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Patrick Maroon (born April 23, 1988) is an American former professional ice hockey left winger who played in the National Hockey League (NHL). Nicknamed " Big Rig", Maroon played for the Anaheim Ducks, Edmonton Oilers, New Jersey Devils, St. Louis Blues, Tampa Bay Lightning, Minnesota Wild, Boston Bruins and Chicago Blackhawks. Maroon is a three-time Stanley Cup champion, winning in three consecutive seasons (with the Blues in 2019, and the Lightning in 2020 and 2021).
Growing up in St. Louis, Maroon attended Oakville High School where he was recruited to play in the North American Hockey League (NAHL) by Kelly Chase and Al MacInnis. Following two standout seasons with the Texarkana Bandits, he was drafted 161st overall by the Philadelphia Flyers in the 2007 NHL entry draft. He spent three years within their organization before being traded to the Anaheim Ducks and subsequently making his NHL debut in the 2011–12 season.
Maroon played three seasons at the NHL level with the Ducks where he made an impact during their 2015 Stanley Cup playoffs run. Due to inconsistency, he was traded to the Edmonton Oilers and New Jersey Devils before landing with his hometown St. Louis Blues in 2018.
In his only season with the Blues, he helped them win the Stanley Cup for the first time in franchise history. He would win the Stanley Cup twice more in the next two years with the Lightning, becoming one of twelve players in NHL history to win back-to-back Stanley Cups on different teams, and the first since Cory Stillman in 2006. In 2021, Maroon became the first player to win three consecutive Stanley Cups since several members of the New York Islanders did so from 1980 to 1983.
Growing up in St. Louis, Maroon attended Rogers Elementary and Oakville Middle School. He attended Oakville High School in St. Louis County, Missouri, but left before graduating to pursue junior-level hockey. He was not pictured—or even listed as “not pictured”—in the 2005 or 2006 Oakville High School yearbooks, suggesting he was no longer enrolled after his sophomore year. Oakville High School Yearbook, Class of 2005. Mehlville School District. (Print copy held by classmate) Oakville High School Yearbook, Class of 2006. Mehlville School District. (Print copy held by classmate) However, he does appear in a team photo for the Oakville ice hockey club during his sophomore year, though the team was not affiliated with the school.
By the 2005–2006 season, Maroon was playing for the Texarkana Bandits of the North American Hockey League (NAHL), marking the start of his junior hockey career. 2005–06 Texarkana Bandits Stats – HockeyDB 2006–07 NAHL Award Winners – NAHL.com 2007 MVP Maroon Signs with Flyers – NAHL.com
He played minor ice hockey for the St. Louis Amateur Blues from 2003 until 2005, Pat Maroon: The Everyman’s Everyman – The Hockey News where he was nicknamed "Fat Pat" due to his size, 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) and 260 lb (120 kg). Pat Maroon thriving playing for hometown Blues – NHL.com In order to improve his playmaking ability, Maroon would stickhandle a golf ball in his garage for hours and skate in roller rinks. How 'Fat Pat' became a Blues playoff hero – ESPN
As a youth, Maroon also competed in the 2002 Quebec International Pee-Wee Hockey Tournament with the St. Louis Blues minor ice hockey team. In 2004, Maroon was drafted in the 11th round of the Ontario Hockey League (OHL) draft by the London Knights but was dismissed from their training camp due to his weight.
When he entered high school with his older brother Justin, Maroon earned a spot on the varsity team as a freshman. Oakville's Maroon named Junior Player of the Year – STLToday
Following the draft, Maroon was assigned to major junior ice hockey team, the London Knights of the OHL, who had drafted him in the 2004 OHL Selection Draft. Maroon had been invited to the Flyers' rookie and main training camps but was reassigned to the Knights after one exhibition game with their American Hockey League (AHL) affiliate. Although he had previously agreed to play NCAA ice hockey with Ferris State University, Mark and Dale Hunter convinced him to play in the OHL. When speaking about his decision, Maroon said "I am really excited about coming to London and playing for the Knights. I think it is a great place for me to develop to be a hockey player." Due to his consistent weight struggles, the Knights hired Maroon a personal trainer during the season and he dropped to 217 pounds. In his first, and only, season with the team Maroon was named to the Western Conference All-Star Team and earned team MVP. He ended the season leading the team with 90 points in 64 games and one assist in five playoff games before joining the Flyers' AHL affiliate the Philadelphia Phantoms. He played one game with the Phantoms as they closed out their 2007–08 season.
