Pat Verbeek
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Patrick Verbeek is a Canadian former ice hockey
player who played for the New Jersey Devils
, Hartford Whalers
, New York Rangers
, Dallas Stars
, and Detroit Red Wings
during his career. His nickname, "The Little Ball of Hate", was given to him in 1995 by Glenn Healy
after fellow New York Rangers
teammate Ray Ferraro
was tagged as the "Big Ball of Hate".
Verbeek is currently employed as Assistant General Manager with the Tampa Bay Lightning
. He previously served as pro scout with the Detroit Red Wings
.
in the 1982 NHL Entry Draft
. He helped the Devils to their first playoff berth in the 1987–88 season, when he scored a club record 46 goals during the regular season.
After the 1988–89 season, the Devils traded him to the Hartford Whalers
. In his first season, he led the team in goal scoring and in his second he was named team MVP. In 1991, he made the All-Star team for the first time and in the following season, Verbeek was named the Whalers captain. After a short stint with the Rangers, he signed with the Dallas Stars
as a free agent, where he won his first Stanley Cup
in 1999.
During the 1999–2000 season, he signed with the Detroit Red Wings. In Detroit, he passed the 1,000-point mark, scored his 500th goal, and moved into the top 25 in career goal scoring before returning to Dallas for his final NHL season in 2001–02. After retirement, he became a part-time color analyst for television broadcasts of Red Wings' road games. Verbeek is the only player in NHL history to total over 500 career goals and 2500 career penalty minutes. He left his position as a broadcaster in September 2006, to become a scout for the Red Wings.
On May 15, 1985 one of Verbeek's thumbs was cut off by an auger in a farming accident. Thanks to his father and brother his thumb was saved, and after extensive rehabilitation, Verbeek returned to hockey (although he did not miss any regular-season NHL games because of the injury).
Ice hockey
Ice hockey, often referred to as hockey, is a team sport played on ice, in which skaters use wooden or composite sticks to shoot a hard rubber puck into their opponent's net. The game is played between two teams of six players each. Five members of each team skate up and down the ice trying to take...
player who played for the New Jersey Devils
New Jersey Devils
The New Jersey Devils are a professional ice hockey team based in Newark, New Jersey, United States. They are members of the Atlantic Division of the Eastern Conference of the National Hockey League...
, Hartford Whalers
Hartford Whalers
The Hartford Whalers were a professional ice hockey team based for most of its existence in Hartford, Connecticut, U.S.A.. The club played in the World Hockey Association from 1972–79 and in the National Hockey League from 1979–97...
, New York Rangers
New York Rangers
The New York Rangers are a professional ice hockey team based in the borough of Manhattan in New York, New York, USA. They are members of the Atlantic Division of the Eastern Conference of the National Hockey League . Playing their home games at Madison Square Garden, the Rangers are one of the...
, Dallas Stars
Dallas Stars
The Dallas Stars are a professional ice hockey team based in Dallas, Texas. They are members of the Pacific Division of the Western Conference of the National Hockey League . The team was founded during the 1967 NHL expansion as the Minnesota North Stars, based in Bloomington, Minnesota. The...
, and Detroit Red Wings
Detroit Red Wings
The Detroit Red Wings are a professional ice hockey team based in Detroit, Michigan. They are members of the Central Division of the Western Conference of the National Hockey League , and are one of the Original Six teams of the NHL, along with the Toronto Maple Leafs, Montreal Canadiens, New York...
during his career. His nickname, "The Little Ball of Hate", was given to him in 1995 by Glenn Healy
Glenn Healy
Glenn Healy is a former ice hockey goaltender who played for 15 years in the National Hockey League. Prior to that, he was a member of the Western Michigan University hockey team, and 1985 graduate of the school. He also served as the director of player affairs for the National Hockey League...
after fellow New York Rangers
New York Rangers
The New York Rangers are a professional ice hockey team based in the borough of Manhattan in New York, New York, USA. They are members of the Atlantic Division of the Eastern Conference of the National Hockey League . Playing their home games at Madison Square Garden, the Rangers are one of the...
teammate Ray Ferraro
Ray Ferraro
Raymond Ferraro is a retired professional ice hockey player. He played in the National Hockey League for the Hartford Whalers , New York Islanders , New York Rangers , Los Angeles Kings , Atlanta Thrashers and St. Louis Blues...
was tagged as the "Big Ball of Hate".
