Mark Paterson (born February 22, 1964) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey player. He played in 29 National Hockey League games with the Hartford Whalers over parts of four seasons between 1983 and 1985. The rest of his career, which lasted from 1983 to 1989, was spent in different minor leagues. Paterson was born in Ottawa, Ontario. As a youth, he played in the 1977 Quebec International Pee-Wee Hockey Tournament with a minor ice hockey team from Nepean, Ontario.