Patrick Flatley

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Patrick Flatley
Born (1963-10-03) October 3, 1963 (age 60)
Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Height 6 ft 2 in (188 cm)
Weight 195 lb (88 kg; 13 st 13 lb)
Position Right Wing
Shot Right
Played for New York Islanders
New York Rangers
National teamFlag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada
NHL draft 21st overall, 1982
New York Islanders
Playing career 1983–1997

Patrick William Flatley (born October 3, 1963) [1] [2] [3] is a Canadian former professional ice hockey forward who played in the NHL for 14 seasons between 1983 and 1997 for the New York Islanders and New York Rangers.

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Playing career

Flatley was born in Toronto, Ontario. As a youth, he played in the 1976 Quebec International Pee-Wee Hockey Tournament with the Toronto Shopsy's minor ice hockey team. [4] He attended the University of Wisconsin at Madison, where he played for the Wisconsin Badgers men's ice hockey team for two seasons, helping the team capture the 1983 NCAA Men's ice hockey championship, and was himself named a tournament all-star, a WCHA first team all-star, and a 1983 All-American. [5] [6]

Flatley was drafted 21st overall by the New York Islanders in the 1982 NHL Entry Draft, [6] and scored on his first NHL shot on goal, against Doug Soetaert of the Winnipeg Jets. [5] Playing for the Canadian National Team in 1983–84, he scored 34 goals in 54 games. Rejoining the Islanders for the 1984-85 season, he was put on a line with Brent Sutter and Clark Gillies, and scored 9 goals through the first three rounds of the playoffs, becoming a big contributor in the Islanders' drive for their fifth consecutive Stanley Cup. However, the Islanders lost in the finals to the Wayne Gretzky-led Edmonton Oilers.

Although he never emerged as a top scorer, Flatley did become a highly effective role player, adding smart positional play, strong defense, and grit to the Islanders teams in the late 1980s and 1990s. Flatley was sometimes referred to as "the chairman of the boards" because he rarely failed to dig the puck out in battles in the corners. In 1991 he was named the Islanders' fifth captain. Prior to the 1996-97 season, Flatley signed a one-year deal with the New York Rangers. [2]

He played 780 career NHL games, scoring 170 goals and 340 assists for 510 points. His best offensive season, points-wise, was the 1992–93 season when he scored 47 assists and 60 points. [7]

Collegiate career

Flatley was a member of the University of Wisconsin–Madison NCAA Men's Ice Hockey Championship team of 1983, and national finalist of 1982.

Awards and honours

Jan 15, 2012 Flatley was the 12th player inducted into the New York Islanders Hall of Fame. He was also named to the Etobicoke Sports Hall of Fame in 2007. [3]

AwardYear
All-WCHA First Team 1982–83 [8]
AHCA West All-American 1982–83 [9]
All-NCAA All-Tournament Team 1983 [10]

Career statistics

Regular season and playoffs

Regular season Playoffs
Season TeamLeagueGP G A Pts PIM GPGAPtsPIM
1980–81 Henry Carr Crusaders MetJHL 42306191122—————
1981–82 University of Wisconsin WCHA 3317203765—————
1982–83 University of WisconsinWCHA4325446976—————
1983–84 Canada Intl57311748136—————
1983–84 New York Islanders NHL 16279621961514
1984–85 New York IslandersNHL7820315110641016
1985–86 New York IslandersNHL7318345266300021
1986–87 New York IslandersNHL6316355181113256
1987–88 New York IslandersNHL409152426—————
1988–89 Springfield Indians AHL 21122—————
1988–89 New York IslandersNHL4110152531—————
1989–90 New York IslandersNHL6217324910153032
1990–91 New York IslandersNHL5620254574—————
1991–92 New York IslandersNHL388283631—————
1992–93 New York IslandersNHL80134760631527912
1993–94 New York IslandersNHL6412304240—————
1994–95 New York IslandersNHL457202712—————
1995–96 New York IslandersNHL56891721—————
1996–97 New York Rangers NHL68101222261100014
NHL totals7801703405106867018153375

International

YearTeamEvent GPGAPtsPIM
1983 Canada WJC 74046
1983 Canada WC 60002
1984 Canada OG 733620
Senior totals1333622

Personal

His niece, Shannon Flatley competes for the Brown Bears women's ice hockey program. [11]

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References

  1. ↑ "Patrick Flatley". Canadian Olympic Team Official Website. 18 September 2011. Retrieved 24 December 2013.
  2. 1 2 "Patrick Flatley". New York Rangers. Retrieved 24 December 2013.
  3. 1 2 "Pat Flatley". Etobicoke Sports Hall of Fame. Archived from the original on 25 December 2013. Retrieved 24 December 2013.
  4. ↑ "Pee-Wee players who have reached NHL or WHA" (PDF). Quebec International Pee-Wee Hockey Tournament. 2018. Retrieved 2019-01-12.
  5. 1 2 Swift, E.M. (26 March 1984). "Pat These Pats On The Back Olympic stars Pat LaFontaine and Pat Flatley are lighting up the NHL". Sports Illustrated. Archived from the original on December 19, 2010. Retrieved 24 December 2013.
  6. 1 2 "Patrick Flatley". Where are they now?. University of Wisconsin. Archived from the original on 4 November 2013. Retrieved 24 December 2013.
  7. ↑ "Pat Flatley". Legends of Hockey. Hockey Hall of Fame. Retrieved 24 December 2013.
  8. ↑ "WCHA All-Teams". College Hockey Historical Archives. Retrieved May 19, 2013.
  9. ↑ "Men's Ice Hockey Award Winners" (PDF). NCAA.org. Retrieved June 11, 2013.
  10. ↑ "NCAA Frozen Four Records" (PDF). NCAA.org. Retrieved 2013-06-19.
  11. ↑ Shannon Flatley. "Shannon Flatley - Brown". Brownbears.com. Archived from the original on 2012-04-01. Retrieved 2013-12-24.
Sporting positions
Preceded by New York Islanders first round draft pick
1982 		Succeeded by
Preceded by New York Islanders captain
1991–96 		Succeeded by
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