Patrick Dwyer (born June 22, 1983 in Great Falls, Montana) is an American ice hockey right winger for the Carolina Hurricanes of the National Hockey League. He played college hockey with Western Michigan University from 2001 to 2005. The Atlanta Thrashers chose him 116th overall in the 2002 NHL Entry Draft. He was signed by the Carolina Hurricanes as a free agent in 2006. Dwyer played in the minors until 2008-09, when he made his NHL debut. After starting the 2009-10 season with the Albany River Rats, he was brought back up to the NHL team.