Maroon began his first full professional season during the 2008–09 AHL season with the Phantoms after being assigned to the AHL following the Flyers' training camp. He ranked fourth on the team with 54 points in 80 games and recorded a team-high three points in four playoff games. The following year, the Phantoms were the only team in the league to record under 200 goals, of which Maroon contributed 11. His season lacked consistency due to injuries but he managed to set a new career-high in assists with 33.
During the summer of 2010, Maroon led the United States men's national inline hockey team to a gold medal performance at the 2010 IIHF InLine Hockey World Championship. He had been allowed on the team without trying out due to his infamous play at the AHL level. He scored 7 goals and 14 points in 6 games at the in-line worlds including a goal and an assist in the gold medal game in Karlstad, Sweden, against the Czech Republic. When he returned to the AHL, the coaching staff was unhappy with his conditioning and released him from the team. Head coach Greg Gilbert told the media that "he wasn't committed to himself...in Patrick's case, I don't really think he knew how to train and play at that level." His agent tried arranging for him to play in the ECHL or with a Swiss team but the Flyers wouldn't release his rights. For two months, he skated with the Montclair State University Red Hawks Men's Hockey team to stay in shape. He considered enrolling in college but was then informed he had been traded. On November 21, 2010, Philadelphia traded Maroon and David Laliberté to the Anaheim Ducks in exchange for forward Rob Bordson and defenseman Danny Syvret.
The 2012–13 season was shortened due to a lockout but when the Ducks returned to play, Maroon was placed on a line with Mathieu Perreault and Teemu Selanne. Speaking of the experience, Maroon said "hugging Teemu Selanne, scoring goals, you'll never forget those moments...Those are the moments I can tell Anthony, tell my future kids, that I played with the best players in the world." He played the majority of the season in the AHL but scored two goals in 11 games with the Ducks during call ups throughout the season. On March 21, 2013, the Ducks signed Maroon to a two-year contract extension. The 2013–14 season was Maroon's first full NHL season, during which he appeared in 62 games, scoring 11 goals to go with 18 assists. Although he had a year left on his contract, the Ducks signed him to a three-year contract extension on August 2, 2014.
In the final year of his second contract, Maroon appeared in 71 games, only missing a few due to injury. He missed four weeks at the beginning of the season due to a sprained MCL which he suffered during a game against the Buffalo Sabres. Upon returning to the lineup, Maroon would appear in 71 games, scoring a career high 9 goals with 25 assists. His offensive game came alive in the 2015 Stanley Cup playoffs, scoring eight goals in 16 games while playing on the Ducks' top line. Maroon was one of the Ducks' most consistent players during their series, finishing third on the team in goals and power play points as well as limited his penalty minutes.
In the 2015–16 season, Maroon found himself playing with the fourth line for the Ducks at the beginning of the season. At times his play was exemplary and other times he often saw his ice time drop to below ten minutes a game. He was reunited with Corey Perry and found his scoring touch, picking up consecutive points in consecutive games, while scoring just 4 goals and 13 points in 56 games. In spite of his low offensive output, he traveled with Perry and his wife to Pelican Hill Resort on trade deadline day where he was then informed by his mother that he had been traded to Edmonton.
On April 11, 2016, Maroon was named to Team USA's 2016 IIHF World Championship roster alongside teammate Matt Hendricks. He became the first United States player to represent his country at both an inline and ice hockey world championship. In his debut game with the United States men's national ice hockey team, Maroon scored their first and only goal in an eventual 5–1 loss to Canada. His goal came less than five minutes into the first period off an assist from Kyle Connor. He would end the tournament collecting two more points as Team USA failed to medal. When Maroon returned to the Oilers for their 2016 training camp, McLellan was pleased with Maroon's offseason condition. During a preseason game against the Vancouver Canucks, Maroon was checked hard into a corner and was forced to leave the game early. In spite of this, he returned to the Oilers lineup for their preseason game against the Anaheim Ducks on October 5 where he recorded one assist and his first goal of the preseason. Following the exhibition games, the Oilers opened their 2016–17 season playing in their new arena, Rogers Place. In the Oilers first home game on October 12, Maroon scored the first goal in the Rogers Place arena in a 7–4 victory over the Calgary Flames.
