Lynn Patrick

Lynn Patrick
Born	(1912-02-03)February 3, 1912 Victoria, BC, CAN
Died	January 26, 1980(1980-01-26) (aged 67) St. Louis, MO, USA
Height	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
Weight	205 lb (93 kg; 14 st 9 lb)
Position	Left Wing
Shot	Left
Played for	NHL New York Rangers AHL New Haven Ramblers
Playing career	1934–1947
Hall of Fame, 1980

Joseph Lynn Patrick (February 3, 1912 – January 26, 1980) was a Canadian professional ice hockey player and executive. As a player, Patrick played for the New York Rangers in the National Hockey League. Lynn was an important member of one Stanley Cup title the Rangers won in 1940.

After his playing career, he went on to be the coach of the Rangers and general manager and coach of the Boston Bruins and St. Louis Blues. He was the first coach in the history of the Blues, but resigned during their maiden 1967–1968 season; when he elevated his assistant to his old post behind the bench, Patrick gave Scotty Bowman his first head coaching job in the NHL. Patrick would later coach the Blues on two other occasions during the 1970s.

He was the son of NHL Hall of Famer Lester Patrick, brother of fellow NHL player Muzz Patrick, and the father of Lester Lee Patrick, from his first marriage, and Craig Patrick, the former Pittsburgh Penguins general manager, who served in that capacity from 1989 until 2006. Once when his father Lester Patrick had won the Stanley Cup and put it in his basement, a youthful Lynn and Muzz carved their own names into the Cup. Lynn Patrick was inducted into the Hockey Hall of Fame in 1980. His uncle Frank Patrick is also a member of the Hockey Hall of Fame, as is his father and son Craig. He was married to film actress Dorothy Patrick.

He was on his way home from a game between the Colorado Rockies and the St. Louis Blues at the St. Louis Arena to walk the dog his daughter had given him, when he suffered a heart attack, and his car crashed into a fire hydrant. He died that night.

In 2009, Patrick was ranked No. 27 on the all-time list of New York Rangers in the book 100 Ranger Greats (John Wiley & Sons).

Career statistics

				Regular season						Playoffs
Season	Team	League		GP	G	A	Pts	PIM		GP	G	A	Pts	PIM
1934–35	New York Rangers	NHL		48	9	13	22	17		4	2	2	4	0
1935–36	New York Rangers	NHL		48	11	14	25	29		—	—	—	—	—
1936–37	New York Rangers	NHL		45	8	16	24	23		9	3	0	3	2
1937–38	New York Rangers	NHL		48	15	19	34	24		3	0	1	1	2
1938–39	New York Rangers	NHL		35	8	21	29	25		7	1	1	2	0
1939–40	New York Rangers	NHL		48	12	16	28	34		12	2	2	4	4
1940–41	New York Rangers	NHL		48	20	24	44	12		3	1	0	1	14
1941–42	New York Rangers	NHL		47	32	22	54	18		6	1	0	1	0
1942–43	New York Rangers	NHL		50	22	39	61	28		—	—	—	—	—
1945–46	New York Rangers	NHL		38	8	6	14	30		—	—	—	—	—
1946–47	New Haven Ramblers	AHL		16	2	6	8	16		—	—	—	—	—
NHL totals				455	145	190	335	240		44	10	6	16	22

See also

• Notable families in the NHL

Coaching record

Team	Year	Regular season						Post season
		G	W	L	T	Pts	Division rank	Result
NYR	1948–49	37	12	20	5	29	6th in NHL	DNQ
NYR	1949–50	70	28	31	11	67	4th in NHL	Lost in Stanley Cup Finals
BOS	1950–51	70	22	38	18	62	4th in NHL	Lost in semi-finals
BOS	1951–52	70	25	29	16	66	4th in NHL	Lost in semi-finals
BOS	1952–53	70	28	29	13	69	3rd in NHL	Lost in Stanley Cup Finals
BOS	1953–54	70	32	28	10	74	4th in NHL	Lost in semi-finals
BOS	1954–55	30	10	14	6	26	4th in NHL	Fired
STL	1967–68	16	4	10	2	10	3rd in West	Resigned
STL	1974–75	2	1	0	1	3	2nd in Smythe	Interim Head Coach
STL	1975–76	8	3	5	0	6	3rd in Smythe	Interim Head Coach
Total		443	165	196	82	412

External links

• Lynn Patrick's career stats at Eliteprospects.com
• Lynn Patrick's biography at Legends of Hockey
• Lynn Patrick's career statistics at The Internet Hockey Database

Preceded by Frank Boucher	Head coach of the New York Rangers 1948-50	Succeeded by Neil Colville
Preceded by Georges Boucher	Head coach of the Boston Bruins 1950-54	Succeeded by Milt Schmidt
Preceded by Art Ross	General Manager of the Boston Bruins 1954–65	Succeeded by Hap Emms
Preceded by Position created	General Manager of the St. Louis Blues 1967–68	Succeeded by Scotty Bowman
Preceded by Position created Lou Angotti Garry Young	Head coach of the St. Louis Blues 1967 1974 1975-76	Succeeded by Scotty Bowman Garry Young Leo Boivin