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In his third season with Grand Rapids, White led the team with 52 points in 30 games, earning [[Associated Press]] (AP) All-State honorable mention, ''[[Duluth News Tribune]]'' Second Team All-Area, and Iron Range All-Conference honors. He also helped Grand Rapids finish runner-up at the Minnesota State High School Boys Hockey Tournament, earning All-Tournament Team honors after finishing with five goals in three games.
 
In his third season with Grand Rapids, White led the team with 52 points in 30 games, earning [[Associated Press]] (AP) All-State honorable mention, ''[[Duluth News Tribune]]'' Second Team All-Area, and Iron Range All-Conference honors. He also helped Grand Rapids finish runner-up at the Minnesota State High School Boys Hockey Tournament, earning All-Tournament Team honors after finishing with five goals in three games.
   
Prior to his senior season with Grand Rapids, White signed a [[letter of intent]] to play for the [[University of Minnesota]] and their [[Minnesota Golden Gophers men's ice hockey]] program following his season.<ref name="recruits"/> In his final season at Grand Rapids, White finished scored 49 points in 30 games to be named AP Player of the Year, ''Duluth News Tribune'' Player of the Year, AP All-State First Team, St. Paul [[St. Paul Pioneer Press|''Pioneer Press'']] All-State First Team, ''Duluth News Tribune'' First-Team All-Area, and Iron Range All-Conference.<ref name="Scouting Bio">{{cite news|author=NHL|title=Patrick White Scouting Profile|url=http://media.nhl.com/media/app?docKey=ZET8aYIDRL9bIClXgqGCMEO__0WxuIEXEj8RTyeHfD2BARA3QECx7Ff2Rk3LOTos&service=fileservice|publisher=NHL|date=2007-03-13|accessdate=2009-02-16}}</ref><ref name="GopherBio">{{cite web|title=Patrick White|url=http://www.gophersports.com/ViewArticle.dbml?SPSID=38856&SPID=3322&DB_OEM_ID=8400&ATCLID=1253415&Q_SEASON=2008|author=Minnesota Golden Gophers|publisher=[[Minnesota Golden Gophers]]|accessdate=2009-02-16}}</ref> He was also a finalist for the [[Minnesota Mr. Hockey]] award, eventually losing the award to [[Cretin-Derham Hall High School]] defenseman [[Ryan McDonagh]].<ref>{{cite news|title=Mr. Hockey finalists announced|url=http://wild.nhl.com/team/app?service=page&page=NewsPage&bcid=5215|publisher=[[Minnesota Wild]]|date=2007-02-13|accessdate=2009-02-16}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|title=Cretin-Derham Hall's Ryan McDonagh named Mr. Hockey|url=http://wild.nhl.com/team/app?service=page&page=NewsPage&bcid=5260|publisher=Minnesota Wild|date=2007-03-13|accessdate=2009-02-16}}</ref> Once again, he led Grand Rapids to a second place finish at the Minnesota State High School Boys Hockey Tournament, earning All-Tournament Team honors for the second consecutive year.<ref name="GopherBio"/> White also played in twelve games for the Tri-City Storm of the USHL, split before and after his high school season, scoring eight goals and one assist.<ref name="recruits"/> Following the season, White entered the [[2007 NHL Entry Draft]] ranked 23rd overall among North American skaters.<ref>{{cite news|title=2007 NHL Central Scouting Final Rankings|url=http://cdn.nhl.com/futures/cssrankings/2007final/07_final_naskaters_num.pdf|publisher=NHL|date=2007-04-25|accessdate=2010-04-14}}</ref> The NHL's Central Scouting Service described White as "a skilled forward with the ability to make a difference" and able to get "his wrist shot off with ease." He was also said adept at going into corners of the ice and fighting for the puck.<ref name="Canucks Go White">{{citation|url=http://canucks.nhl.com/club/news.htm?id=452105|title=Canucks Go White|author=Vancouver Canucks|date=2007-06-22|publisher=Canucks.com|accessdate=2010-04-14}}</ref> On June 22, 2007, he was drafted 25th overall by the [[Vancouver Canucks]].<ref name="Solid Forward">{{cite news|last=Kuzma|first=Ben|title=Canucks select solid Minnesota forward Patrick White|url=http://www2.canada.com/topics/sports/hockey/canucksprovincestory.html?id=532378e6-8f5c-4667-ba8b-f30256d8afd3&k=67248|publisher=''[[The Province]]''|date=2007-06-22|accessdate=2009-02-16}}</ref>
