The Winnipeg native was selected second overall by the Philadelphia Flyers in 2017 and was picked ahead of Miro Heiskanen, Cale Makar and Elias Pettersson, who went 3, 4 and 5 respectively.
Patrick went on to appear in 222 games in the National Hockey League between the 2017-18 and 2021-22 seasons with the Philadelphia Flyers and Vegas Golden Knights. In those 222 games, Patrick had 77 points (32 goals, 45 assists), 83 penalty minutes and was a minus-36.
It always sucks to see a player retire at such a young age, but it's understandable to see why Nolan Patrick made that decision and hopefully he'll be able to find a way to stay in the game of hockey if he wishes.
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20 DECEMBRE | 527 ANSWERS Former second-overall pick reportedly retires at twenty-five If you had to redo the 2017 draft, who should have gone second overall to Philadelphia? | ||
Cale Makar | 267 | 50.7 % |
Elias Pettersson | 135 | 25.6 % |
Miro Heiskanen | 48 | 9.1 % |
See Results | 77 | 14.6 % |
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