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Tuesday, June 8, 2010

Ex-NHL Player Pat Verbeek Hired As Lightning Pro Scout

The Tampa Bay Lightning announced today that former NHL winger Pat Verbeek has been hired as a pro scout.  Verbeek, age 46, spent the past 4 seasons as a scout with the Detroit Red Wings. 

The "Little Ball of Hate" as Verbeek was affectionately known during his NHL career, played for 5 different teams over a 20 year career amassing 522 goals and a total of 1,063 points.  Verbeek is the only player in NHL history to score 500 career goals and earn 2,500 penalty minutes.

Looks like the new Lightning moniker of "Red Wings South" is alive and well with yet another Wings staff member defecting to Tampa.  If Verbeek can perform the way Wings scouts have historically, then Tampa will be in good shape for future player development.
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