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Prior to his senior season with Grand Rapids, White signed a letter of intent to play for the [[University of Minnesota]] and their [[Minnesota Golden Gophers men's ice hockey]] program following his season. In his final season at Grand Rapids, White finished scored 49 points in 30 games to be named AP Player of the Year, ''Duluth News Tribune'' Player of the Year, AP All-State First Team, St. Paul [[St. Paul Pioneer Press|''Pioneer Press'']] All-State First Team, ''Duluth News Tribune'' First-Team All-Area, and Iron Range All-Conference.<ref name="Scouting Bio">{{cite news|author=NHL|title=Patrick White Scouting Profile|url=http://media.nhl.com/media/app?docKey=ZET8aYIDRL9bIClXgqGCMEO__0WxuIEXEj8RTyeHfD2BARA3QECx7Ff2Rk3LOTos&service=fileservice|publisher=NHL|date=2007-03-13|accessdate=2009-02-16}}</ref><ref name="GopherBio">{{cite web|title=Patrick White|url=http://www.gophersports.com/ViewArticle.dbml?SPSID=38856&SPID=3322&DB_OEM_ID=8400&ATCLID=1253415&Q_SEASON=2008|author=Minnesota Golden Gophers|publisher=[[Minnesota Golden Gophers]]|accessdate=2009-02-16}}</ref> He was also a finalist for the [[Minnesota Mr. Hockey]] award, eventually losing the award to [[Cretin-Derham Hall High School]] defenseman [[Ryan McDonagh]].<ref>{{cite news|title=Mr. Hockey finalists announced|url=http://wild.nhl.com/team/app?service=page&page=NewsPage&bcid=5215|publisher=[[Minnesota Wild]]|date=2007-02-13|accessdate=2009-02-16}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|title=Cretin-Derham Hall's Ryan McDonagh named Mr. Hockey|url=http://wild.nhl.com/team/app?service=page&page=NewsPage&bcid=5260|publisher=Minnesota Wild|date=2007-03-13|accessdate=2009-02-16}}</ref> Once again, he led Grand Rapids to a second place finish at the Minnesota State High School Boys Hockey Tournament, earning All-Tournament Team honors for the second consecutive year.<ref name="GopherBio"/> White also played in twelve games for the Tri-City Storm of the USHL, split before and after his high school season, scoring eight goals and one assist.<ref name="recruits"/> Following the season, White entered the [[2007 NHL Entry Draft]] ranked 23rd overall among North American skaters.<ref>{{cite news|title=2007 NHL Central Scouting Final Rankings|url=http://cdn.nhl.com/futures/cssrankings/2007final/07_final_naskaters_num.pdf|publisher=NHL|date=2007-04-25|accessdate=2010-04-14}}</ref> The NHL's Central Scouting Service described White as "a skilled forward with the ability to make a difference" and able to get "his wrist shot off with ease." He was also said adept at going into corners of the ice and fighting for the puck.<ref name="Canucks Go White">{{citation|url=http://canucks.nhl.com/club/news.htm?id=452105|title=Canucks Go White|author=Vancouver Canucks|date=2007-06-22|publisher=Canucks.com|accessdate=2010-04-14}}</ref> On June 22, 2007, he was drafted 25th overall by the [[Vancouver Canucks]].<ref name="Solid Forward">{{cite news|last=Kuzma|first=Ben|title=Canucks select solid Minnesota forward Patrick White|url=http://www2.canada.com/topics/sports/hockey/canucksprovincestory.html?id=532378e6-8f5c-4667-ba8b-f30256d8afd3&k=67248|publisher=''[[The Province]]''|date=2007-06-22|accessdate=2009-02-16}}</ref>
   
