Pat Burns

Pat Burns
Hockey Hall of Fame, 2014 (Builder)
Born (1952-04-04)April 4, 1952
Montreal, Quebec, Canada
Died November 19, 2010(2010-11-19) (aged 58)
Sherbrooke, Quebec, Canada
Coached for Montreal Canadiens
Toronto Maple Leafs
Boston Bruins
New Jersey Devils

Patrick John Joseph Burns[1] (April 4, 1952 – November 19, 2010) was a National Hockey League head coach. Over 14 seasons between 1988 and 2004, he coached in 1,019 games with the Montreal Canadiens, Toronto Maple Leafs, Boston Bruins, and New Jersey Devils. Burns retired in 2005 after being diagnosed with recurring cancer, which eventually claimed his life five years later.

In 2014, he was posthumously inducted into the Hockey Hall of Fame.[2]

  1. ^ DiManno, Rosie (2013). Coach : the Pat Burns story (Anchor Canada ed.). Toronto. ISBN 978-0385676380.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link)
  2. ^ "Pat Burns among six named in Hockey Hall of Fame 2014 induction class". The Globe and Mail. June 23, 2014. Retrieved June 23, 2014.

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