Nolan Patrick

Nolan Patrick
Born (1998-09-19) September 19, 1998
Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada
Height 6 ft 2 in (188 cm)
Weight 199 lb (90 kg; 14 st 3 lb)
Position Centre
Shoots Right
NHL team Philadelphia Flyers
NHL Draft 2nd overall, 2017
Philadelphia Flyers
Playing career 2017–present

Nolan James Patrick (born September 19, 1998) is a Canadian professional ice hockey player who currently plays for the Philadelphia Flyers of the National Hockey League (NHL). He was drafted second overall by the Flyers in the 2017 NHL Entry Draft.

Playing career

Junior

Prior to joining the Western Hockey League, Patrick recorded 75 points in 19 games for the Winnipeg Hawks of the AAA Bantam Hockey League Division 1 during its 2012–13 season.[1] He missed nearly half of the season due to a shoulder injury, but nonetheless was regarded as a highly touted prospect.[1][2]

Patrick was selected by the Brandon Wheat Kings of the WHL in 1st round (4th overall) in the 2013 WHL Bantam Draft. In December 2013, during the midst of the Wheat Kings' 2013–14 season, a high number of injuries to the roster caused him to be called up from the Midget AAA Winnipeg Thrashers.[3] He was initially unavailable upon being called up due to a shoulder injury, and did not play during the call-up.[4][5] He eventually played three games with the Wheat Kings at the conclusion of his Winnipeg Thrashers' season.[6][7] He began his rookie season in the 2014–15 season, where he scored 30 goals and 56 points in 55 games. Between mid-February and mid-March 2015, Patrick missed 12 games with an upper-body injury, although initial reports were that it was a lower-body injury.[8][9][10] He was subsequently awarded the Jim Piggott Memorial Trophy as the WHL’s rookie of the year despite missing a total of 17 games that season.[11][12]

During the 2015–16 season, Patrick finished fifth in league scoring and was the first 17-year old Wheat King to score over 100 points since 1976–77 when Ray Allison and Brian Propp both eclipsed the century mark.[13] He played an integral part in winning the Ed Chynoweth Cup, leading all players in post-season points and was named the WHL Playoff MVP.[14] After the season, it was revealed that Patrick had suffered a sports hernia injury on April 27, 2016 during Game 4 of the WHL's Eastern Conference Final series against the Red Deer Rebels and had played through the WHL Finals and 2016 Memorial Cup with the injury.[15] Following the 2015–16 campaign, he received sports hernia surgery.[15]

For the 2016–17 season, Patrick was named captain of the Wheat Kings. Beginning the season, Patrick was widely considered the top prospect of the 2017 NHL Entry Draft. Dan Marr, NHL director of Central Scouting said "Patrick is as complete an NHL package as you are going to find. From his pedigree, his skills, and assets, to his performance impact to date, he has everything any NHL team is looking for in a top prospect."[16] After playing six games to begin the season, however, the Wheat Kings announced on October 14, 2016 that Patrick had once again been sidelined with an upper-body injury.[17] Despite initially being diagnosed as day-to-day, the injury continued through November, when it was revealed to be a complication of the previous season's sports hernia injury.[18] On December 5, 2016, Hockey Canada announced that Patrick had not been medically cleared to participate in Team Canada's 2017 World Junior training camp and thus would not play in the 2017 World Junior Ice Hockey Championships.[19]

Patrick selected by the Flyers at the 2017 NHL Entry Draft.

Despite missing most of the regular season and all four playoff games due to injuries, Patrick was ranked the No. 1 North American skater by NHL Central Scouting. Dan Marr stated "He has more than proven over the last three years that he is the real deal and he will be an impact NHL player". On June 23, 2017, Nolan Patrick was selected 2nd overall by the Philadelphia Flyers in the 2017 NHL Draft.[20] On July 17, 2017, Patrick was signed to a three-year, entry-level contract with the Philadelphia Flyers.[21] Before the Flyers development camp started, it was announced Patrick would not participate because he was recovering from abdominal surgery performed on June 13, 2017.[22]

Professional

2017–18: Rookie Season

Nolan Patrick made his NHL debut with the Philadelphia Flyers on October 4, 2017 against the San Jose Sharks.[23] He registered his first NHL point in his third game with an assist on sophomore Ivan Provorov's goal against the Anaheim Ducks in a 3–2 OT victory. He scored his first NHL goal against the Nashville Predators in his fourth game on October 10, 2017. Patrick scored his first goal with 9:25 remaining in the second period.[24] Patrick was hit by Anaheim Ducks player Chris Wagner on October 24, 2017 and missed 9 games to recover from the injury.[25][26][27] Patrick ended the regular season with 30 points in 73 games.

In his rookie season, the Flyers made the Stanley Cup playoffs and faced the Pittsburgh Penguins in the first round. In Game 2 of the series, Patrick notched his first NHL Playoff goal.[28] Patrick ended the post-season with 2 points in 6 games.

