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Patrick Sharp
Patrick Sharp
Position Centre
Shoots Right
Height
Weight
6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
197 lb (90 kg)
NHL Team
F. Teams
Retired
Philadelphia Flyers
Chicago Blackhawks
Dallas Stars
Nationality Flag of Canada Canadian
Born (1981-12-27)December 27, 1981,
Thunder Bay, ON, CAN
NHL Draft 95th overall, 2001
Philadelphia Flyers
Pro Career 2002 – 2018


Patrick Sharp (born December 27, 1981) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey winger who played for 15 seasons of the National Hockey League (NHL) for the Philadelphia Flyers, Chicago Blackhawks and Dallas Stars.

Playing career[]

Patrick Sharp began his hockey career in his hometown of Thunder Bay, Ontario, playing first for the Thunder Bay Kings program then for the former Thunder Bay Flyers of the USHL. From there he continued his hockey career with the University of Vermont, before the Philadelphia Flyers selected him 95th overall (3rd round) in the 2001 NHL Entry Draft.

Sharp split the 2003–04 season between the Flyers and their AHL affiliate, the Philadelphia Phantoms, recording 7 points (5 goals, 2 assists) in 41 regular season games with the Flyers, and 29 points (15 goals, 14 assists) in 35 games for the Phantoms.

Sharp registered 23 goals and 29 assists (52 points) in 75 games for the Phantoms en route to their Calder Cup victory in 2004–05.

He was traded by the Flyers, along with Eric Meloche, to the Chicago Blackhawks on December 5, 2005 for Matt Ellison.

In 2007–08, Sharp recorded 36 goals, 26 assists and 62 points, all career-highs. Sharp led the Blackhawks in power play goals (9), shorthanded goals (7), and game-winning goals (7). On January 17, 2008 Patrick signed a 4-year contract extension to remain with Chicago through the 2012–13 season.

On October 8, 2008, Sharp was named an alternate captain along with Duncan Keith.


Career statistics[]

    Regular season   Playoffs
Season Team League GP G A Pts PIM GP G A Pts PIM
1998–99 Thunder Bay Flyers USHL 55 19 24 43 48 3 1 1 2 0
1999–2000 Thunder Bay Flyers USHL 56 20 35 55 41
2000–01 University of Vermont HE 34 12 15 27 36
2001–02 University of Vermont HE 31 13 13 26 50
2002–03 Philadelphia Phantoms AHL 53 14 19 33 39
2002–03 Philadelphia Flyers NHL 3 0 0 0 2
2003–04 Philadelphia Phantoms AHL 35 15 14 29 45 1 2 0 2 0
2003–04 Philadelphia Flyers NHL 41 5 2 7 55 12 1 0 1 2
2004–05 Philadelphia Phantoms AHL 75 23 29 52 80 21 8 13 21 20
2005–06 Philadelphia Flyers NHL 22 5 3 8 10
2005–06 Chicago Blackhawks NHL 50 9 14 23 36
2006–07 Chicago Blackhawks NHL 80 20 15 35 74
2007–08 Chicago Blackhawks NHL 80 36 26 62 75
2008–09 Chicago Blackhawks NHL 61 26 18 44 41 17 7 4 11 6
NHL totals 357 101 78 179 273 29 8 4 12 8

now plays for Dallas stars

International play[]

Played for Canada in:

International statistics[]

Year Event   GP G A Pts PIM
2008 WC 9 3 0 3 4
Senior Int'l Totals 9 3 0 3 4


External links[]


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