page_title: Patrick Eaves
section_title: Detroit Red Wings
hierarchical_section_title: Patrick Eaves / Playing career / Professional / Detroit Red Wings
caption_attribution_description: English: Patrick Eaves in action against the Dallas Stars
context_page_description: Patrick Campbell Eaves is a Canadian-born American professional ice hockey forward currently playing under contract to the Anaheim Ducks of the National Hockey League. He has also played for the Ottawa Senators, Carolina Hurricanes, Detroit Red Wings, Nashville Predators, and Dallas Stars.
  Born in Calgary, Alberta, and raised in Faribault, Minnesota, Eaves holds Canadian and American citizenship and has represented the United States in international ice hockey tournaments. He is the son of retired ice hockey player Mike Eaves, and brother of retired ice hockey player Ben Eaves.
context_section_description: On July 24, 2009, Eaves was traded by the Hurricanes to the Boston Bruins along with a 2010 fourth-round draft pick in exchange for defenseman Aaron Ward. The Bruins then placed Eaves on waivers for the purpose of buying out his contract. On August 4, 2009, Eaves signed a one-year contract, valued at $500,000, with the Detroit Red Wings. Eaves scored his first goal with the Red Wings in a 6–5 shootout loss to the Edmonton Oilers on October 29, 2009. In early January, 2010, he scored his 50th career goal against the San Jose Sharks.
  On July 7, 2010, Eaves signed a one-year extension with the Detroit Red Wings.
  On July 1, 2011, Eaves signed a three-year extension with the Detroit Red Wings. The deal was worth $3.6 million, and had a cap hit of $1.2 million per year.
  Eaves played just 10 games in the 2011–12 season before suffering a broken jaw and a concussion in a game against the Nashville Predators on November 26, 2011. Predators defenceman Roman Josi's shot hit him in the side of the face; Eaves missed the rest of the season due to the concussion.
  On October 29, 2012, Eaves stated he was "not close" to returning and was still suffering headaches and post-concussion symptoms from the previous year's injury. On January 18, 2013, the Red Wings announced that Eaves was cleared to return to play.
caption: Eaves on his way to his first career hat-trick in a game vs. the Dallas Stars in December 2010.
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