 
===University of Minnesota===
 
===University of Minnesota===

Revision as of 20:12, 23 November 2011

Patrick White
Pat-white-hockey-player
Position Center
Shoots Right
Height
Weight
6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
190 lb (86 kg)
Oberliga Team EHC Klostersee
Born (1989-01-20)January 20, 1989,
Grand Rapids, Minnesota
NHL Draft 25th overall, 2007
Vancouver Canucks
Pro Career 2011 – present

Patrick White (born January 20, 1989) is an American ice hockey center who currently plays for EHC Klostersee in the Oberliga. White previously played for the University of Minnesota Golden Gophers of the Western Collegiate Hockey Association (WCHA). Prior to joining the Golden Gophers, he played four seasons of high school hockey in the Minnesota State High School League with the Grand Rapids High School Thunderhawks. Although he was drafted twice by junior ice hockey teams—the Seattle Thunderbirds of the Western Hockey League (WHL) in 2004 and the Tri-City Storm of the United States Hockey League (USHL) in 2005—he chose to play for his high school instead. Described as a skilled forward with a good wrist shot, White was drafted in the first round, 25th overall by the Vancouver Canucks in the 2007 NHL Entry Draft, before being traded to the Sharks in 2009.

Playing career

Grand Rapids High School

White joined the hockey team at Grand Rapids High School when he began his education at the school. In his first season, he finished with seven points in 26 games. At the end of the season, White was drafted in the tenth round, 195th overall by the Seattle Thunderbirds of the Western Hockey League (WHL) in the 2004 WHL Bantam Draft although he declined to join the team, opting rather to continue with Grand Rapids. The next season, White greatly improved his statistics, finishing the season with 33 points in 26 games. In the offseason, he was drafted in the second round, 13th overall by the Tri-City Storm of the United States Hockey League (USHL) in the 2005 Futures Draft, although opted once again to continue with Grand Rapids.[1]

In his third season with Grand Rapids, White led the team with 52 points in 30 games, earning Associated Press (AP) All-State honorable mention, Duluth News Tribune Second Team All-Area, and Iron Range All-Conference honors. He also helped Grand Rapids finish runner-up at the Minnesota State High School Boys Hockey Tournament, earning All-Tournament Team honors after finishing with five goals in three games.

Prior to his senior season with Grand Rapids, White signed a letter of intent to play for the University of Minnesota and their Minnesota Golden Gophers men's ice hockey program following his season. In his final season at Grand Rapids, White finished scored 49 points in 30 games to be named AP Player of the Year, Duluth News Tribune Player of the Year, AP All-State First Team, St. Paul Pioneer Press All-State First Team, Duluth News Tribune First-Team All-Area, and Iron Range All-Conference.[2][3] He was also a finalist for the Minnesota Mr. Hockey award, eventually losing the award to Cretin-Derham Hall High School defenseman Ryan McDonagh.[4][5] Once again, he led Grand Rapids to a second place finish at the Minnesota State High School Boys Hockey Tournament, earning All-Tournament Team honors for the second consecutive year.[3] White also played in twelve games for the Tri-City Storm of the USHL, split before and after his high school season, scoring eight goals and one assist.[6] Following the season, White entered the 2007 NHL Entry Draft ranked 23rd overall among North American skaters.[7] The NHL's Central Scouting Service described White as "a skilled forward with the ability to make a difference" and able to get "his wrist shot off with ease." He was also said adept at going into corners of the ice and fighting for the puck.[8] On June 22, 2007, he was drafted 25th overall by the Vancouver Canucks.[9]

