Patrick Boileau (born February 22, 1975) is a Canadian former

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. He played 48 games in the

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with the

Washington Capitals The Washington Capitals (colloquially known as the Caps) are a professional ice hockey team based in Washington, D.C. The Capitals compete in the National Hockey League (NHL) as a member of the Metropolitan Division in the Eastern Conference (NH ...

Detroit Red Wings The Detroit Red Wings (colloquially referred to as the Wings) are a professional ice hockey team based in Detroit. The Red Wings compete in the National Hockey League (NHL) as a member of the Atlantic Division (NHL), Atlantic Division in the East ...

, and

Pittsburgh Penguins The Pittsburgh Penguins (colloquially known as the Pens) are a professional ice hockey team based in Pittsburgh. The Penguins compete in the National Hockey League (NHL) as a member of the Metropolitan Division in the Eastern Conference (NHL), E ...

between 1997 and 2004. The rest of his career, which lasted from 1995 to 2008, was spent in various minor leagues and in Europe. Boileau was born in

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and raised in

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. Selected by the

in the 1993 NHL Entry Draft, he spent years in the Capitals system mainly with their AHL affiliate

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until he signed with the

in 2002. In 2003, he signed with the

. In 2004, he played in

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for

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and in 2005 he moved to

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to play for the

Frankfurt Lions The Frankfurt Lions were a German professional men's ice hockey club from Frankfurt, Germany that played in the Deutsche Eishockey Liga. The club ceased operations in 2010 due to financial difficulty. History * The hockey team was founded as a ...

of the

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and also played for the

Hamburg Freezers The Hamburg Freezers were a professional men's ice hockey club from Hamburg, Germany that played in the Deutsche Eishockey Liga. The club announced its withdrawal from the DEL and ceased operations on 24 May 2016 when Anschutz Entertainment Group, ...

. In 2007–2008 he played with the Summum Chiefs de Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu in the LNAH.

Career statistics

Regular season and playoffs

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* 1975 births Living people Canadian expatriate ice hockey players in Germany Canadian ice hockey defencemen Detroit Red Wings players Canadian expatriate ice hockey players in the United States Frankfurt Lions players Hamburg Freezers players Grand Rapids Griffins players Ice hockey people from Laurentides Indianapolis Ice players Lausanne HC players Laval Titan Collège Français players Laval Titan players People from Blainville, Quebec Pittsburgh Penguins players Portland Pirates players Washington Capitals draft picks Washington Capitals players Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins players Jonquière Marquis players {{canada-icehockey-defenceman-1970s-stub