Pat Westrum
| Pat Westrum | |||
|---|---|---|---|
 | |||
| Born |
March 3, 1948 Minneapolis, Minnesota, United States | ||
| Height | 5 ft 11 in (180 cm) | ||
| Weight | 181 lb (82 kg; 12 st 13 lb) | ||
| Position | Defense | ||
| Shot | Left | ||
| Played for |
Minnesota Fighting Saints Calgary Cowboys Birmingham Bulls | ||
| National team |
 United States | ||
| Playing career | 1971–1980 | ||
Patrick Delvan Westrum (born March 3, 1948) is a retired professional ice hockey defenseman who played 237 regular season games in the World Hockey Association for the Minnesota Fighting Saints, Calgary Cowboys and Birmingham Bulls between 1974 and 1978. Westrum also was a member of the United States national team at the 1978 Ice Hockey World Championship tournament in Prague. He played for the Minnesota Golden Gophers hockey team from 1967 to 1970. He joined the USA Hockey Coaching Education Program in 1995. He was an assistant coach at Apple Valley High, which won the 1996 Minnesota State High School Hockey Tournament. He served as an amateur scout for NHL teams and later became coach-in-chief for Minnesota District 6. In 2022, he won the Walter Yaciuk Award for his contributions to USA Hockey.[1][2][3][4] His son, Erik, also played professional hockey, playing in the NHL with Phoenix, Minnesota and Toronto. [5]
Career statistics
[edit]Regular season and playoffs
[edit]| Regular season | Playoffs | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Team | League | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | ||
| 1967–68 | University of Minnesota | WCHA | 26 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 10 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1968–69 | University of Minnesota | WCHA | 31 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 25 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1969–70 | University of Minnesota | WCHA | 33 | 3 | 7 | 10 | 12 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1970–71 | U.S. National Team | Intl | Statistics Unavailable | |||||||||||
| 1971–72 | Dayton Gems | IHL | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1971–72 | Des Moines Oak Leafs | IHL | 22 | 0 | 8 | 8 | 29 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1971–72 | Oklahoma City Blazers | CHL | 43 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 68 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |||
| 1972–73 | Boston Braves | AHL | 63 | 3 | 9 | 12 | 70 | 10 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 13 | ||
| 1972–73 | Dayton Gems | IHL | 7 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 26 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1973–74 | Boston Braves | AHL | 76 | 3 | 25 | 28 | 54 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1974–75 | Johnstown Jets | NAHL | 34 | 2 | 11 | 13 | 53 | 15 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 25 | ||
| 1974–75 | Minnesota Fighting Saints | WHA | 23 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 48 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1975–76 | Calgary Cowboys | WHA | 9 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 23 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 19 | ||
| 1975–76 | Minnesota Fighting Saints | WHA | 54 | 3 | 10 | 13 | 98 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1976–77 | Minnesota Fighting Saints | WHA | 40 | 1 | 9 | 10 | 42 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1976–77 | Birmingham Bulls | WHA | 34 | 1 | 11 | 12 | 48 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1977–78 | Birmingham Bulls | WHA | 77 | 2 | 10 | 12 | 97 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | ||
| 1978–79 | Springfield Indians | AHL | 57 | 0 | 17 | 17 | 116 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1979–80 | Oklahoma City Stars | CHL | 5 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| WHA totals | 237 | 7 | 45 | 52 | 356 | 9 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 21 | ||||
References
[edit]- ↑ Reinert, Bob (June 8, 2022). "Pat Westrum Emphasizes Fun in Hockey Fundamentals". USA Hockey. Archived from the original on February 1, 2026.
- ↑ Karwowski, Alex (June 16, 2022). "Gophers men's hockey legend wins Walter Yaciuk award". The Minnesota Daily. Retrieved May 24, 2026.
- ↑ "Pat Westrum Presented with 2016 Ted Brill Award". Minnesota Hockey. April 18, 2016. Retrieved May 24, 2026.
- ↑ Lowe, Devin (March 1, 2017). "Duluth East vs. Apple Valley 1996: An Oral History". Minnesota Hockey Magazine. Archived from the original on March 16, 2026.
- ↑ "Erik Westrum | Southwest Christian Hockey". Retrieved September 6, 2026.
External links
[edit]- Biographical information and career statistics from Eliteprospects.com, or Hockey-Reference.com, or The Internet Hockey Database
- The Complete Historical and Statistical Reference to the World Hockey Association by Scott Surgent, Xaler Press, ISBN 0-9644774-4-0
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