University of Minnesota

White joined the University of Minnesota for the 2007–08 season. Early into his freshman season, he scored the game winning goal against the University of Michigan in the championship game of the 2007 Ice Breaker Invitational. The goal was the first of White's college career. White finished his freshman year with ten points in 45 games while leader the Golden Gophers with a plus/minus rating of plus-nine.[3] Furthermore, the Golden Gophers failed to lose any game in which White scored a point, earning seven wins and two ties.[3]

White's sophomore season with the Golden Gophers began as a disappointment. He did not record his first goal until the last weekend of November in the Golden Gophers' fourteenth game of the season. However, White quickly turned his play around, scoring four goals in the Golden Gophers' next ten games, including the game winning goal 1:38 into overtime at the 2009 Dodge Holiday Classic to lead the Golden Gophers to a 3–2 victory over Northeastern University.[10] White scored two goals in the two-game tournament, earning All-Tournament Team honors.[11] He finished the 2009–10 season with nine goals and eight assists in thirty-nine games for the Golden Gophers.[12]

On August 28, 2009, White was traded from the Canucks to the San Jose Sharks, along with fellow prospect Daniel Rahimi, in exchange for defencemen Christian Ehrhoff and Brad Lukowich.[12] White had a career season in his third year with the Golden Gophers. He set career highs in goals, with nine, and points, with seventeen. He also tied for third on the team in goals, and tied for seventh in points.[13]

German Premier League

In the following season of 2011-12 he signed with EHC Klostersee, the runner-up of season 2010-11, in the Oberliga, the third tier of ice hockey in Germany.[14][15]

International play

Medal record
Competitor for Flag of the United States United States
Men's ice hockey
World U18 Championships
Silver 2007 Finland

White was first exposed to international ice hockey when he represented the United States at the 2005 Under-17 Five Nations Tournament in Huttwil, Switzerland, competing against teams from the Czech Republic, Germany, Slovakia, and Switzerland.[16] White helped the United States to first place with a record of 3–0–1, finishing the tournament with two points including an assist on the game-winning goal in the final game.[17]

Two years later, White was named to the United States team for the 2007 IIHF World U18 Championships in Finland, his first International Ice Hockey Federation-sanctioned event. White scored three goals and two assists in seven games—including a two-goal performance against Latvia in which he scored the game-winning goal—as the United States lost 6–5 to Russia in the gold medal game.[18][19]

Personal life

White was born in Grand Rapids, Minnesota. Mark, his father, played Division III college hockey in Minneapolis and had experience coaching; he coached White in minor hockey, and also did work with a community college in Grand Rapids.[8][9] In honor of his father, White wore the number six, the same number Mark used.[2] While at the University of Minnesota, White pursued a management major at the Carlson School of Management.[3]

Career statistics

    Regular season   Playoffs
Season Team League GP G A Pts PIM GP G A Pts PIM
2003–04 Grand Rapids HS Thunderhawks MSHSL 26 2 5 7
2004–05 Grand Rapids HS Thunderhawks MSHSL 26 18 15 33
2005–06 Grand Rapids HS Thunderhawks MSHSL 30 23 29 52
2006–07 Grand Rapids HS Thunderhawks MSHSL 30 18 31 49
2006–07 Tri-City Storm USHL 12 8 1 9 4
2007–08 University of Minnesota WCHA 45 6 4 10 20
2008–09 University of Minnesota WCHA 36 7 9 16 18
2009–10 University of Minnesota WCHA 39 9 8 17 20
2010–11 University of Minnesota WCHA 27 5 5 10 12
WCHA totals 147 27 26 53 70

International statistics

Year Team Event   GP G A Pts PIM
2005 United States U17 4 1 1 2 0
2007 United States U18 7 3 2 5 6
Junior int'l totals 7 3 2 5 6