Maroon continued to play the remainder of the 2016–17 season with the Oilers alongside Connor McDavid where they recorded a combined Corsi percentage above 50 percent. During the offseason, the Oilers had signed Milan Lucic to play with McDavid but Maroon was deemed to be a better fit. On January 5, 2017, Maroon scored his first career NHL hat-trick in a 4–3 win over the Boston Bruins, breaking the Oilers losing record against Boston which began in November 1996. He ended the season with a new career high 27 total goals and 15 assists, the best for any NHL player born and raised in St. Louis. McDavid, who ended the season with 100 points, assisted on 14 of Maroon's 27 goals. In March, Maroon was named the Oilers nominee for the Bill Masterton Memorial Trophy, given to a player who "best exemplifies the qualities of perseverance, sportsmanship, and dedication to ice hockey." With his assistance, the Oilers qualified for the 2017 Stanley Cup playoffs where they faced off against the San Jose Sharks in Round 1. He scored his first goal of the playoffs in Game 5 to lift the Oilers 4–3 over the Sharks and lead the series 3–2. Upon winning their first series against the Sharks, Maroon and the Oilers began the Western Conference Second Round against the Anaheim Ducks. In Game 2 of the series, Maroon scored his first career goal against his former team to lift the Oilers in a 2–1 win. The Ducks would come back to win the series in seven games and Maroon recorded eight points in 13 games.
Following his career-best season, Maroon returned to the Oilers for the 2017–18 season determined to continue his high scoring play on McDavid's wing. Both McDavid and winger Leon Draisaitl had signed contracts to remain with the Oilers during the offseason while Maroon remained unsigned on his final year of his contract. During training camp, Maroon continued to play with McDavid and Draisaitl on the Oilers top line. On January 3, 2018, Maroon was suspended for two games for interfering against Los Angeles Kings defenseman Drew Doughty. Following the game, Doughty publicly stated that he felt no ill will towards Maroon and acknowledged that "he’s just trying to finish a hit. I don’t know that he meant to try and hurt me. I forgive him." He later missed another game against the Los Angeles Kings in February due to a lower body injury. At the time of his injury, he had recorded 14 goals and 16 assists in 57 games. Maroon acknowledged that as an upcoming unrestricted free-agent in July, there was a high likelihood of him being traded before the season ended. He said, "you know the situation I’m in...but I’m an Edmonton Oiler, I want to stay here. I love this city, the fans, this group of guys. I think my teammates know that."
The Blues qualified for the 2019 Stanley Cup playoffs as the third seed from the Central Division, capping a turnaround in a campaign that saw them in last place in the NHL as late as January 2019. As the Blues geared up to face the Winnipeg Jets in the first round of the playoffs, Maroon's grandfather died. Maroon returned to play with the team for Game 1 and later said he felt his grandfather's presence while assisting on the game-winning goal. He helped the team eliminate the Jets in six games and faced off against the Dallas Stars in the second round. Their series was tied 3–3 and they entered Game 7 facing elimination. During the game, Maroon scored the game-winning goal in double overtime to give the Blues a 4–3 series win. Following the win, the Blues defeated the San Jose Sharks in the Western Conference Final to face the Bruins in the Stanley Cup Finals. On June 12, Maroon and the Blues won the Stanley Cup for the first time in franchise history, defeating the Bruins in seven games. He finished the playoffs with seven points.
Following the Lightnings' Stanley Cup win, Maroon signed a two-year, $1.8 million contract to remain with the Lightning on October 29, 2020. On July 7, 2021, the Tampa Bay Lightning won their franchise's third Stanley Cup, and Maroon won his third straight Stanley Cup. He subsequently is the first player to go three-for-three in different uniforms since the expansion era began in 1967 and expanded the league beyond six teams.
By February 2022, Maroon was re-signed to a two-year contract extension. He would go on to end the 2021–22 season with 11 goals and 16 assists for 27 points in 81 games played. During the 2022 playoffs, Maroon and the Lightning would go on to reach the Stanley Cup Finals for a third consecutive season (fourth consecutive season and time altogether for Maroon himself), where the Lightning would lose in six games to the Colorado Avalanche.
Maroon would record five goals and nine assists for 14 points in 80 games in the 2022–23 season, while also leading the league in penalty minutes (150). Playing the Toronto Maple Leafs in the first round of the playoffs for a second consecutive year, Maroon and the Lightning would go on to lose the series in six games. He finished the 2023 playoffs goalless and with only one assist and point in all six games played.
