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| Born | May 24, 1964 Sarnia, Ontario, Canada |
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| Height | 5 ft 9 in (175 cm) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 190 lb (86 kg; 13 st 8 lb) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Position | Right wing | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Shot | Right | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Played for | New Jersey Devils Hartford Whalers New York Rangers Dallas Stars Detroit Red Wings |
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| National team | .svg){kind=small} Canada |
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| NHL Draft | 43rd overall, 1982 New Jersey Devils |
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| Playing career | 1982–2002 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Patrick Martin Verbeek (born May 24, 1964) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey player. He is now the general manager of the Anaheim Ducks in the National Hockey League (NHL).
Verbeek played for five different teams during his 20-year career. He won the famous Stanley Cup with the Dallas Stars in 1999. His nickname was the "Little Ball of Hate". This name was given to him in 1995 by Glenn Healy. It described his intense and competitive playing style.
Pat Verbeek is one of the few NHL players to score 500 goals in his career.
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Playing Career Highlights
Pat Verbeek started playing minor hockey in Petrolia, Ontario. He joined the OHA Petrolia Jets Jr.B. team when he was just 15 years old.
The New Jersey Devils picked Verbeek 43rd overall in the 1982 NHL Entry Draft. This is when teams choose young players to join their league. He helped the Devils reach the playoffs for the first time in the 1987–88 season. That year, he scored 46 goals, which was a team record for a long time.
In 1985, Pat had a farming accident where his thumb was badly injured. Thanks to his family, his thumb was saved. After a lot of hard work to get better, Verbeek was able to return to playing hockey. This showed his amazing determination.
In 1988, during a game, Verbeek accidentally cut the leg of another player, Rod Langway, with his skate. The NHL decided it was an accident. This event added to the rivalry between the Washington Capitals and New Jersey Devils.
After the 1988–89 season, the Devils traded Verbeek to the Hartford Whalers. He quickly became a key player there. In his first season, he led the team in goals. The next year, he was named the team's Most Valuable Player (MVP). In 1991, he was chosen for the NHL All-Star team. The following season, Verbeek became the Whalers' captain.
After a short time with the New York Rangers, he joined the Dallas Stars in 1996. With the Stars, he achieved his dream of winning the Stanley Cup championship in 1999.
During the 1999–2000 season, Verbeek signed with the Detroit Red Wings. While playing for Detroit, he reached two big milestones. He passed 1,000 career points and scored his 500th goal. He also became one of the top 25 goal scorers in NHL history. He returned to the Dallas Stars for his final NHL season in 2001–02.
Verbeek is the only NHL player to score 40 or more goals and get over 200 penalty minutes in the same season three times. This shows he was both a great scorer and a tough player.
Life After Playing Hockey
After retiring from playing, Pat Verbeek worked as a part-time TV commentator for the Red Wings' away games. He is the only NHL player ever to have more than 500 career goals and over 2,500 penalty minutes.
In 2006, he stopped broadcasting to become a scout for the Red Wings. A scout helps find new talented players. Later, his former teammate, Steve Yzerman, asked him to be the assistant general manager for the Tampa Bay Lightning. Pat Verbeek worked with Yzerman for many years. They eventually returned to Detroit. On May 6, 2019, Verbeek was named an assistant general manager for the Detroit Red Wings.
On February 3, 2022, Pat Verbeek was named the general manager of the Anaheim Ducks. As a general manager, he is in charge of the team's players, trades, and overall strategy.
Personal Life
Pat Verbeek and his wife, Dianne, have five children. They have one son, Kyle, and four daughters: Stephanie, Kendall, Haley, and Georgeanne. The family lived in Michigan while Pat was with the Red Wings. They later moved to California.
Famous hockey player Patrick Kane lived with the Verbeek family in 2003. Kane moved to Detroit to play for a youth hockey team. Kane has said that Verbeek was a mentor to him. He even tried to play like Verbeek.
Awards and Achievements
- Member of one Stanley Cup winning team: 1999 with the Dallas Stars
- Selected to two NHL All-Star Games: 1991 and 1996
Career Statistics
Regular season and playoffs
| Regular season | Playoffs | |||||||||||||
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| Season | Team | League | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | ||
| 1979–80 | Petrolia Jets | WOHL | 41 | 17 | 24 | 41 | 85 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1980–81 | Petrolia Jets | WOHL | 42 | 44 | 44 | 88 | 155 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 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 | 27 | 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 | ||
| 1999–2000 | 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 | 1,424 | 522 | 540 | 1,062 | 2,905 | 117 | 26 | 36 | 62 | 225 | ||||
International Games
| Year | Team | Event | Result | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | |
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| 1983 | Canada | WJC |  |
7 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 6 | |
| 1989 | Canada | WC |  |
4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | |
| 1994 | Canada | WC |  |
8 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | |
| 1996 | Canada | WCH | |
1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Junior totals | 7 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 6 | ||||
| Senior totals | 13 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 6 | ||||
See also
- Captain (ice hockey)
- List of NHL players with 1,000 points
- List of NHL players with 500 goals
- List of NHL players with 1,000 games played
- List of NHL players with 2,000 career penalty minutes