Awards and honors

  • 2006 – AP All-State honorable mention
  • 2006 – Duluth News Tribune Second Team All-Area
  • 2006 – Iron Range All-Conference
  • 2006 – MSHSL All-Tournament Team
  • 2007 – AP All-State First Team
  • 2007 – AP Player of the Year
  • 2007 – Duluth News Tribune First-Team All-Area
  • 2007 – Duluth News Tribune Player of the Year
  • 2007 – Iron Range All-Conference
  • 2007 – St. Paul Pioneer Press All-State First Team
  • 2007 – MSHSL All-Tournament Team

Transactions

References

  1. 2005 Futures Draft. United States Hockey League. Retrieved on 2009-02-15.
  2. 2.0 2.1 NHL. "Patrick White Scouting Profile", NHL, 2007-03-13. Retrieved on 2009-02-16. 
  3. 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 3.4 Minnesota Golden Gophers. Patrick White. Minnesota Golden Gophers. Retrieved on 2009-02-16.
  4. "Mr. Hockey finalists announced", Minnesota Wild, 2007-02-13. Retrieved on 2009-02-16. 
  5. "Cretin-Derham Hall's Ryan McDonagh named Mr. Hockey", Minnesota Wild, 2007-03-13. Retrieved on 2009-02-16. 
  6. Cite error: Invalid <ref> tag; no text was provided for refs named recruits
  7. "2007 NHL Central Scouting Final Rankings", NHL, 2007-04-25. Retrieved on 2010-04-14. 
  8. 8.0 8.1 Vancouver Canucks (2007-06-22), Canucks Go White, Canucks.com, <http://canucks.nhl.com/club/news.htm?id=452105>. Retrieved on 2010-04-14
  9. 9.0 9.1 Kuzma, Ben. "Canucks select solid Minnesota forward Patrick White", The Province, 2007-06-22. Retrieved on 2009-02-16. 
  10. Deutsch, Brian. "Men's Hockey: Gophers win 3-2 in OT", Minnesota Daily, 2009-01-03. Retrieved on 2009-02-16. 
  11. "White's OT goal lifts Gophers to Classic title", Minnesota Golden Gophers, 2009-01-03. Retrieved on 2009-02-16. 
  12. 12.0 12.1 Canadian Press (2009-08-28), Canucks acquire Ehrhoff, Lukowich in four-player trade with San Jose, NHL.com, <http://www.nhl.com/ice/news.htm?id=490649>. Retrieved on 2010-04-14
  13. San Jose Sharks (2010-04-01), San Jose Sharks 2009–10 Prospect Report, Thru April 1, 2010, SanJoseSharks.com, <http://sharks.nhl.com/v2/ext/SHARKS/TEAM/20100401_ProspectReport.pdf>. Retrieved on 2010-04-14
  14. Duluth News Tribune (2011-09-05), Hockey: White, Guentzel sign with EHC Klostersee, duluthnewstribune.com, <http://www.duluthnewstribune.com/event/article/id/208538/group/Sports/>. Retrieved on 2011-09-08
  15. Mannschaftskader EHC Klostersee, ehck.de, <http://ehck.de/ehc/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=1016&Itemid=334>. Retrieved on 2011-09-08
  16. "U.S. Under-17 Select Team romps in first two games", US Hockey Report, 2005-08-16. Retrieved on 2009-02-16. 
  17. "U.S. takes first place at Five Nations", US Hockey Report, 2005-08-18. Retrieved on 2009-02-16. 
  18. USA Hockey (2007-04-17). U.S. National Under-18 Team shuts out Latvia, 8–0. Press release. Retrieved on 2009-02-16.
  19. USA Hockey (2007-04-22). U.S. National Under-18 Team claims silver medal. Press release. Retrieved on 2009-02-16.

External links

Awards and achievements
Preceded by
Michael Grabner
Vancouver Canucks first round draft pick
2007
Succeeded by
Cody Hodgson


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