Pat Quinn (ice hockey)

Pat Quinn
OC
Hockey Hall of Fame, 2016 (Builder)
Born (1943-01-29)January 29, 1943
Hamilton, Ontario, Canada
Died November 23, 2014(2014-11-23) (aged 71)
Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
Height 6 ft 3 in (191 cm)
Weight 215 lb (98 kg; 15 st 5 lb)
Position Defence
Shot Left
Played for Toronto Maple Leafs
Vancouver Canucks
Atlanta Flames
Coached for Philadelphia Flyers
Los Angeles Kings
Vancouver Canucks
Toronto Maple Leafs
Edmonton Oilers
Playing career 1963–1977
Coaching career 1977–2010

John Brian Patrick Quinn, OC (January 29, 1943 – November 23, 2014) was a Canadian ice hockey player, head coach, and executive. Known by the nickname "The Big Irishman",[1] he coached for the National Hockey League's Philadelphia Flyers, Los Angeles Kings, Vancouver Canucks, Toronto Maple Leafs, and Edmonton Oilers, reaching the Stanley Cup Finals twice, with the Flyers in 1980 and the Canucks in 1994. Internationally, Quinn coached Team Canada to gold medals at the 2002 Winter Olympics, 2008 IIHF World U18 Championships and 2009 World Junior Championship, as well as World Cup championship in 2004.

Prior to coaching, Quinn was an NHL defenceman, having played nine seasons in the league with the Maple Leafs, Canucks and Atlanta Flames. Coming out of the junior ranks with the Edmonton Oil Kings, he won a Memorial Cup with the club in 1963. He later won another Memorial Cup as part-owner of the Vancouver Giants in 2007.[2][3]

He was appointed Officer of the Order of Canada (OC) in the 2012 Canadian honours.[4] In 2016, he was inducted into the Hockey Hall of Fame, and the IIHF Hall of Fame.

  1. ^ "Big Irishman finds pot of gold (2002 Games: Mens Hockey)". Archived from the original on February 27, 2012. Retrieved August 24, 2008.
  2. ^ Giants find a way to beat Tigers in time to win Memorial Cup, By Donna Spencer, Canadian Press, retrieved on May 28, 2007
  3. ^ "Pat Quinn's retirement still in 'development' stage". Calgary Herald. Archived from the original on June 22, 2015. Retrieved August 24, 2008.
  4. ^ "Mr. John Brian Patrick "Pat" Quinn". Governor-General of Canada. Retrieved April 25, 2023.

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