George Patterson (ice hockey), Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

    

George Patterson (ice hockey)

Canadian ice hockey player

Date of Birth: 22-May-1906

Place of Birth: Kingston, Ontario, Canada

Date of Death: 20-Jan-1977

Profession: ice hockey player

Nationality: Canada

Zodiac Sign: Gemini


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About George Patterson (ice hockey)

  • George Franklin "Paddy" Patterson (May 22, 1906 – January 16, 1977) was a professional ice hockey winger who played nine seasons in the National Hockey League (NHL).
  • He was born in Kingston, Ontario.As an NHL rookie, George scored the first goal for the newly named Toronto Maple Leafs in 1926–27.
  • He was also a member of the following teams: the Montreal Canadiens, New York Americans, Boston Bruins, Detroit Red Wings, and St.
  • Louis Eagles.Patterson later coached senior ice hockey in Kingston.
  • In 1951, Ontario Hockey Association executives Jack Roxburgh, George Dudley, Frank Buckland and W.
  • A.
  • Hewitt, handed out a lifetime suspension to Patterson, for conspiring to deliberately lose a playoff series to avoid moving into a higher-level of playoffs, rather than staying in a lower level and potentially make more profits at home playoff games than on the road.

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