Verbeek is currently employed as Assistant General Manager with the Tampa Bay Lightning
Tampa Bay Lightning
The Tampa Bay Lightning are a professional ice hockey team based in Tampa, Florida. They are members of the Southeast Division of the Eastern Conference of the National Hockey League . They have one Stanley Cup championship in their history, in 2003–04. They are often referred to as the...
. He previously served as pro scout with the Detroit Red Wings
Detroit Red Wings
The Detroit Red Wings are a professional ice hockey team based in Detroit, Michigan. They are members of the Central Division of the Western Conference of the National Hockey League , and are one of the Original Six teams of the NHL, along with the Toronto Maple Leafs, Montreal Canadiens, New York...
.
Playing career
Verbeek was selected 43rd overall by the New Jersey DevilsNew Jersey Devils
The New Jersey Devils are a professional ice hockey team based in Newark, New Jersey, United States. They are members of the Atlantic Division of the Eastern Conference of the National Hockey League...
in the 1982 NHL Entry Draft
1982 NHL Entry Draft
The 1982 NHL Entry Draft was held at the Montreal Forum in Montreal, Quebec. The National Hockey League teams selected 252 players eligible for entry into professional ranks, in the reverse order of the 1981–82 NHL season and playoff standings. This is the list of those players...
. He helped the Devils to their first playoff berth in the 1987–88 season, when he scored a club record 46 goals during the regular season.
After the 1988–89 season, the Devils traded him to the Hartford Whalers
Hartford Whalers
The Hartford Whalers were a professional ice hockey team based for most of its existence in Hartford, Connecticut, U.S.A.. The club played in the World Hockey Association from 1972–79 and in the National Hockey League from 1979–97...
. In his first season, he led the team in goal scoring and in his second he was named team MVP. In 1991, he made the All-Star team for the first time and in the following season, Verbeek was named the Whalers captain. After a short stint with the Rangers, he signed with the Dallas Stars
Dallas Stars
The Dallas Stars are a professional ice hockey team based in Dallas, Texas. They are members of the Pacific Division of the Western Conference of the National Hockey League . The team was founded during the 1967 NHL expansion as the Minnesota North Stars, based in Bloomington, Minnesota. The...
as a free agent, where he won his first Stanley Cup
Stanley Cup
The Stanley Cup is an ice hockey club trophy, awarded annually to the National Hockey League playoffs champion after the conclusion of the Stanley Cup Finals. It has been referred to as The Cup, Lord Stanley's Cup, The Holy Grail, or facetiously as Lord Stanley's Mug...
in 1999.
During the 1999–2000 season, he signed with the Detroit Red Wings. In Detroit, he passed the 1,000-point mark, scored his 500th goal, and moved into the top 25 in career goal scoring before returning to Dallas for his final NHL season in 2001–02. After retirement, he became a part-time color analyst for television broadcasts of Red Wings' road games. Verbeek is the only player in NHL history to total over 500 career goals and 2500 career penalty minutes. He left his position as a broadcaster in September 2006, to become a scout for the Red Wings.
On May 15, 1985 one of Verbeek's thumbs was cut off by an auger in a farming accident. Thanks to his father and brother his thumb was saved, and after extensive rehabilitation, Verbeek returned to hockey (although he did not miss any regular-season NHL games because of the injury).
