Patrick Traverse

Patrick Traverse (born March 14, 1974) is a Canadian professional ice hockey defenceman currently playing for the Hamburg Freezers in Deutsche Eishockey Liga (DEL).
==Playing career==
Traverse was drafted by the Ottawa Senators in the third round, 50th overall in the 1992 NHL Entry Draft. Traverse is a defenceman that has played for five different NHL teams throughout his career.
Traverse was traded to the San Jose Sharks on December 18, 2006, in exchange for Mathieu Biron. He has played for the Sharks' AHL affiliate, the Worcester Sharks. He has frequently played in the AHL in between NHL stints, he is 6'4" tall, 207 lb. in weight and shoots left. 
After playing one season for DEG Metro Stars in the DEL, Traverse signed with rival Hamburg Freezers to a one-year contract on March 19, 2010.
==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
1991–92 	Shawinigan Cataractes	QMJHL 		59 	3 	11 	14 	12 		— 	— 	— 	— 	—
1992–93 	Shawinigan Cataractes	QMJHL 		53 	5 	24 	29 	24 		— 	— 	— 	— 	—
1992–93 	Saint-Jean Lynx 	QMJHL 		15 	1 	6 	7 	0 		— 	— 	— 	— 	—
1992–93 	New Haven Senators 	AHL 		2 	0 	0 	0 	2 		— 	— 	— 	— 	—
1993–94 	Saint-Jean Lynx 	QMJHL 		66 	15 	37 	52 	30 		— 	— 	— 	— 	—
1993–94 	PEI Senators 	AHL 		3 	0 	1 	1 	2 		— 	— 	— 	— 	—
1994–95 	PEI Senators 	AHL 		70 	5 	13 	18 	19 		7 	0 	2 	2 	0
1995–96 	PEI Senators 	AHL 		55 	4 	21 	25 	32 		5 	1 	2 	3 	2
1995–96 	Ottawa Senators 	NHL 		5 	0 	0 	0 	2 		— 	— 	— 	— 	—
1996–97 	Worcester IceCats 	AHL 		24 	0 	4 	4 	23 		— 	— 	— 	— 	—
1996–97 	Grand Rapids Griffins	IHL 		10 	2 	1 	3 	10 		2 	0 	1 	1 	2
1997–98 	Hershey Bears 	AHL 		71 	14 	15 	29 	67 		7 	1 	3 	4 	4
1998–99 	Ottawa Senators 	NHL 		46 	1 	9 	10 	22 		— 	— 	— 	— 	—
1999–00 	Ottawa Senators 	NHL 		66 	6 	17 	23 	21 		6 	0 	0 	0 	2
2000–01 	Anaheim Mighty Ducks 	NHL 		15 	1 	0 	1 	6 		— 	— 	— 	— 	—
2000–01 	Boston Bruins 	NHL 		37 	2 	6 	8 	14 		— 	— 	— 	— 	—
2000–01 	Montreal Canadiens 	NHL 		19 	2 	3 	5 	10 		— 	— 	— 	— 	—
2001–02 	Montreal Canadiens 	NHL 		25 	2 	3 	5 	14 		— 	— 	— 	— 	—
2001–02 	Quebec Citadelles 	AHL 		4 	0 	2 	2 	4 		— 	— 	— 	— 	—
2002–03 	Montreal Canadiens 	NHL 		65 	0 	13 	13 	24 		— 	— 	— 	— 	—
2003–04 	Hamilton Bulldogs 	AHL 		80 	5 	21 	26 	31 		10 	1 	2 	3 	0
2004–05 	Houston Aeros 	AHL 		72 	6 	9 	15 	28 		5 	0 	0 	0 	2
2005–06 	Iowa Stars 	AHL 		40 	3 	21 	24 	16 		7 	1 	2 	3 	2
2005–06 	Dallas Stars 	NHL 		1 	0 	0 	0 	0 		— 	— 	— 	— 	—
2006–07 	Hamilton Bulldogs 	AHL 		26 	1 	4 	5 	10 		— 	— 	— 	— 	—
2006–07 	Worcester Sharks 	AHL 		54 	5 	17 	22 	14 		6 	0 	2 	2 	2
2007–08 	Worcester Sharks 	AHL 		65 	6 	19 	25 	52 		— 	— 	— 	— 	—
2008–09 	Worcester Sharks 	AHL 		78 	9 	33 	42 	28 		12 	4 	5 	9 	4
2009–10 	DEG Metro Stars 	DEL 		53 	3 	29 	32 	28 		3 	0 	4 	4 	8
2010–11 	Hamburg Freezers 	DEL 		52 	8 	18 	26 	28 		— 	— 	— 	— 	—
NHL totals	NHL totals 	NHL totals		279 	14 	51 	65 	113 		6 	0 	0 	0 	2
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
===International===
Year 	Team 	Event 	GP	G	A	Pts	PIM
2000 	Canada 	WC 	8 	1	0	1 	0
Senior int'l totals	Senior int'l totals	Senior int'l totals	8 	1	0	1 	0
==References==
==External links==
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