2018-19 season

On July 21, 2018, Patrick was selected as the number 1 breakout player for 2018-19 by NHL Network.[29]

Personal life

Patrick comes from two athletic families. On his paternal side his father Steve Patrick played 250 games in the NHL, his uncle James Patrick is a former NHL defenceman and former Dallas Stars assistant coach, and his grandfather Stephen Patrick played football for the Winnipeg Blue Bombers and later became a politician. On his maternal side his mother Carrie Patrick played volleyball for the University of Winnipeg Wesmen and Team Canada, and his uncle Rich Chernomaz is a former NHL player who currently coaches in Germany and Hungary.[30] His two sisters also play hockey. His older sister Madison plays for the University of British Columbia and his younger sister plays prep hockey in Winnipeg.[31][30]

Career statistics

Regular season and playoffs

Regular season Playoffs
Season Team League GP G A Pts PIM GP G A Pts PIM
2013–14 Winnipeg Thrashers MMHL 3933306342 837106
2013–14 Brandon Wheat Kings WHL 3 1 0 1 0 9 0 0 0 2
2014–15 Brandon Wheat Kings WHL 5530265619 19871514
2015–16 Brandon Wheat Kings WHL 72 41 61 102 41 21 13 17 30 16
2016–17 Brandon Wheat Kings WHL 33 20 26 46 36 — — — — —
2017–18 Philadelphia Flyers NHL 73 13 17 30 30 6 1 1 2 0
NHL totals 7313173030 61120

International

Year Team Event Result GP G A Pts PIM
2014 Canada Red U17 5th 5 0 5 5 6
2015 Canada IH18 1st, gold medalist(s) 4 3 2 5 6
Junior totals 9 3 7 10 12

References

  1. 1 2 Tim Campbell. "Wheat Kings land Patrick after draft day deal". Retrieved 2016-12-08.
  2. ↑ Jared Story. "Loschiavo ready for Challenge Cup". Retrieved 2016-12-08.
  3. ↑ Chris Jaster (2013-12-27). "Wheat Kings set to start second half". The Brandon Sun.
  4. ↑ "Game #36 – Regina at Wheat Kings (December 27, 2013)". 2013-12-27. Retrieved 2016-12-08.
  5. ↑ Dan Falloon (2014-01-10). "Thrasher sharpened by Blades in WHL debut". The Winnipeg Free Press. Retrieved 2016-12-08.
  6. ↑ "Patrick Joining Wheat Kings". 2014-03-10. Retrieved 2016-12-08.
  7. ↑ "Nolan Patrick at EliteProspects". Retrieved 2016-12-08.
  8. ↑ James Shawega (2015-02-17). "Wheat Kings rolling on the road". The Brandon Sun.
  9. ↑ Rob Henderson (2015-02-25). "Hawryluk makes up for lost time". The Brandon Sun.
  10. ↑ Rob Henderson (2015-03-18). "WHL leaders have battled major injuries". The Brandon Sun.
  11. ↑ TSN (2015-05-06). "Brandon Wheat Kings' Nolan Patrick crowned WHL's top rookie". Global News. Retrieved 2016-01-03.
  12. ↑ "Wheat Kings Win Two WHL Awards". 2015-05-06. Retrieved 2016-12-08.
  13. ↑ "WHEAT KINGS LEADERSHIP GROUP UNVEILED – Brandon Wheat Kings". wheatkings.com. Retrieved 2016-09-30.
  14. ↑ "Brandon Wheat Kings Win 2016 WHL Championship Series – WHL Network". new.whl.ca. Retrieved 2016-05-16.
  15. 1 2 Mike Sawatzky (2016-09-23). "Wheat Kings star Patrick 'getting close' to returning to WHL champions". Retrieved 2016-12-08.
  16. ↑ "Nolan Patrick highlights Central Scouting's 'Players to Watch' list". Retrieved 2016-10-04.
  17. ↑ Mike G. Morreale (2016-10-14). "2017 Draft: Nolan Patrick out with upper-body injury". Retrieved 2016-12-08.
  18. ↑ Mike G. Morreale (2016-11-16). "2017 Draft: Nolan Patrick out 2–3 more weeks". Retrieved 2016-12-08.
  19. ↑ "Nolan Patrick to miss World Junior Championship". 2016-12-05. Retrieved 2016-12-08.
  20. ↑ "2017 Draft: Nolan Patrick of Brandon ranked No. 1". NHL.com (in en_US). Retrieved 2017-04-11.
  21. ↑ "Flyers sign Nolan Patrick to entry-level contract". Philadelphia Flyers. 2017-07-17. Retrieved 2017-07-17.
  22. ↑ Kimelman, Adam (30 June 2017). "Nolan Patrick of Flyers recovering from abdominal surgery". NHL.com. NHL. Retrieved 15 December 2017.
  23. ↑ "Flyers-Sharks thoughts: The Nolan Patrick-led youth movement begins tonight". NBC Sports Philadelphia. October 4, 2017.
  24. ↑ Andrew Porter (October 11, 2017). "Wayne Simmonds Gets Puck For Nolan Patrick After 1st NHL Goal". CBS Philly.
  25. ↑ "Flyers' Nolan Patrick leaves game against Ducks". Sportsnet.ca. Sportsnet. 24 October 2017. Retrieved 15 December 2017.
  26. ↑ "Flyers' Nolan Patrick to return to lineup vs. Jets". Sportsnet.ca. Sportsnet. 16 November 2017. Retrieved 15 December 2017.
  27. ↑ Seravalli, Frank (15 November 2017). "Patrick hoping for hometown return from latest injury setback". TSN.com. TSN. Retrieved 15 December 2017.
  28. ↑ Meltzer, Bill (April 16, 2018). "Meltzer: Kids Are Having Impact". NHL.com. Retrieved April 17, 2018.
  29. ↑ Dougherty, Tom (21 July 2018). "Nolan Patrick selected as No. 1 breakout player for 2018-19 by NHL Network". NBCSports.com. Retrieved 23 July 2018.
  30. 1 2 "THE PATRICKS' IMPACT ON WINNIPEG – Brandon Wheat Kings". wheatkings.com. Retrieved 2017-03-09.
  31. ↑ Boylen, Rory (April 28, 2017). "Prospect of Interest: The 411 on Nolan Patrick". sportsnet.ca. Retrieved April 17, 2018.
Awards and achievements
Preceded by
German Rubtsov		 Philadelphia Flyers' first round draft pick
2017		 Succeeded by
Morgan Frost
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