Patrick "Pat" Dwyer (born June 22, 1983) is an American former professional ice hockey right winger who played in the National Hockey League with the Carolina Hurricanes. He was originally selected by the Atlanta Thrashers in the fourth round, 116th overall, of the 2002 NHL Entry Draft.[1]
| Patrick Dwyer | |||
|---|---|---|---|
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| Born |
June 22, 1983 Spokane, Washington, U.S. | ||
| Height | 5 ft 11 in (180 cm) | ||
| Weight | 185 lb (84 kg; 13 st 3 lb) | ||
| Position | Right wing | ||
| Shot | Right | ||
| Played for |
Carolina Hurricanes Modo Hockey SønderjyskE Belfast Giants | ||
| National team |
 United States | ||
| NHL draft |
116th overall, 2002 Atlanta Thrashers | ||
| Playing career | 2005–2019 | ||
He is currently an assistant coach for the Minnesota Wild of the National Hockey League.
Playing career
editAfter 9 seasons within the Carolina Hurricanes organization, Dwyer left the club having played in 416 regular season games as a free agent. Dwyer was unable to attain an NHL contract over the summer and on September 19, 2015, accepted a try-out offer to attend the Arizona Coyotes training camp.[2] At the conclusion of training camp, Dwyer was released from his try-out contract with the Coyotes. With the 2015–16 season underway, Dwyer belatedly signed a contract abroad in Sweden for the remainder of the campaign with Modo Hockey of the SHL on October 22, 2015.[3] Adding depth in a checking line role, Dwyer was unable to contribute offensively, producing just 7 assists in 33 games as Modo were relegated to the HockeyAllsvenskan.
As a free agent over the summer, Dwyer returned to North America and agreed to an invitation to attend the Columbus Blue Jackets training camp on a professional try-out on September 21, 2016.[4] Upon his release from the Blue Jackets, Dwyer returned to the Hurricanes fold in preparation for the 2016–17 season, signing a one-year AHL contract with affiliate, the Charlotte Checkers on October 11, 2016.[5]
After a spell in Denmark, Dwyer moved to the UK to sign for the Belfast Giants on 26 July 2018.[6] In his last professional season in 2018–19, Dwyer added a veteran and dominating scoring presence to the Giants, posting 25 goals and 61 points in 38 games. While also serving in a player-assistant coach role, Dwyer was named to the EIHL Second All-Star Team and captured the EIHL championship.
Coaching career
editHaving served as an assistant coach during his last playing season with the Belfast Giants, Dwyer returned to North America following his retirement and re-joined the Carolina Hurricanes organization in accepting an assistant coaching role with former club, the Charlotte Checkers of the AHL, on July 30, 2019. In 2020, he was named an assistant coach with the Hurricanes' new AHL affiliate, the Chicago Wolves.[7]
On July 5, 2023, Dwyer was named assistant coach to Minnesota Wild AHL affiliate, the Iowa Wild.[8] On November 28, 2023, following the firing of previous assistant coach Bob Woods,[9] Dwyer was named an assistant coach with the Minnesota Wild.[10]
Personal life
editDwyer was born in Spokane, Washington and raised in Great Falls, Montana[11]
Career statistics
editRegular season and playoffs
edit| Regular season | Playoffs | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Team | League | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | ||
| 1999–00 | Great Falls Americans | AWHL | 38 | 5 | 9 | 14 | 35 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2000–01 | Great Falls Americans | AWHL | 49 | 33 | 57 | 90 | 106 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2001–02 | Western Michigan University | CCHA | 38 | 17 | 17 | 34 | 26 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2002–03 | Western Michigan University | CCHA | 33 | 9 | 10 | 19 | 20 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2003–04 | Western Michigan University | CCHA | 35 | 13 | 13 | 26 | 22 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2004–05 | Western Michigan University | CCHA | 36 | 6 | 16 | 22 | 56 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2004–05 | Gwinnett Gladiators | ECHL | 14 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | ||
