Patrick Maroon
Patrick Maroon ( born April 23, 1988 in St. Louis, Missouri ) is an American professional ice hockey player who is since November 2010 at the Anaheim Ducks of the National Hockey League under contract on their farm team, the Norfolk Admirals, the American Hockey League.
Career
Patrick Maroon first played from 2005 to 2006 for the Texarkana Bandits in the U.S. Junior League North American Hockey League and was elected after a good rookie season in the Maroon 's second best scorer of the team was in the All- Rookie team in the league. Following the striker now went one more season in the NAHL, for the St. Louis Bandits, on the ice. In 57 games of the regular season, he contributed 40 goals and 55 assists for the playoff collection of Bandits and was the best scorer in the league. In the final round of Americans increased his points haul again and had 23 points in twelve games relevant share of the profits of the championship with the Bandits. His achievements were recognized by his appointment as the most valuable player of the season and Maroon also received a nomination to the First All -Star Team of the NAHL.
NHL Entry Draft 2007 Maroon was selected in the sixth round in a total of 161 position of the Philadelphia Flyers. The following season the winger spent at the London Knights in the Ontario Hockey League, where he managed the immediate breakthrough in the Canadian top junior league. With 90 scorer points in 64 matches of the regular season, he led superior to the internal Scorer List of the London Knights and finished the league to 15th place, level on points with Matt Beleskey. During the 2007/08 season debuted the attacker for the Philadelphia Phantoms, the former farm team of the Philadelphia Flyers in the American Hockey League. Had After another season in which the striker also the breakthrough in the AHL had succeeded and in the Maroon in the final playoff game in the history of the Philadelphia Phantoms scored in the Wachovia Spectrum a hit he took in the summer of 2009 in the training camp of the Philadelphia Flyers. In September 2009 he was sent to the farm team to the Adirondack Phantoms. At the season opener in the game against the Worcester Sharks, he scored a goal. During the 2009/10 season Maroon remained in the meantime without scoring 24 AHL games before he ended the series on Boxing Day 2009. A few days later, the Americans suffered a serious injury and was taken away on a stretcher.
On 21 November 2010, the Philadelphia Flyers him transferred together with David Laliberté in exchange for Rob Bordson and Danny Syvret to the Anaheim Ducks. The Californians sent to Maroon farm team to the Syracuse Crunch, where he anknüpfte to his former level of performance in the organization of the Flyers and became a reliable scorer. During the season 2010/11, the attacker was appointed to the NHL squad the Anaheim Ducks, but was not used. After his contract expired in early July 2011, and the Americans worked as so-called restricted free agent, a restricted free players available, he decided on 16 July 2011, a new contract for another season in the organization of Californians to sign. On October 25, 2011 Maroon made his debut for the Ducks in the National Hockey League when he came in the away game against the Chicago Blackhawks for use and was on the ice for 15 minutes.
Awards and achievements
- 2006 NAHL All- Rookie Team
- 2007 NAHL First All -Star Team
- 2007 NAHL Most Valuable Player
- 2007 Robertson Cup win with the St. Louis Bandits
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 )