Larry James Patey (born March 19, 1953) is a

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former professional

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player. Patey played twelve seasons in the

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between 1973–74 and 1984–85 with the

California Golden Seals The California Golden Seals were a professional ice hockey club that competed in the National Hockey League (NHL) from 1967 to 1976. Based in Oakland, California, they played their home games at the Oakland–Alameda County Coliseum Arena. The ...

St. Louis Blues The St. Louis Blues are a professional ice hockey team based in St. Louis. The Blues compete in the National Hockey League (NHL) as a member of the Central Division in the Western Conference. The franchise was founded in 1967 as one of the ...

, and

New York Rangers The New York Rangers are a professional ice hockey team based in the New York City borough of Manhattan. They compete in the National Hockey League (NHL) as a member of the Metropolitan Division in the Eastern Conference. The team plays its home ...

. Larry is the brother

Doug Patey Douglas Edward Patey (born December 28, 1956) is a Canadian former ice hockey player. Patey played 45 games in the National Hockey League with the Washington Capitals from 1976 to 1979. Patey was drafted in 1976 by the Washington Capitals of the N ...

Playing career

Patey was drafted 130th overall by the Golden Seals in the 1973 NHL Amateur Draft. He played 717 career NHL games (over 600 of them with the Blues), scoring 153 goals and 316 points with 631 penalty minutes. In 1980–81, Patey scored eight shorthanded goals, which is a Blues team record.

Personal life

Born in Toronto, he was raised in

Port Credit Port Credit is a neighbourhood in the south-central part of the City of Mississauga, Ontario, Canada, located at the mouth of the Credit River on the north shore of Lake Ontario. Its main intersection is Hurontario Street and Lakeshore Road ...

, now part of Mississauga.Hockey Hall of Fame biography of Larry Patey
/ref> He is now a real estate agent based in Chesterfield, Missouri.

Career statistics

Regular season and playoffs

References

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