Craig Patrick
American hockey executive who built two Stanley Cup champions.
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Patrick returned to the Penguins as a pro scout on November 19, 2018.[1]
Life and work
Patrick played eight NHL seasons with the California Golden Seals, St. Louis Blues, Kansas City Scouts and Washington Capitals.[1] He served as an assistant coach to Herb Brooks on the United States' 1980 "Miracle on Ice" gold medal team.[1] Patrick spent nine years with the New York Rangers from 1980-89, mostly as general manager.[1] He was the third coach in three years for the Penguins, in fifth place in the Patrick Division at 10-14-2.[2]
In March 1996 he traded Markus Näslund to Vancouver for Alek Stojanov, described as the "worst trade in NHL history".[3] In 2020, Patrick joined 3ICE as the league's commissioner, and in 2023 also became a head coach for his own team.[4] Following the 2004–05 lockout, Patrick selected Sidney Crosby first overall in the 2005 draft.[5] On April 20, 2006, team president Ken Sawyer did not renew Patrick's expiring contract, ending his 17-year tenure as Penguins general manager.[5]
What the cited sources add
The Penguins fired general manager Tony Esposito and coach Gene Ubriaco and hired Craig Patrick as Esposito's replacement and interim coach.[2] Patrick's father Lynn, grandfather Lester, and uncle Frank are all Hockey Hall of Famers.[1] When Crosby, Malkin and Letang led Pittsburgh to the 2009 Stanley Cup, 10 of the 23 postseason players were drafted or acquired by Patrick.[1] Brooks and Patrick won a silver medal at the 2002 Salt Lake City Games, with Brooks coaching and Patrick as GM.[1]
Patrick served as a senior advisor for the Columbus Blue Jackets (2011-14) and Buffalo Sabres (2014-15).[1] The prize of 3ICE, the Patrick Cup, is named after Craig Patrick's grandfather Lester.[6]
References
- "Penguins Hire Craig Patrick As Pro Scout", The Official Site of the Pittsburgh Penguins, November 19, 2018. facts only, no text reused. nhl.com
- "PENGUINS FIRE BOTH THEIR COACH, GENERAL MANAGER", Deseret News, December 6, 1989. facts only, no text reused. deseret.com
- Wikipedia, "Craig Patrick" (CC BY-SA 4.0), which cites: Steigerwald, "Naslund trade no big deal back then - Pittsburgh Tribune-Review", Pittsburghlive.com, February 2, 2003 (original not read by us) en.wikipedia.org
- Wikipedia, "Craig Patrick" (CC BY-SA 4.0), which cites: Bumbaca, "New 3-on-3 hockey league, '3ICE,' set to debut in 2021 with star-studded group of coaches", usatoday.com, May 20, 2020; Wauthy, "3ICE Commissioner Craig Patrick: From Concept to Coaching", thehockeywriters.com, June 13, 2023 (we also read that source) en.wikipedia.org
- Wikipedia, "Craig Patrick" (CC BY-SA 4.0), which cites: CBC Sports, "Penguins part ways with Patrick - CBC News", Cbc.ca, April 21, 2006; "Shero hired by Pens after talks with Bruins lapse - NHL - ESPN", ESPN, May 25, 2006 (original not read by us) en.wikipedia.org
- Wauthy, "3ICE Commissioner Craig Patrick: From Concept to Coaching", thehockeywriters.com, June 13, 2023. facts only, no text reused. thehockeywriters.com
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Career statistics and honours
Regular season and playoffs
| Regular season | Playoffs | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Team | League | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM |
| 1963–64 | Lachine Maroons | MMJHL | 43 | 12 | 31 | 43 | 12 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1964–65 | OHA | 56 | 13 | 18 | 31 | 18 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | |
| 1965–66 | Los Angeles Hechter Hawks | CalHL | 9 | 15 | 8 | 23 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1966–67 | WCHA | 30 | 18 | 16 | 34 | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | |
| 1967–68 | University of Denver | WCHA | 34 | 23 | 26 | 49 | 12 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1968–69 | University of Denver | WCHA | 17 | 7 | 8 | 15 | 6 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1969–70 | University of Denver | WCHA | 5 | 9 | 7 | 16 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1970–71 | Montreal Voyageurs | AHL | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1971–72 | California Golden Seals | 59 | 8 | 3 | 11 | 12 | — | — | — | — | — | |
| 1971–72 | AHL | 12 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | |
| 1972–73 | California Golden Seals | NHL | 71 | 20 | 22 | 42 | 6 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1973–74 | California Golden Seals | NHL | 59 | 10 | 20 | 30 | 17 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1974–75 | California Golden Seals | NHL | 14 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1974–75 | St. Louis Blues | NHL | 43 | 6 | 9 | 15 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 1975–76 | Kansas City Scouts | NHL | 80 | 17 | 18 | 35 | 14 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1976–77 | Washington Capitals | NHL | 28 | 7 | 10 | 17 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1976–77 | Minnesota Fighting Saints | WHA | 30 | 6 | 11 | 17 | 6 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1977–78 | Washington Capitals | NHL | 44 | 1 | 7 | 8 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1977–78 | AHL | 27 | 5 | 4 | 9 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | |
| 1978–79 | Washington Capitals | NHL | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1978–79 | Tulsa Oilers | CHL | 69 | 22 | 23 | 45 | 12 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1978–79 | Los Angeles Blades | PHL | 7 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 27 | — | — | — | — | — |
| WHA totals | 30 | 6 | 11 | 17 | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| NHL totals | 401 | 72 | 91 | 163 | 61 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | ||
International
| Year | Team | Event | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 7 | 8 | 5 | 13 | 2 | ||
| 1971 | United States | WC | 10 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 2 |
| 1976 | United States | CC | 5 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 0 |
| 1979 | United States | WC | 8 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 2 |
| Senior totals | 30 | 13 | 12 | 25 | 6 | ||
Coaching record
| League | Team | Year | Regular season | Post season | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| G | W | L | T | Pts | Finish | Result | |||
| NHL | |||||||||
| New York Rangers | 1980–81 | 60 | 26 | 23 | 11 | 62 | 4th in Patrick | Lost in Conference Final | |
| 1984–85 | 35 | 11 | 22 | 2 | 24 | 4th in Patrick | Lost in first round | ||
| Pittsburgh Penguins | 1989–90 | 54 | 22 | 26 | 6 | 48 | 5th in Patrick | Missed playoffs | |
| 20 | 7 | 10 | 3 | 17 | 2nd in Northeast | Lost in first round | |||
| 3ICE | Team Patrick | 2023 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 2nd | Lost in finals |
| NHL Totals | 169 | 66 | 81 | 22 | |||||
Tables copied from the source article, totals included as the source gives them: Wikipedia: Craig Patrick (CC BY-SA 4.0). Wide tables scroll sideways.
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Sources
Compiled from Wikipedia and the sources listed below. Text from Wikipedia is available under CC BY-SA 4.0; this entry is adapted from it.
- Wikipedia: Craig Patrick (CC BY-SA 4.0).
- Statistics, medals and awards: the tables of the source article.
- Word definitions: the , each quoted from its Wikipedia article.
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