Maroon suffered an injury on January 27, 2024 against the Anaheim Ducks, and was placed on injured reserve a few days later on February 5. Just a couple days later, on February 7, 2024, the Wild announced that Maroon had undergone back surgery and would miss 4-6 weeks. At the time, Maroon had played in all of the Wild's games before his injury, registering four goals and 12 assists.
Still recovering from his back surgery, the Bruins placed Maroon on long term injured reserve (LTIR) just after being acquired. On April 13, 2024, Maroon was activated off the LTIR, and made his Bruins debut later that day against the Pittsburgh Penguins. Maroon would score his first point as a Bruin in Game 1 of the opening round against the Toronto Maple Leafs, an assist on a goal by John Beecher.
On March 22, 2025, Maroon announced in a pregame television interview before a game in his hometown St. Louis that he would be retiring at the end of the season. Maroon subsequently played his final NHL game in the Blackhawks' last home game of the season on April 13, forgoing the Blackhawks' two remaining road games. Maroon, alongside fellow retiree Alec Martinez, received a video tribute and standing ovation during the game, as well as a handshake line from the visiting Winnipeg Jets.
On November 30, 2022, after Bruins commentator Jack Edwards remarked about his weight during a game broadcast, Maroon donated $2,000 to a Tampa Bay charity to support those struggling with mental health and body image.
| 2004–05 | St. Louis Amateur Blues | 18U AAA | 30 | 10 | 15 | 25 | 20 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2005–06 | Texarkana Bandits | NAHL | 57 | 23 | 37 | 60 | 61 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2006–07 | St. Louis Bandits | NAHL | 57 | 40 | 55 | 95 | 152 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2007–08 | London Knights | OHL | 64 | 35 | 55 | 90 | 57 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 10 |
| 2007–08 | Philadelphia Phantoms | AHL | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2008–09 | Philadelphia Phantoms | AHL | 80 | 23 | 31 | 54 | 62 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 13 |
| 2009–10 | Adirondack Phantoms | AHL | 67 | 11 | 33 | 44 | 125 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2010–11 | Adirondack Phantoms | AHL | 9 | 5 | 3 | 8 | 30 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2010–11 | Syracuse Crunch | AHL | 57 | 21 | 27 | 48 | 68 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2011–12 | Syracuse Crunch | AHL | 75 | 32 | 42 | 74 | 120 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| 2011–12 | Anaheim Ducks | NHL | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2012–13 | Norfolk Admirals | AHL | 64 | 26 | 24 | 50 | 139 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2012–13 | Anaheim Ducks | NHL | 13 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 10 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2013–14 | Anaheim Ducks | NHL | 62 | 11 | 18 | 29 | 101 | 13 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 38 |
| 2014–15 | Anaheim Ducks | NHL | 71 | 9 | 25 | 34 | 82 | 16 | 7 | 4 | 11 | 6 |
| 2015–16 | Anaheim Ducks | NHL | 56 | 4 | 9 | 13 | 54 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2015–16 | Edmonton Oilers | NHL | 16 | 8 | 6 | 14 | 34 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2016–17 | Edmonton Oilers | NHL | 81 | 27 | 15 | 42 | 95 | 13 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 28 |
| 2017–18 | Edmonton Oilers | NHL | 57 | 14 | 16 | 30 | 60 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2017–18 | New Jersey Devils | NHL | 16 | 3 | 10 | 13 | 11 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 2018–19 | St. Louis Blues | NHL | 74 | 10 | 18 | 28 | 64 | 26 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 8 |
| 2019–20 | Tampa Bay Lightning | NHL | 64 | 9 | 14 | 23 | 71 | 25 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 32 |
| 2020–21 | Tampa Bay Lightning | NHL | 55 | 4 | 14 | 18 | 60 | 23 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 37 |
| 2021–22 | Tampa Bay Lightning | NHL | 81 | 11 | 16 | 27 | 134 | 23 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 32 |
| 2022–23 | Tampa Bay Lightning | NHL | 80 | 5 | 9 | 14 | 150 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 16 |
| 2023–24 | Minnesota Wild | NHL | 49 | 4 | 12 | 16 | 60 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2023–24 | Boston Bruins | NHL | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 18 |
| 2024–25 | Chicago Blackhawks | NHL | 68 | 5 | 14 | 19 | 97 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2016 | United States | WC | 4th | 10 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 12 |
| All-Rookie First Team | 2006 | |
| First All-Star Team | 2007 | |
| MVP | 2007 | |
| Stanley Cup champion | 2019, 2020, 2021 |
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