Pat Elynuik

Pat Elynuik
Date of birth	October 30, 1967
place of birth	Foam Lake , Saskatchewan , Canada
size	185 cm
Weight	84 kg
position	Right wing
Shot hand	Right
Draft
NHL Entry Draft	1986 , 1st lap, 8th position Winnipeg Jets
Career stations
1984-1987	Prince Albert Raiders
1987-1992	Winnipeg Jets
1992-1993	Washington Capitals
1993-1994	Tampa Bay Lightning
1994-1995	Ottawa Senators
1995-1996	Fort Wayne Comet
1996-1997	Michigan K-Wings

Patrick Gerald Elynuik (born October 30, 1967 in Foam Lake , Saskatchewan ) is a retired Canadian ice hockey player who played for the Winnipeg Jets , Washington Capitals , Tampa Bay Lightning and Ottawa Senators in the National Hockey League during his career .

Career

Pat Elynuik began his career as a hockey player with the Prince Albert Raiders , for which he was active from 1982 to 1987 in the Canadian Junior Western Hockey League . With his team he was able to win the President's Cup in the 1984/85 season . As a champion of the WHL, he took part in the Raiders Memorial Cup , the final tournament for the championship of the Canadian Hockey League , and also won this title. In the 1986 NHL Entry Draft , the winger was selected in the first round as the eighth player by the Winnipeg Jets . For the team from Manitoba he played in the National Hockey League over the next five years , and in his first two seasons in Winnipeg's franchise he also worked for their farm team , the Moncton Hawks from the American Hockey League .

On October 1, 1992 Elynuik was made in exchange for John Druce and a four-round vote for the NHL Entry Draft to the Washington Capitals . There he was under contract for a year as well as for their league rivals Tampa Bay Lightning . From 1994 to 1996, the Canadian ran for the Ottawa Senators in the NHL. He also appeared from 1995 until his retirement in 1997 for the Fort Wayne Komets and the Michigan K-Wings in the International Hockey League .

International

For Canada Elynuik took part in the Junior World Cup in 1987 , where he was disqualified with his team due to a mass brawl in the game against Russia .

Achievements and Awards

• 1985 President's Cup win with the Prince Albert Raiders
• 1985 Memorial Cup win with the Prince Albert Raiders
• 1986 WHL East First All-Star Team
• 1987 WHL East First All-Star Team

NHL statistics

	Seasons	Games	Gates	Assists	Points	Penalty minutes
Regular season	9	506	154	188	342	459
Playoffs	4th	20th	6th	9	15th	25th

Web links

• Pat Elynuik at legendsofhockey.net (English)
• Pat Elynuik at hockeydb.com (English)