Patrick Eaves
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| Position | Right Wing |
| Shoots | Right |
| Height Weight |
6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 192 lb (87 kg) |
| NHL Team | Ottawa Senators |
| Nationality |  United States |
| Born | May 1, 1984, Calgary, AB, CAN |
| NHL Draft | 29th overall, 2003 Ottawa Senators |
| Pro Career | 2005 – present |
Patrick Eaves (born on May 1, 1984 in Calgary, Alberta, Canada) is a Canadian-born American NHL player for the Ottawa Senators. He plays right wing and is usually on the Senators' third and fourth lines.
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[edit] Playing career
[edit] Early years
The right winger's first team he played for was at the bantam level. Patrick played his collegiate hockey at Boston College. After a very good freshman year the Senators drafted him 29th overall in the 1st round of the 2003 NHL Entry Draft. He would go onto play 2 more years there, where he won many awards, including Hockey East Player of the Year. Also during that time he represented his country at the 2004 World Juniors. In 2005, he decided to leave Boston College to sign with the Senators.
[edit] NHL years
Eaves started the season in the AHL, and after a good start he was called up to Ottawa, where he has been an important part of the team, hitting the 20 goal plateau in the 2005-06 season.
[edit] Personal
Eaves was born in Calgary but he grew up in Faribault, Minnesota and was educated in boarding school. He is the son of former Calgary Flames and Minnesota North Stars standout Mike Eaves, who currently is the head coach at the University of Wisconsin's men's hockey team and coached Patrick at the 2004 World Juniors. His brother Ben Eaves is in the Pittsburgh Penguins farm system.
[edit] Trivia
- His favourite movie is Major League.
- His favourite player growing up was Pat Lafontaine.
- Eaves' favourite show growing up was Seinfeld.
- Patrick claims that he is an expert at ping-pong.
- His favourite actress is Halle Berry. [1]
- Had a cameo in an NHL commercial featuring other NHL players such as Brendan Shanahan, Marty Turco, and Alexander Ovechkin.
[edit] Awards/Honours
- 2003-04: Second All-Star Team (Hockey East)
- 2003-04: East Second All-American Team (NCAA)
- 2004-05: First All-Star Team (Hockey East)
- 2004-05: Itech "Three Stars" Award (Hockey East) shared with Ryan Shannon
- 2004-05: Player of the Year (Hockey East)
- 2004-05: East First All-American Team (NCAA)
- 2006-07: NHL Young Stars Game (NHL)
[edit] Career statistics
| Regular Season | Playoffs | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Team | League | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | ||
| 2002-03 | Boston College Eagles | HE | 14 | 10 | 8 | 18 | 61 | - | - | - | - | - | ||
| 2003-04 | Boston College Eagles | HE | 34 | 18 | 23 | 41 | 66 | - | - | - | - | - | ||
| 2004-05 | Boston College Eagles | HE | 36 | 19 | 29 | 48 | 36 | - | - | - | - | - | ||
| 2005-06 | Binghamton Senators | AHL | 18 | 5 | 8 | 13 | 10 | - | - | - | - | - | ||
| 2005-06 | Ottawa Senators | NHL | 58 | 20 | 9 | 29 | 22 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 8 | ||
| NHL Totals | 58 | 20 | 9 | 29 | 22 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 8 | ||||
[edit] International play
- He won the gold while playing for Team USA at the 2004 World Juniors.
[edit] See also
[edit] External links
- Patrick Eaves on on Internet Hockey Database
- "Finish the Sentence...with Patrick Eaves" at Ottawa Senators.com
Categories: 1984 births | American ice hockey players | Binghamton Senators players | Boston College Eagles ice hockey players | Canadian immigrants to the United States | Canadian ice hockey right wingers | Ice hockey personnel from Alberta | Ice hockey people from Minnesota | Living people | Hockey families | National Hockey League first round draft picks | Ottawa Senators draft picks | Ottawa Senators players | People from Calgary