Career statistics
| Regular season | Playoffs | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season Season (sports) In an organized sports league, a season is the portion of one year in which regulated games of the sport are in session. For example, in Major League Baseball, one season lasts approximately from April 1 through October 1; in Association football, it is generally from August until May In an... |
Team | League | GP | G Goal (ice hockey) In ice hockey, a goal is scored when the puck completely crosses the goal line between the two goal posts and below the goal crossbar. A goal awards one point to the team attacking the goal scored upon, regardless of which team the player who actually deflected the puck into the goal belongs to... |
A Assist (ice hockey) In ice hockey, an assist is attributed to up to two players of the scoring team who shot, passed or deflected the puck towards the scoring teammate, or touched it in any other way which enabled the goal, meaning that they were "assisting" in the goal. There can be a maximum of two assists per goal... |
Pts Point (ice hockey) Point in ice hockey has three official meanings:* A point is awarded to a player for each goal scored or assist earned. The total number of goals plus assists equals total points. In some European leagues, a goal counts as two points, and an assist counts as one... |
PIM Penalty (ice hockey) A penalty in ice hockey is a punishment for inappropriate behavior. Most penalties are enforced by detaining the offending player within a penalty box for a set number of minutes, during which, the player can not participate in play. The offending team usually may not replace the player on the ice,... |
GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | ||
| 1981–82 | Sudbury Wolves Sudbury Wolves The Sudbury Wolves are the name of the ice hockey team from Sudbury, Ontario. Sudbury has had a hockey team known as the "Wolves" nearly every year since World War I. The Sudbury Wolves, the senior men's AAA team, have twice been chosen to be Canada's representatives at the Ice Hockey World... |
OHL Ontario Hockey League The Ontario Hockey League is one of the three Major Junior ice hockey leagues which constitute the Canadian Hockey League. The league is for players aged 15-20.The OHL also operates under the Ontario Hockey Federation of Hockey Canada.... |
66 | 37 | 51 | 88 | 180 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1982–83 | Sudbury Wolves | OHL | 61 | 40 | 67 | 107 | 184 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1982–83 | New Jersey Devils New Jersey Devils The New Jersey Devils are a professional ice hockey team based in Newark, New Jersey, United States. They are members of the Atlantic Division of the Eastern Conference of the National Hockey League... |
NHL National Hockey League The National Hockey League is an unincorporated not-for-profit association which operates a major professional ice hockey league of 30 franchised member clubs, of which 7 are currently located in Canada and 23 in the United States... |
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 | 28 | 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 Hartford Whalers The Hartford Whalers were a professional ice hockey team based for most of its existence in Hartford, Connecticut, U.S.A.. The club played in the World Hockey Association from 1972–79 and in the National Hockey League from 1979–97... |
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 New York Rangers The New York Rangers are a professional ice hockey team based in the borough of Manhattan in New York, New York, USA. They are members of the Atlantic Division of the Eastern Conference of the National Hockey League . Playing their home games at Madison Square Garden, the Rangers are one of the... |
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 Dallas Stars The Dallas Stars are a professional ice hockey team based in Dallas, Texas. They are members of the Pacific Division of the Western Conference of the National Hockey League . The team was founded during the 1967 NHL expansion as the Minnesota North Stars, based in Bloomington, Minnesota. The... |
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 | ||
| 1999–00 | Detroit Red Wings Detroit Red Wings The Detroit Red Wings are a professional ice hockey team based in Detroit, Michigan. They are members of the Central Division of the Western Conference of the National Hockey League , and are one of the Original Six teams of the NHL, along with the Toronto Maple Leafs, Montreal Canadiens, New York... |
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 | 1424 | 522 | 541 | 1063 | 2905 | 117 | 26 | 36 | 62 | 225 | ||||
See also
- Captain (ice hockey)Captain (ice hockey)In ice hockey, each team can designate an official captain for each game. The player serving as captain during the game wears a "C" on his or her jersey...
- List of NHL players with 1000 points
- List of NHL players with 500 goals
- List of NHL players with 1000 games played
- List of NHL players with 2000 career penalty minutes