Position Right Wing Name Patrick Dwyer Spouse Ashley Dwyer Playing career Weight 79 kg | National team United States Height 1.8 m Shoots Right Role Ice hockey player Salary 900,000 USD (2015) | |
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Born June 22, 1983 (age 40)
Spokane, WA, USA ( 1983-06-22 ) SHL team
Former teams Modo Hockey
Carolina Hurricanes NHL Draft 116th overall, 2002
Atlanta Thrashers Education Western Michigan University Similar People Eric Staal, Bill Peters, Peter Laviolette Profiles | ||
Patrick Dwyer (born June 22, 1983 in Spokane, Washington and raised in Great Falls, Montana) is an American professional ice hockey right winger currently an unrestricted free agent who most recently played under contract with the Charlotte Checkers of the American Hockey League (AHL). He was originally selected by the Atlanta Thrashers in the fourth round, 116th overall, of the 2002 NHL Entry Draft.
Playing career
After 9 seasons within the Carolina Hurricanes organization, Dwyer left the club having played in 416 regular season games as a free agent. Dwyer was unable to attain an NHL contract over the summer and on September 19, 2015, accepted a try-out offer to attend the Arizona Coyotes training camp. At the conclusion of training camp, Dwyer was released from his try-out contract with the Coyotes. With the 2015–16 season underway, Dwyer belatedly signed a contract abroad in Sweden for the remainder of the campaign with Modo Hockey of the SHL on October 22, 2015. Adding depth in a checking line role, Dwyer was unable to contribute offensively, producing just 7 assists in 33 games as Modo were relegated to the HockeyAllsvenskan.
As a free agent over the summer, Dwyer returned to North America and agreed to an invitation to attend the Columbus Blue Jackets training camp on a professional try-out on September 21, 2016. Upon his release from the Blue Jackets, Dwyer returned to the Hurricanes fold in preparation for the 2016–17 season, signing a one-year AHL contract with affiliate, the Charlotte Checkers on October 11, 2016.