Curtiss Patrick is a retired American

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 professional ice hockey defenseman.

Career

Curtiss has appeared in 172 games in the ECHL

ECHL

The ECHL is a mid-level professional ice hockey league based in Princeton, New Jersey with teams scattered across the United States...

 for the Wheeling Nailers

Wheeling Nailers

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 and 11 games in the AHL

American Hockey League

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, ten for the Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins

Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins

The Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins are the American Hockey League affiliate of the NHL's Pittsburgh Penguins. They play in Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania at the Mohegan Sun Arena at Casey Plaza...

 and one for the Springfield Falcons

Springfield Falcons

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, posting 8 goals, 19 assists, and 516 minutes in penalties. He formerly played in the Elite Ice Hockey League

Elite Ice Hockey League

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 in the United Kingdom

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 for the Basingstoke Bison

Basingstoke Bison

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, in November left the club and moved to Wichita Thunder

Wichita Thunder

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Personal

Patrick has been active in several business ventures since his retirement. He founded the online t-shirt company Ratfink T-Shirts in 2008. He is also the Vice-President of Sniper Skinz, a company that designs customized hockey stick wraps for both youth and adult hockey sticks

He also makes up the one-man band "The Reindeer"

Family

He is the great grand-son of Lester Patrick

Lester Patrick

Curtis Lester "The Silver Fox" Patrick born in Drummondville, Quebec, Canada, was a professional ice hockey player and coach associated with the Victoria Aristocrats/Cougars of the Pacific Coast Hockey Association , and the New York Rangers of the National Hockey League...

 and the grandson of Lynn Patrick

Lynn Patrick

Joseph Lynn Patrick was a Canadian professional ice hockey player and executive. As a player, Patrick played for the New York Rangers in the National Hockey League. Lynn was an important member of one Stanley Cup title the Rangers won in 1940. After his playing career, he went on to be the general...

. His father Glenn Patrick

Glenn Patrick

Glenn Curtiss Patrick is a retired professional ice hockey player who played 38 games in the National Hockey League and 23 games in the World Hockey Association between 1973 and 1977. He played with the St. Louis Blues, California Seals, Cleveland Barons, and Edmonton Oilers...

 and uncle Craig Patrick

Craig Patrick

Craig Patrick is a former American hockey player, coach and general manager, the son of Lynn Patrick and the grandson of Lester Patrick...

 also played in the NHL.

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