Patrick Maroon

Patrick Maroon was born on April 23, 1988, in St. Louis, Missouri. His early exposure to hockey came through his father, who held season tickets to the St. Louis Blues. Maroon attended Oakville High School before pursuing junior-level hockey. He played for the Texarkana Bandits in the North American Hockey League (NAHL), where he recorded 60 points in 57 games during the 2005-06 season and was named to the NAHL’s All-Rookie Team. The following season, he achieved 95 points in 57 games, leading the St. Louis Bandits to their first Robertson Cup National Championship title and setting a league record for most points in a single postseason (23 points in 12 playoff games). In 2007, he was drafted by the Philadelphia Flyers in the sixth round (161st overall) of the NHL Entry Draft.

Maroon’s professional career saw him play for numerous NHL teams. After stints with AHL affiliates, he made his NHL debut with the Anaheim Ducks in the 2011-12 season. He became a regular player for the Ducks in the 2013-14 season, recording 11 goals and 18 assists in 62 games. His performance in the 2015 Stanley Cup Playoffs, where he scored 11 points (seven goals, four assists) while playing on the Ducks’ top line, garnered significant attention. In 2016, Maroon was traded to the Edmonton Oilers, where he had a career-high 27 goals and 42 points in the 2016-17 season, helping the Oilers reach the playoffs for the first time since 2006. He later played for the New Jersey Devils before returning to his hometown team, the St. Louis Blues, in 2018.

With the St. Louis Blues, Maroon achieved his first Stanley Cup victory in 2019, scoring the series-deciding goal in double overtime of Game 7 against the Dallas Stars. He then joined the Tampa Bay Lightning and secured back-to-back Stanley Cup wins in 2020 and 2021, becoming the first player in the expansion era to win three consecutive Stanley Cups with different teams. He continued with the Lightning until 2023, subsequently playing for the Minnesota Wild, Boston Bruins, and Chicago Blackhawks. Maroon announced his retirement from the NHL in March 2025, playing his final game on April 13.