Patrick Boileau (born February 22, 1975) is a Canadian former

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. He played 48 games in the

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with the

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, Detroit Red Wings, and

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between 1997 and 2004. The rest of his career, which lasted from 1995 to 2008, was spent in various minor leagues and in Europe. Boileau was born in

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and raised in

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. Selected by the

in the 1993 NHL Entry Draft, he spent years in the Capitals system mainly with their AHL affiliate Portland Pirates until he signed with the Detroit Red Wings in 2002. In 2003, he signed with the

. In 2004, he played in Switzerland for

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and in 2005 he moved to

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to play for the Frankfurt Lions of the Deutsche Eishockey Liga and also played for the Hamburg Freezers. In 2007–2008 he played with the Summum Chiefs de Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu in the LNAH.

Career statistics

Regular season and playoffs

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* 1975 births Living people Canadian expatriate ice hockey players in Germany Canadian ice hockey defencemen Detroit Red Wings players Frankfurt Lions players Hamburg Freezers players Grand Rapids Griffins players Ice hockey people from Montreal Indianapolis Ice players Lausanne HC players Laval Titan Collège Français players Laval Titan players People from Blainville, Quebec Pittsburgh Penguins players Portland Pirates players Washington Capitals draft picks Washington Capitals players Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins players {{canada-icehockey-defenceman-1970s-stub