| 2005–06 | Chicago Wolves | AHL | 73 | 16 | 29 | 45 | 49 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2006–07 | Albany River Rats | AHL | 79 | 16 | 25 | 41 | 39 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 5 | ||
| 2007–08 | Albany River Rats | AHL | 59 | 13 | 12 | 25 | 29 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | ||
| 2008–09 | Albany River Rats | AHL | 62 | 24 | 16 | 40 | 29 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2008–09 | Carolina Hurricanes | NHL | 13 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | ||
| 2009–10 | Carolina Hurricanes | NHL | 58 | 7 | 5 | 12 | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2009–10 | Albany River Rats | AHL | 23 | 11 | 8 | 19 | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2010–11 | Carolina Hurricanes | NHL | 80 | 8 | 10 | 18 | 12 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2011–12 | Carolina Hurricanes | NHL | 73 | 5 | 7 | 12 | 23 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2012–13 | Carolina Hurricanes | NHL | 46 | 8 | 8 | 16 | 12 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2013–14 | Carolina Hurricanes | NHL | 75 | 8 | 14 | 22 | 14 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2014–15 | Carolina Hurricanes | NHL | 71 | 5 | 7 | 12 | 10 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2015–16 | Modo Hockey | SHL | 33 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2016–17 | Charlotte Checkers | AHL | 58 | 14 | 12 | 26 | 20 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 2017–18 | SønderjyskE Ishockey | DEN | 26 | 10 | 12 | 22 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 0 | 6 | 0 | ||
| 2018–19 | Belfast Giants | EIHL | 38 | 25 | 36 | 61 | 12 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 | ||
| AHL totals | 354 | 94 | 102 | 196 | 172 | 17 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 5 | ||||
| NHL totals | 416 | 42 | 51 | 93 | 77 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | ||||
International
edit| Year | Team | Event | Result | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 | United States | WC | 7th | 8 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | |
| Senior totals | 8 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | ||||
Awards and honors
edit| Award | Year | |
|---|---|---|
| College | ||
| All-CCHA Rookie Team | 2002 | |
| CCHA Rookie of the Year | 2002 | |
| EIHL | ||
| Second all-star team | 2019 | |
| EIHL Champion (Belfast Giants) | 2019 | |
References
edit- ^ "Patrick Dwyer player profile". hockeydb.com. 28 April 2013. Retrieved 29 April 2013.
- ^ Dave Vest (19 September 2015). "Coyotes have added Patrick Dwyer on PTO". Twitter. Retrieved 19 September 2015.
- ^ "American forward Patrick Dwyer to Modo" (in Swedish). Modo Hockey. 22 October 2015. Retrieved 22 October 2015.
- ^ "Dwyer earns PTO with Blue Jackets". thescore.com. 21 September 2016. Retrieved 21 September 2016.
- ^ "Checkers sign Patrick Dwyer to AHL contract". Charlotte Checkers. 11 October 2016. Retrieved 11 October 2016.
- ^ "Patrick Dwyer joins the Giants for 2018-19". Belfast Giants. 26 July 2018. Retrieved 26 July 2018.
- ^ "Canes hire Dwyer as Checkers assistant coach". Carolina Hurricanes. 30 July 2019. Retrieved 30 July 2019.
- ^ "IOWA WILD HIRES BEN SIMON AND PATRICK DWYER AS ASSISTANT COACHES | Iowa Wild". www.iowawild.com. 5 July 2023. Retrieved 28 November 2023.
- ^ "Head Coach Dean Evason and Assistant Coach Bob Woods Relieved of Duties | Minnesota Wild". www.nhl.com. 27 November 2023. Retrieved 28 November 2023.
- ^ "Minnesota Wild Names Patrick Dwyer as an Assistant Coach | Minnesota Wild". www.nhl.com. 28 November 2023. Retrieved 28 November 2023.
- ^ "Current coach of Sweden national team has Great Falls ties". montanasports.com. 22 September 2016. Archived from the original on 21 May 2017. Retrieved 22 September 2016.
External links
edit- Biographical information and career statistics from NHL.com, or Eliteprospects.com, or Eurohockey.com, or Hockey-Reference.com, or The Internet Hockey Database
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