Patrick O ' Sullivan Patrick O ' Sullivan ( born February 1 , 1985 ) is an American professional ice hockey forward who is currently under contract with the Phoenix Coyotes . He has previously played for the Los Angeles Kings , Edmonton Oilers , Carolina Hurricanes and the Minnesota Wild of the National Hockey League . Playing career . Amateur . His father , John O ' Sullivan , a Toronto native , played for the minor - league Winston - Salem Thunderbirds of the Atlantic Coast Hockey League . Off the ice , Patrick was unfortunately well known for the abuse he took from his father from the time he was nine years old . The abuse continued up to the time he started playing for the Mississauga Ice Dogs of the Ontario Hockey League . Some notable acts were mainly verbal and physical abuse when Patrick had an off - game . There were also reports of John threatening and intimidating him . The abuse escalated at an OHL game where John was screaming , swearing and pounding on the glass . The abuse reached a point where Patrick pressed charges against his father and filed a restraining order against him . Patrick was projected to be a first round draft pick in the 2003 NHL Entry Draft . Professional . He was drafted in the second round 56th overall in the 2003 NHL Entry Draft by the Minnesota Wild . He played his first season for their AHL affiliate , the Houston Aeros , during the 2005 – 06 season . He had a great season , scoring 47 goals , with a total of 93 points , breaking all Houston Aeros ' rookie records . During the 2006 NHL Entry Draft , he was traded by the Minnesota Wild along with their 17th overall pick ( Trevor Lewis ) , obtained in a trade with the Edmonton Oilers for Dwayne Roloson , to the Los Angeles Kings for Pavol Demitra . He began the 2006 – 07 NHL season with the Kings when he made his NHL debut on October 6 , 2006 , and became the first person from North Carolina to play in the NHL . On November 2 , 2006 , he was assigned to the Manchester Monarchs , the Kings ' AHL affiliate . On January 25 , 2007 , he was recalled by the Los Angeles Kings from the Monarchs . On March 4 , 2009 , O ' Sullivan was traded by the Kings with Calgary ' s second - round pick to the Carolina Hurricanes for Justin Williams , then was traded by the Hurricanes along with a second - round pick to the Edmonton Oilers for Erik Cole and a fifth - round pick . He would play 19 games for the Oilers during the remainder of the season , scoring two goals to go with four assists . On June 29 , 2010 , O ' Sullivan was placed on waivers by the Edmonton Oilers , along with Ethan Moreau and Robert Nilsson . After clearing waivers the following day on June 30 , he was dealt to the Phoenix Coyotes , in exchange for Jim Vandermeer . His contract was then immediately bought out by the Coyotes , releasing him to free agency . On September 17 , 2010 , O ' Sullivan signed a two - way contract with the Carolina Hurricanes . O ' Sullivan became the first native of North Carolina to play for the Hurricanes . After being a healthy scratch 10 times O ' Sullivan was placed on waivers by the Hurricanes , and picked up by the Minnesota Wild . On August 4 , 2011 , the Phoenix Coyotes signed him to a 1 year , 2 way contract .