Patterson's stay in Toronto was brief. He was sold to the Montreal Canadiens where he played for a season and a half before being claimed on waivers by the New York Americans. With "The Amazing Amerks" as they were described in his day, Patterson played parts of five seasons.

In 1931, the Americans were on the verge of surpassing the Montreal Maroons for the final playoff berth. To celebrate there almost certain success, the team's biggest supporter, bootlegger Big Bill Dwyer, had each member of the team escorted in black limousines to his horse farm. The drinks were served by the bottle as the players, by then under the influence of Dwyer's liquid resources, challenged each other to an informal horse race. The horses ran wildly as Patterson's hoofed wonder turned left while he went right, tumbling to the ground with a broken arm. He was done for the season and, as one of the club's top forwards, the loss set the team back as the Maroons took the final playoff spot.

By 1934, Patterson left the Americans for brief tours of duty with the Bruins, Red Wings and St. Louis Eagles, his final NHL stop.

From there, he embarked on a ten-year minor pro career that ended in Providence of the AHL in 1945.

Courtesy of the Hockey Hall of Fame