Moose D-Man Heads to Philadelphia Junior A

Patrick Mead spent the past three seasons with the Moose organization after playing his youth hockey for the Greater New York Stars.

Patrick began with the Moose in the 2007-2008 season playing for the Mid-Atlantic Development Junior Hockey League team before playing the past two seasons with the Moose Junior B team.  Patrick made the CHA All-Star team during the 2008-2009 season.  He was part of two regular season championship teams and was a huge part of the Moose capturing the CHA title this past season.  Patrick made two consecutive trips with the Moose to USA Hockey Junior B Nationals.  During his two seasons on the Moose Junior B team, Patrick played in a total of 98 games, scored 25 goals and added 29 assists, finishing with a very impressive +59 rating.  Last season, Patrick was voted assistant captain by his teammates.

In addition to his defensive play, Pat played a huge role on the Moose power play the past two seasons.  Moose Head Coach Craig Doremus said “Patty has worked hard these past two years.  He has improved so much since his first training camp with us.  It is our goal to help move our players to either the Junior A or college level.  Pat was such a huge part of our success the past two years and we are happy he was rewarded for his efforts.”

Pat hopes the opportunity to play Junior A hockey in the northeast will gain him some valuable exposure to college scouts.  Hopefully, if he continues to work hard and develop, he can earn the attention of some Division 3 schools.