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Not everyone who plays in the NHL stays in the NHL—one former Oilers player who knows that all too well is Patrick Thoresen.
Patrick Thoresen has announced his retirement from professional hockey.
Patrick signed with the @EdmontonOilers ahead of the 2006-07 season, making his @NHL debut on October 5, 2006. One week later, on October 12, Patrick scored his first career goal and would play 68 games in… pic.twitter.com/A2YChzclUa
— NHL Alumni (@NHLAlumni) August 14, 2025
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Thoresen was an undrafted NHL player who spent time with the Oilers and Philadelphia Flyers. After collecting 24 points in 106 games, he would ultimately take his talents overseas to several different leagues and teams before calling it a career.
The former Oilers forward spent time in the Swiss League, KHL, SHL, and HockeyAllsvenskan. This last season was spent with Djurgardens IF of the HockeyAllsvenskan in 2024-25.
He was the leading scorer on a team that featured Marcus Kruger and recently drafted prospects Viktor Eklund and Anton Frondell. Thoresen recorded 41 points in 48 games.
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