Pat Verbeek

Canadian ice hockey player

Patrick "The Little Ball of Hate" Verbeek (born May 24, 1964 in Sarnia, Ontario) is a former Canadian NHL ice hockey right winger who played 21 seasons in the NHL.

Pat Verbeek
Born (1964-05-24) May 24, 1964 (age 59)
Sarnia, ON, CA
Height 5 ft 9 in (175 cm)
Weight 190 lb (86 kg; 13 st 8 lb)
Position Right winger
Shot Right
Played for Dallas Stars
Detroit Red Wings
Hartford Whalers
New Jersey Devils
New York Rangers
National team  Canada
NHL Draft 43rd overall, 1982
New Jersey Devils
Playing career 1982–2002

He was given the nickname "The Little Ball of Hate" by Glenn Healy because teammate Ray Ferraro was nicknamed "Big Ball of Hate".

Statistics change

    Regular season   Playoffs
Season Team League GP G A Pts PIM GP G A Pts PIM
1981–82 Sudbury Wolves OHL 66 37 51 88 180
1982–83 Sudbury Wolves OHL 61 40 67 107 184
1982–83 New Jersey Devils NHL 6 3 2 5 8
1983–84 New Jersey Devils NHL 79 20 27 47 158
1984–85 New Jersey Devils NHL 78 15 18 33 162
1985–86 New Jersey Devils NHL 76 25 28 53 79
1986–87 New Jersey Devils NHL 74 35 24 59 120
1987–88 New Jersey Devils NHL 73 46 31 77 227 20 4 8 12 51
1988–89 New Jersey Devils NHL 77 26 21 47 189
1989–90 Hartford Whalers NHL 80 44 45 89 228 7 2 2 4 26
1990–91 Hartford Whalers NHL 80 43 39 82 246 6 3 2 5 40
1991–92 Hartford Whalers NHL 76 22 35 57 243 7 0 2 2 12
1992–93 Hartford Whalers NHL 84 39 43 82 197
1993–94 Hartford Whalers NHL 84 37 38 75 177
1994–95 Hartford Whalers NHL 29 7 11 18 53
1994–95 New York Rangers NHL 19 10 5 15 18 10 4 6 10 20
1995–96 New York Rangers NHL 69 41 41 82 129 11 3 6 9 12
1996–97 Dallas Stars NHL 81 17 36 53 128 7 1 3 4 16
1997–98 Dallas Stars NHL 82 31 26 57 170 17 3 2 5 26
1998–99 Dallas Stars NHL 78 17 17 34 133 18 3 4 7 14
1999–00 Detroit Red Wings NHL 68 22 26 48 95 9 1 1 2 2
2000–01 Detroit Red Wings NHL 67 15 15 30 73 5 2 0 2 6
2001–02 Dallas Stars NHL 64 7 13 20 72
NHL totals 1424 522 541 1063 2905 117 26 36 62 225