Patrick Kaleta
| Patrick Kaleta | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Born |
June 8, 1986 Angola, New York, U.S. | ||
| Height | 6 ft 1 in (185 cm) | ||
| Weight | 206 lb (93 kg; 14 st 10 lb) | ||
| Position | Right wing | ||
| Shot | Right | ||
| Played for | Buffalo Sabres | ||
| NHL draft |
176th overall, 2004 Buffalo Sabres | ||
| Playing career | 2006–2016 | ||
Patrick Kaleta (born June 8, 1986) is an American former professional ice hockey right winger who played in the National Hockey League (NHL) for the Buffalo Sabres from 2006 until 2015. He was drafted by the Sabres in the sixth round, 176th overall, of the 2004 NHL Entry Draft. Kaleta is just the third native of the Buffalo Niagara Region to play for the hometown Sabres in the regular season. (Although Marcus Foligno was born in Buffalo, he spent most of his childhood in his father's hometown of Sudbury, Ontario.) Kaleta retains the highest career rate of drawing penalties since the NHL began collecting this data in the 2007-08 season.