Patrick White (ice hockey)

Patrick White is an American ice hockey center who currently plays with the Graz 99ers in the Austrian Hockey League . White previously played in North America for the University of Minnesota Golden Gophers of the Western Collegiate Hockey Association . 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 teamsthe Seattle Thunderbirds of the Western Hockey League in 2004 and the TriCity Storm of the United States Hockey League in 2005he 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.

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

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