Kent Patterson

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Kent Patterson
Born (1989-09-15) September 15, 1989 (age 34)
Plymouth, Minnesota, U.S.
Height 6 ft 1 in (185 cm)
Weight 196 lb (89 kg; 14 st 0 lb)
Position
Goaltender
Caught Left
Played for
NHL Draft
113th overall,
Playing career 2012–2018

Kent Patterson (born September 15, 1989) is an

Lake Erie Monsters
.

Playing career

Patterson played high school hockey in his native Minnesota with

2007 NHL Entry Draft.[citation needed
]

Committing to the

2011–12, Patterson compiled his most successful collegiate season, earning a career high 28 wins in 43 games for the Gophers. Patterson was subsequently awarded the WCHA Goaltending Champion award as the goalie with the lowest goals against average of 2.06 and a starting place in the All-WCHA First Team.[1]

On May 11, 2012, Patterson signed his first professional contract by signing to a two-year entry level deal with the Avalanche.

Missouri Mavericks on October 19, 2012.[4] Patterson's impressive play behind the Cutthroats defense was rewarded when he was selected as the CHL's Goaltender and Rookie of the Month award for November.[5] On January 31, he was recalled to serve as a backup for Monsters of the AHL. In his American League debut, Patterson recorded a shutout in a 1–0 shoot-out loss to the Abbotsford Heat on February 10, 2013.[6] After four games with the Monsters, Patterson was returned to the Cutthroats and remained for the duration of their campaign. At the conclusion of the Cutthroats opening round playoff loss, Patterson was recalled to the Monsters and notched his first AHL win with a victory over the Syracuse Crunch on April 9, 2013.[7]

At the conclusion of his entry-level contract, and having spent the majority of his tenure with secondary affiliate, the Denver Cutthroats, Patterson was not tendered a new contract by the Avalanche in releasing him to free agency. On August 4, 2014, he was signed to a one-year contract with ECHL club, the

He assumed starting goaltender status with Gwinnett, posting just 4 wins in 20 games.

After spending the

2016–17 season, with fellow ECHL club, the Rapid City Rush, on October 3, 2016.[10] Patterson earned 2 wins in 8 games with the Rush before he was released from his contract on November 8, 2016. He was immediately picked up by the Quad City Mallards
but was later released on November 17, without having made an appearance with the club.

Patterson ended his 6-year professional career following the

2017–18 season, opting to move into coaching in accepting a goaltending coach role with junior club, the Waterloo Black Hawks of the USHL.[11]

Career statistics

Regular season
Playoffs
Season Team League GP W L T/OT MIN GA SO GAA SV% GP W L MIN GA SO GAA SV%
2004–05
Blake
MSHS 14 9 4 0 673 27 0 2.05
2005–06 Blake MSHS 25 14 8 0 406 1249 0 2.70
2006–07 Cedar Rapids RoughRiders USHL 29 20 5 3 1710 83 2 2.91 .913 1 0 1 41 6 0 8.78 .778
2007–08 Cedar Rapids RoughRiders USHL 20 10 6 1 1109 46 1 2.49 .912
2008–09 University of Minnesota WCHA 7 0 2 1 231 9 0 2.34 .925
2009–10 University of Minnesota WCHA 8 2 4 1 406 21 0 3.10 .901
2010–11 University of Minnesota WCHA 30 14 9 6 1724 73 0 2.54 .919
2011–12 University of Minnesota WCHA 43 28 14 1 2557 99 7 2.32 .907
2012–13 Denver Cutthroats CHL 33 14 10 6 1812 91 1 3.01 .910 2 0 1 92 5 0 3.25 .868
2012–13
Lake Erie Monsters
AHL 5 1 2 1 259 11 1 2.55 .907
2013–14 Denver Cutthroats CHL 40 23 10 7 2392 108 2 2.71 .922 15 8 7 909 41 2 2.71 .928
2013–14 Lake Erie Monsters AHL 2 1 1 0 120 6 0 3.00 .902
2014–15
Orlando Solar Bears
ECHL 17 5 9 2 904 47 1 3.12 .901
2014–15
Gwinnett Gladiators
ECHL 20 4 11 3 1060 63 0 3.57 .897
2015–16
Atlanta Gladiators ECHL 32 14 13 4 1819 90 0 2.97 .901
2016–17
Rapid City Rush ECHL 8 2 3 1 383 27 0 4.22 .883
2016–17 Atlanta Gladiators ECHL 5 2 1 0 176 12 0 4.08 .885
2016–17 Wichita Thunder ECHL 5 2 2 0 204 15 0 4.42 .867
2017–18
Pensacola Ice Flyers
SPHL
3 1 1 0 161 6 0 2.24 .900
2017–18 Fayetteville Marksmen SPHL 4 1 2 1 205 16 0 4.69 .899
2017–18
Kansas City Mavericks ECHL 2 1 1 0 125 7 0 3.37 .900
AHL totals 7 2 3 1 379 17 1 2.69 .905

Awards and honors

Award Year
USHL
All-Rookie Team 2007 [12]
College
All-
Second Team
2011 [13]
WCHA Goaltending Champion 2012 [1]
All-WCHA
First Team
2012 [1]
AHCA West Second-Team All-American 2011–12

References

  1. ^
    Minnesota Star Tribune
    . April 5, 2012. Retrieved April 5, 2012.
  2. Denver Post
    . May 11, 2012. Retrieved June 7, 2012.
  3. ^ "Monsters send pair of goalies to Cutthroats". Central Hockey League. October 8, 2012. Archived from the original on October 17, 2012. Retrieved October 8, 2012.
  4. ^ "Cutthroats tops Missouri 4–3". Denver Cutthroats. October 19, 2012. Archived from the original on March 25, 2013. Retrieved October 19, 2012.
  5. ^ "Patterson named CHL Goaltender and Rookie of the month". Denver Cutthroats. January 4, 2013. Retrieved January 4, 2013.
  6. Lake Erie Monsters
    . February 10, 2013. Retrieved February 10, 2013.
  7. Lake Erie Monsters
    . April 9, 2013. Retrieved April 9, 2013.
  8. Orlando Solar Bears. August 4, 2014. Archived from the original
    on August 7, 2014. Retrieved August 4, 2014.
  9. ^ "Patterson Acquired from ORL". Gwinnett Gladiators. January 16, 2015. Archived from the original on March 31, 2015. Retrieved March 12, 2015.
  10. ^ "Rush announce 2016 training camp roster". Rapid City Rush. October 3, 2016. Retrieved October 3, 2016.
  11. ^ "Rival rider comes to coach". Waterloo Black Hawks. June 9, 2018. Retrieved June 9, 2018.
  12. ^ "RoughRiders' Patterson named USHL Goaltender of the Week". OurSportsCentral.com. April 1, 2007. Retrieved April 1, 2007.
  13. ^ "Hockey Awards & Achievements – NCAA (WCHA) Second All-Star Team". eliteprospects.com. June 6, 2011. Retrieved June 6, 2011.

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