# Ed Patterson

Edward Patterson (born November 14, 1972) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey player. He played 68 games in the National Hockey League with the Pittsburgh Penguins between 1993 and 1996. The rest of his career, which lasted from 1992 to 2007, was spent in the minor leagues and then in Europe. Patterson is currently the head coach of the Kamloops Storm of the Kootenay International Junior Hockey League.

## Biography

Patterson was born in Delta, British Columbia. As a youth, he played in the 1986 Quebec International Pee-Wee Hockey Tournament with a minor ice hockey team from North Delta, British Columbia.
He played three seasons of junior hockey in the Western Hockey League and was drafted by the Pittsburgh Penguins. He turned professional in 1992 with the Cleveland Lumberjacks. Patterson would play in the minor leagues, with a few stints with the Penguins, until 2000, when he moved to Europe. He played six seasons in Europe before ending his career in 2007.

## Career statistics
### Regular season and playoffs

| | | | Regular season | Regular season | Regular season | Regular season | Regular season | Playoffs | Playoffs | Playoffs | Playoffs | Playoffs |
| Season | Team | League | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM |
| 1988–89 | Seattle Thunderbirds | WHL | 46 | 4 | 6 | 10 | 55 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1989–90 | Seattle Thunderbirds | WHL | 18 | 9 | 2 | 11 | 19 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1989–90 | Swift Current Broncos | WHL | 15 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 1990–91 | Swift Current Broncos | WHL | 7 | 2 | 7 | 9 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1990–91 | Kamloops Blazers | WHL | 55 | 14 | 33 | 47 | 134 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 |
| 1991–92 | Kamloops Blazers | WHL | 38 | 19 | 25 | 44 | 120 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1991–92 | Kamloops Blazers | M-Cup | — | — | — | — | — | 5 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
| 1992–93 | Cleveland Lumberjacks | IHL | 63 | 4 | 16 | 20 | 131 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 |
| 1993–94 | Pittsburgh Penguins | NHL | 27 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 10 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1993–94 | Cleveland Lumberjacks | IHL | 55 | 21 | 32 | 53 | 73 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1994–95 | Cleveland Lumberjacks | IHL | 58 | 13 | 17 | 30 | 93 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 6 |
| 1995–96 | Pittsburgh Penguins | NHL | 35 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 38 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1996–97 | Pittsburgh Penguins | NHL | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1996–97 | Cleveland Lumberjacks | IHL | 40 | 6 | 12 | 18 | 75 | 13 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 61 |
| 1997–98 | Grand Rapids Griffins | IHL | 81 | 12 | 31 | 43 | 226 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 8 |
| 1998–99 | Cincinnati Cyclones | IHL | 73 | 8 | 25 | 33 | 227 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| 1999–00 | Grand Rapids Griffins | IHL | 74 | 20 | 21 | 41 | 141 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 2 |
| 2000–01 | Grand Rapids Griffins | IHL | 70 | 19 | 23 | 42 | 90 | 10 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 17 |
| 2001–02 | Eisbären Berlin | DEL | 57 | 10 | 14 | 24 | 83 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 |
| 2002–03 | London Knights | BISL | 4 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 18 | 6 | 10 | 16 | 46 |
| 2003–04 | Cardiff Devils | EIHL | 36 | 10 | 16 | 26 | 68 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 9 | 2 |
| 2004–05 | Cardiff Devils | EIHL | 24 | 8 | 20 | 28 | 32 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2005–06 | Cardiff Devils | EIHL | 28 | 6 | 12 | 18 | 44 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2006–07 | Cardiff Devils | EIHL | 6 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 32 | — | — | — | — | — |
| IHL Totals | IHL Totals | IHL Totals | 514 | 103 | 177 | 280 | 1056 | 41 | 12 | 12 | 24 | 100 |
| NHL Totals | NHL Totals | NHL Totals | 68 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 56 | — | — | — | — | — |