Pat Verbeek

Patrick Verbeek (born on May 24, 1964 in Sarnia, Ontario) is a Canadian-born former player who played for the New Jersey Devils, Hartford Whalers, New York Rangers, Dallas Stars, and Detroit Red Wings during his career. His nickname, "The Little Ball of Hate", was given to him in 1995 by Glenn Healy after his New York Rangers teammate Ray Ferraro was tagged as the "Big Ball of Hate".
==Playing career==
Verbeek was selected 43rd overall by the New Jersey Devils in the 1982 NHL Entry Draft. He helped the Devils to their first playoff berth in the 1987–88 season, when he scored a club record 46 goals during the regular season.
After the 1988–89 season, the Devils traded him to the Hartford Whalers (now the Carolina Hurricanes). In his first season, he led the team in goal scoring and in his second he was named team MVP. In 1991, he made the All-Star team for the first time and in the following season, Verbeek was named the Whalers captain. After a short stint with the Rangers, he signed with the Dallas Stars as a free agent, where he won his first Stanley Cup in 1999.
During the 1999–2000 season, he signed with the Detroit Red Wings. In Detroit, he passed the 1,000-point mark, scored his 500th goal, and moved into the top 25 in career goal scoring before returning to Dallas for his final NHL season in 2001-02. After retirement, he became a part-time color analyst for television broadcasts of Red Wings' road games. Verbeek is the only player in NHL history to total over 500 career goals and 2500 career penalty minutes. He left his position as a broadcaster in September 2006, to become a scout for the Red Wings.
On May 15, 1985 one of Verbeek's thumbs was cut off by an auger in a farming accident. Thanks to his father and brother his thumb was saved, and after extensive rehabilitation, Verbeek returned to hockey (although he did not miss any regular-season NHL games because of the injury).
==Career statistics==
  	  	  	 	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
1981–82 	Sudbury Wolves 	OHL 	 	66 	37 	51 	88 	180 	 	-- 	-- 	-- 	-- 	--
1982–83 	Sudbury Wolves 	OHL 	 	61 	40 	67 	107 	184 	 	-- 	-- 	-- 	-- 	--
1982–83 	New Jersey Devils	NHL 	 	6 	3 	2 	5 	8 	 	-- 	-- 	-- 	-- 	--
1983–84 	New Jersey Devils	NHL 	 	79 	20 	27 	47 	158 	 	-- 	-- 	-- 	-- 	--
1984–85 	New Jersey Devils	NHL 	 	78 	15 	18 	33 	162 	 	-- 	-- 	-- 	-- 	--
1985–86 	New Jersey Devils	NHL 	 	76 	25 	28 	53 	79 	 	-- 	-- 	-- 	-- 	--
1986–87 	New Jersey Devils	NHL 	 	74 	35 	24 	59 	120 	 	-- 	-- 	-- 	-- 	--
1987–88 	New Jersey Devils	NHL 	 	73 	46 	31 	77 	227 	 	20 	4 	8 	12 	51
1988–89 	New Jersey Devils	NHL 	 	77 	26 	21 	47 	189 	 	-- 	-- 	-- 	-- 	--
1989–90 	Hartford Whalers 	NHL 	 	80 	44 	45 	89 	228 	 	7 	2 	2 	4 	26
1990–91 	Hartford Whalers 	NHL 	 	80 	43 	39 	82 	246 	 	6 	3 	2 	5 	40
1991–92 	Hartford Whalers 	NHL 	 	76 	22 	35 	57 	243 	 	7 	0 	2 	2 	12
1992–93 	Hartford Whalers 	NHL 	 	84 	39 	43 	82 	197 	 	-- 	-- 	-- 	-- 	--
1993–94 	Hartford Whalers 	NHL 	 	84 	37 	38 	75 	177 	 	-- 	-- 	-- 	-- 	--
1994–95 	Hartford Whalers 	NHL 	 	29 	7 	11 	18 	53 	 	-- 	-- 	-- 	-- 	--
1994–95 	New York Rangers 	NHL 	 	19 	10 	5 	15 	18 	 	10 	4 	6 	10 	20
1995–96 	New York Rangers 	NHL 	 	69 	41 	41 	82 	129 	 	11 	3 	6 	9 	12
1996–97 	Dallas Stars 	NHL 	 	81 	17 	36 	53 	128 	 	7 	1 	3 	4 	16
1997–98 	Dallas Stars 	NHL 	 	82 	31 	26 	57 	170 	 	17 	3 	2 	5 	26
1998–99 	Dallas Stars 	NHL 	 	78 	17 	17 	34 	133 	 	18 	3 	4 	7 	14
1999–00 	Detroit Red Wings	NHL 	 	68 	22 	26 	48 	95 	 	9 	1 	1 	2 	2
2000–01 	Detroit Red Wings	NHL 	 	67 	15 	15 	30 	73 	 	5 	2 	0 	2 	6
2001–02 	Dallas Stars 	NHL 	 	64 	7 	13 	20 	72 	 	-- 	-- 	-- 	-- 	--
NHL totals	NHL totals 	NHL totals	 	1424 	522 	541 	1063 	2905 	 	117 	26 	36 	62 	225
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
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