Patrick O'Sullivan

Patrick O'Sullivan (born 1 February 1985 in Toronto, Ontario, Canada ) is an American professional ice hockey player who was most recently at Helsingfors IFK from the SM- liiga under contract.

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Career

Patrick O'Sullivan, who died in a vacation of his parents in the Canadian city of Toronto to the world and grew up in Winston- Salem, North Carolina, began his career as a hockey player in the team of the U.S. National Team Development Program, for which he in the 2000/01 season in the North American Hockey League was active. He then played four years for the Mississauga IceDogs in the Ontario Hockey League. During this time he was selected in the NHL Entry Draft in 2003 in the second round than a total of 56 players from the Minnesota Wild, for which he, however, never played.

After the attacker a season long for their farm team that gave Houston Aeros of the American Hockey League, was on the ice, the Minnesota Wild players to on 24 June 2006 along with a first-round vote in exchange for the Slovakian attacker Pavol Demitra the Los Angeles Kings from, for which he played the following three years in the National Hockey League. Of the Kings O'Sullivan was first transferred to the Carolina Hurricanes for Justin Williams just before the trade deadline in the 2008 /09 season, which sent him on the same day in exchange for Erik Cole to the Edmonton Oilers.

After he was committed on 30 June 2010 in exchange for Jim Vandermeer of the Phoenix Coyotes, paid off this his contract. So O'Sullivan signed in September 2010 a temporary one-year contract with the Carolina Hurricanes. Two months later he was set up by the Hurricanes on the waiver list and selected by the Minnesota Wild. There he came for both the wild in the NHL as well as their farm team, the. Houston Aeros in the AHL, for use In August 2011, he finally committed again the Phoenix Coyotes. From September to October 2012, the winger for the Finnish first division Helsingfors IFK was active.

Internationally

For the U.S., O'Sullivan took part in the U18 World Youth Championship in 2002, as well as the U20 World Junior Championships in 2003, 2004 and 2005 in part. In addition, he was in the squad of the U.S. at the World Championships in 2006, 2008 and 2009.

Awards and achievements

  • 2003 CHL Top Prospects Game
  • 2006 AHL All- Star Classic
  • 2006 AHL All- Rookie Team
  • 2006 Dudley "Red" Garrett Memorial Award
  • 2007 AHL All- Star Classic

Internationally

  • 2002 Gold medal at the U18 World Youth Championship
  • 2004 Gold medal at the U20 World Junior Championships

NHL stats

(End of season 2011 /12)

2003 NHL Entry Draft Houston Aeros (1994–2013) HIFK Winston-Salem, North Carolina Farmteam Trade (sports)#Trade deadline 2008–09 NHL season Waivers (NHL) 2003 World Junior Ice Hockey Championships 2004 World Junior Ice Hockey Championships 2005 World Junior Ice Hockey Championships 2006 Men's World Ice Hockey Championships 2008 Men's World Ice Hockey Championships 2009 Men's World Ice Hockey Championships Canadian Hockey League CHL/NHL Top Prospects Game
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