Pat Flatley

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CanadaCanada  Pat Flatley Ice hockey player
Date of birth 3rd October 1963
place of birth Toronto , Ontario , Canada
size 188 cm
Weight 90 kg
position Right wing
Shot hand Right
Draft
NHL Entry Draft 1982 , 1st lap, 21st position
New York Islanders
Career stations
1980-1981 Henry Carr Crusaders
1981-1983 University of Wisconsin – Madison
1983-1996 New York Islanders
1996-1997 New York Rangers

Patrick William Flatley (* 3. October 1963 in Toronto , Ontario ) is a retired Canadian ice hockey player , who during his playing career from 1981 to 1997 among other 850 games for the New York Islanders and New York Rangers in the National Hockey League of on Has contested the position of the right winger .

Career

After Flatley had played in his home province of Ontario in the junior area until 1981 , he moved to the United States in the summer of 1981 . There, the striker studied at the University of Wisconsin – Madison and played for the university's ice hockey team in the Western Collegiate Hockey Association , a division belonging to the National Collegiate Athletic Association . In his freshman year Flatley won the championship title of the WCHA and also reached the finals at national level. The Canadian contributed 37 scorer points in 33 missions, which led to the fact that he was selected in the first round of the 1982 NHL Entry Draft in 21st overall position by the New York Islanders from the National Hockey League . Inspired by this, Flatley increased his points to 69 in the following game year and, as the team's second-best scorer, played a key role in successfully defending the WCHA title and winning the national NCAA college championship. He was also appointed to numerous all-star teams.

After the end of the season Flatley dropped out of his studies and prepared with the Canadian ice hockey association Hockey Canada during the 1983/84 season for the 1984 Winter Olympics in Sarajevo , Yugoslavia . After graduation, he switched to the New York Islanders franchise in the spring of 1984 , with whom he reached the final of the Stanley Cup that same year . However, the team did not manage to win the title for the fifth time in a row. Flatley ran the following twelve seasons for the Islanders in the NHL and was named the fifth team captain in franchise history prior to the 1991/92 season . He held this position for five playing years, during which he set up a personal record with 60 scorer points in the 1992/93 season .

After his contract had not been renewed by the Islanders after the 1995/96 season , the attacker moved as a free agent to city rivals New York Rangers . There he spent his last year in the professional field before he declared his active career over in the summer of 1997 at the age of 33.

International

For his home country Flatley ran for the first time as part of the Junior World Championship in 1983 in Soviet Leningrad . He contributed four goals to winning the bronze medal in the course of the tournament and was recommended as a candidate for the squad for the 1984 Winter Olympics in Sarajevo, Yugoslavia .

The Canadian ice hockey association Hockey Canada called Flatley after completing his studies in the expanded Olympic squad, which he initially played in the 1983 World Cup in Germany , which also ended with winning the bronze medal. The striker also completed the 1983/84 season with Team Canada , which culminated in participation in the Olympic ice hockey tournament. This finished the Canadians in fourth place, while Flatley came in seven missions on six scorer points. At the World Cup the year before, he still had no points.

Achievements and Awards

  • 1983 NCAA Division I Championship with the University of Wisconsin – Madison
  • 1983 NCAA Championship All-Tournament Team
  • 1983 NCAA West First All-American Team

International

Career statistics

Regular season Play-offs
season team league Sp T V Pt SM Sp T V Pt SM
1981/82 University of Wisconsin – Madison WCHA 33 17th 20th 37 65
1982/83 University of Wisconsin – Madison WCHA 43 25th 44 69 76
1983/84 Team Canada International 57 31 17th 48 136
1983/84 New York Islanders NHL 16 2 7th 9 6th 21st 9 6th 15th 14th
1984/85 New York Islanders NHL 78 20th 31 51 106 4th 1 0 1 6th
1985/86 New York Islanders NHL 73 18th 34 52 66 3 0 0 0 21st
1986/87 New York Islanders NHL 63 16 35 51 81 11 3 2 5 6th
1987/88 New York Islanders NHL 40 9 15th 24 26th - - - - -
1988/89 Springfield Indians AHL 2 1 1 2 2 - - - - -
1988/89 New York Islanders NHL 41 10 15th 25th 31 - - - - -
1989/90 New York Islanders NHL 62 17th 32 49 101 5 3 0 3 2
1990/91 New York Islanders NHL 56 20th 25th 45 74 - - - - -
1991/92 New York Islanders NHL 38 8th 28 36 31 - - - - -
1992/93 New York Islanders NHL 80 13 47 60 63 15th 2 7th 9 12
1993/94 New York Islanders NHL 64 12 30th 42 40 - - - - -
1994/95 New York Islanders NHL 45 7th 20th 27 12 - - - - -
1995/96 New York Islanders NHL 56 8th 9 17th 21st - - - - -
1996/97 New York Rangers NHL 68 10 12 22nd 26th 11 0 0 0 14th
NCAA overall 76 42 64 106 141
NHL overall 780 170 340 510 686 70 18th 15th 33 75

International

Represented Canada to:

year team event result Sp T V Pt SM
1983 Canada June World Cup 3rd place, bronze 7th 4th 0 4th 6th
1983 Canada WM 3rd place, bronze 6th 0 0 0 2
1984 Canada Olympia 4th Place 7th 3 3 6th 20th
Juniors overall 7th 4th 0 4th 6th
Men overall 13 3 3 6th 22nd

( Legend for player statistics: Sp or GP = games played; T or G = goals scored; V or A = assists scored ; Pkt or Pts = scorer points scored ; SM or PIM = penalty minutes received ; +/− = plus / minus balance; PP = overpaid goals scored ; SH = underpaid goals scored ; GW = winning goals scored; 1  play-downs / relegation )

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personal data
SURNAME Flatley, Pat
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Flatley, Patrick William (full name)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Canadian ice hockey player
DATE OF BIRTH 3rd October 1963
PLACE OF BIRTH Toronto , Ontario