAHL
- DenverIHL
New York RangersNHL
1987–88
1986–87
1985–86
1984–85
- HersheyAHL
Philadelphia FlyersNHL
1983–84
- Adirondack Red WingsAHL
Detroit Red WingsNHL
1982–83
- Adirondack Red WingsAHL
Detroit Red WingsNHL
1981–82
- Adirondack Red WingsAHL
Detroit Red WingsNHL
1980–81
- Adirondack Red WingsAHL
Detroit Red WingsNHL
1979–80
- KalamazooIHL
- LondonOMJHL
1978–79
- LondonOMJHL
1977–78
- LondonOMJHL
1976–77
- WestonOPJHL
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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1991–92 | AHL | Binghamton | Regular | 49 | 7 | 10 | 17 | 115 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | All stats
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| 1991–92 | IHL | Phoenix | Regular | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | All stats
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| 1991–92 | AHL | Binghamton | Playoffs | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | All stats
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| 1990–91 | AHL | Binghamton | Regular | 80 | 16 | 35 | 51 | 221 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | All stats
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| 1990–91 | AHL | Binghamton | Playoffs | 10 | 5 | 3 | 8 | 25 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | All stats
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| 1989–90 | IHL | Flint | Regular | 69 | 21 | 26 | 47 | 198 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | All stats
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| 1989–90 | IHL | Flint | Playoffs | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | All stats
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| 1988–89 | AHL | New Haven Nighthawks | Regular | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | All stats
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| 1988–89 | IHL | Denver | Regular | 9 | 5 | 4 | 9 | 31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | All stats
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| 1988–89 | NHL | Regular | 20 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 84 | -3 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | All stats
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| 1987–88 | NHL | Regular | 32 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 113 | -10 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | All stats
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| 1987–88 | NHL | Regular | 21 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 65 | -4 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | All stats
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| 1986–87 | NHL | Regular | 45 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 158 | -11 | 30 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | All stats
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| 1986–87 | NHL | Playoffs | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | All stats
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| 1985–86 | AHL | Hershey | Regular | 20 | 5 | 10 | 15 | 68 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | All stats
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| 1985–86 | NHL | Regular | 47 | 9 | 18 | 27 | 153 | -6 | 75 | 2 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | All stats
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| 1985–86 | NHL | Regular | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | All stats
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| 1984–85 | AHL | Hershey | Regular | 67 | 26 | 27 | 53 | 173 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | All stats
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| 1984–85 | NHL | Regular | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 31 | -1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | All stats
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| 1984–85 | NHL | Playoffs | 17 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 70 | -2 | 26 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | All stats
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| 1983–84 | AHL | Adirondack Red Wings | Regular | 20 | 10 | 15 | 25 | 43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | All stats
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| 1983–84 | NHL | Regular | 41 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 148 | 0 | 26 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | All stats
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| 1983–84 | NHL | Playoffs | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | -1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | All stats
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| 1982–83 | AHL | Adirondack Red Wings | Regular | 36 | 11 | 10 | 21 | 85 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | All stats
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| 1982–83 | NHL | Regular | 33 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 14 | -8 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | All stats
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| 1982–83 | AHL | Adirondack Red Wings | Playoffs | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 21 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | All stats
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| 1981–82 | AHL | Adirondack Red Wings | Regular | 74 | 22 | 28 | 50 | 132 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | All stats
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| 1981–82 | NHL | Regular | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | All stats
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| 1981–82 | AHL | Adirondack Red Wings | Playoffs | 5 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | All stats
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| 1980–81 | AHL | Adirondack Red Wings | Regular | 39 | 9 | 16 | 25 | 68 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | All stats
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| 1980–81 | NHL | Regular | 38 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 53 | 4 | 36 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | All stats
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| 1979–80 | IHL | Kalamazoo | Regular | 4 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | All stats
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| 1979–80 | OMJHL | London | Regular | 62 | 21 | 50 | 71 | 156 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | All stats
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| 1979–80 | IHL | Kalamazoo | Playoffs | 3 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | All stats
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| 1979–80 | OMJHL | London | Playoffs | 5 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | All stats
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| 1978–79 | OMJHL | London | Regular | 59 | 22 | 19 | 41 | 158 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | All stats
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| 1978–79 | OMJHL | London | Playoffs | 7 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | All stats
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| 1977–78 | OMJHL | London | Regular | 68 | 17 | 16 | 33 | 100 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | All stats
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| 1977–78 | OMJHL | London | Playoffs | 11 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 36 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | All stats
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| 1976–77 | OPJHL | Weston | Regular | 43 | 12 | 18 | 30 | 84 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1989-03-18 | QUE | 0 | 0 | 0 | – |
| 1989-03-11 | WSH | 0 | 0 | 0 | – |
| 1989-03-09 | DET | 0 | 0 | 0 | – |
| 1989-03-05 | BOS | 0 | 0 | 0 | – |
| 1989-03-03 | NJD | 0 | 0 | 0 | – |
Career refresh is delayed. The last imported record is retained.
Profile updated Oct 15, 8:05 am EDT. Missing stats are shown as –.