Pat Verbeek

General Manager

Pat Verbeek is in the midst of his fourth season as General Manager of the Anaheim Ducks, overseeing the club’s hockey operations.

Named the sixth General Manager in Ducks history on Feb. 3, 2022, Verbeek joined Anaheim with two Stanley Cups on his resume and 36 years of NHL experience, 16 as an executive and 20 as an NHL player. He won Stanley Cups as a player (1999) and Professional Scout (2008), and helped build foundational pieces of Tampa Bay’s eventual back-to-back championship teams in 2020 and 2021.

Under his leadership, the Ducks hockey operations department added additional scouting and player development staff, implemented a full-scale performance department based on data and sports science, and grew the analytics staff focused on video scouting, research, development, data science and engineering.

Prior to his current role, Verbeek spent three seasons as Assistant General Manager of the Detroit Red Wings (2019-22) where he was involved in all hockey operations matters with a focus on player personnel decisions. Prior to the 2021-22 season, Verbeek was named General Manager of the Grand Rapids Griffins, Detroit’s primary development affiliate in the American Hockey League (AHL). He also served as a Professional Scout for Detroit from 2006-10, serving on the Red Wings staff for the team’s 2008 Stanley Cup championship.

Verbeek also spent nine seasons with the Tampa Bay Lightning as Assistant General Manager and Director of Player Personnel (2012-19), and Director of Professional Scouting (2010-12). Verbeek was responsible for oversight of the team's professional scouting operations, player recruitment, contract negotiations and overall support of the hockey operations department. During his tenure, the Lightning made an appearance in the 2015 Stanley Cup Final in addition to four Conference Finals (2015, 2018, 2020, 2021). A total of 17 Lightning players that won consecutive Stanley Cups in 2020 and 2021 were drafted, signed or acquired while Verbeek was an executive with the organization.

Verbeek also served as Director of Player Personnel for Team North America at the 2016 World Cup of Hockey and won a gold medal as part of Canada’s management staff at the 2015 World Championship.

As a player, he won a Stanley Cup with Dallas in 1999 and appeared at two NHL All-Star Games (1991 and 1996) during a 20-year NHL career. Originally selected by the New Jersey Devils in the third round (43rd overall) of the 1982 NHL Draft, Verbeek scored 522-540=1,062 points and 2,905 penalty minutes in 1,424 NHL games with New Jersey (1982-89), the Hartford Whalers (1989-95), New York Rangers (1994-96), Dallas Stars (1996-99, 2001-02) and Red Wings (1999-01). He served as Hartford’s captain for four seasons from 1991-95.

A native of Sarnia, Ontario, Verbeek represented Canada at several international tournaments as a player, including medals at the 1994 (gold) and 1989 (silver) World Championship. He also appeared at the 1996 World Cup of Hockey and 1983 World Junior Championship.

Pat and his wife Dianne have five children, including one son, Kyle, and four daughters: Stephanie, Kendall, Haley and Georgeanne.