Patrick Dwyer (ice hockey)
Patrick Dwyer ( born June 22, 1983 in Great Falls, Montana ) is an American professional ice hockey player standing since 2008 with the Carolina Hurricanes in the National Hockey League contract.
Career
Pat Dwyer was selected in the fourth round during the NHL Entry Draft in 2002 when a total of 116 players from the Atlanta Thrashers. From 2001 to 2005, the Americans played for the ice hockey team of the Western Michigan University in the Central Collegiate Hockey Association.
Towards the end of his last season at Western Michigan, he also played 14 times in the ECHL Gwinnett Gladiators for, the farm team of the Atlanta Thrashers and the Chicago Wolves of the American Hockey League. This he left after only a year, and in 2006 signed a contract with the AHL farm team of the Carolina Hurricanes, the Albany River Rats, for whom he played until 2009. During the 2008/ 09 season, Dwyer made his debut in the National Hockey League for the Hurricanes. Since the mid- season 2009/10 Dwyer belongs firmly to the NHL squad the Hurricanes.
Awards and achievements
- 2001 NWJHL First All -Star Team
- 2001 NWJHL MVP
- 2002 CCHA All- Rookie Team
- 2002 CCHA Rookie of the Year
Career Stats
( Key to Career statistics: Sp or GP = Games Played, T or G = goals scored, V or A = achieved assists; Pts or Pts = scored points scorer, SM or PIM = received penalty minutes, / - = Plus / Minus balance sheet; PP = scored majority gates; SH = scored shorthanded goals, GW = achieved victory gates; Play-downs/Relegation 1 )