Rick Paterson

Infobox Ice Hockey Player


image_size = 250px
image_caption = Rick Paterson playing with the Chicago Blackhawks
position = Right Wing
played_for = "QMJHL"
Cornwall Royals
"AHL"
New Brunswick Hawks
"NHL"
Chicago Blackhawks
shot = Right
height_ft = 5
height_in = 9
weight_lb = 190
nickname =
nationality = Canada
nationality_2 = United States
birth_date = birth date and age|1958|02|10
birth_place = Kingston, ON, CAN
draft = 46^th overall
draft_year = 1978
draft_team = Chicago Blackhawks
career_start = 1973
career_end = 1988
halloffame =

Rick Paterson (born February 10, 1958 in Kingston, Ontario) is a retired professional ice hockey player who played 430 games in the National Hockey League. He played with the Chicago Blackhawks from 1978 through 1987. After leaving Chicago, he worked as Assistant Coach with the Pittsburgh Penguins from 1988 through 1993, winning two Stanley Cups in 1991 and 1992. He was named the chief professional scout for the Tampa Bay Lightning before their 2002–2003 season and won a Stanley Cup with that club in 2004. He currently works as the director of pro scouting for the Anaheim Ducks, who won the Stanley Cup in 2007.

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