Frank Patrick (ice hockey)
Co-founder of the PCHA and innovator of modern hockey rules.
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Frank Patrick was a Canadian professional ice hockey player, head coach, manager, and executive. Along with his brother Lester, he founded the Pacific Coast Hockey Association (PCHA), the first major professional hockey league in Western Canada, and introduced many innovations to hockey that remain today, including the blue line, the penalty shot, and tracking assists.
Background
Born in Ottawa and raised in Montreal, Patrick first played hockey there with his brother Lester. He made his senior debut in 1904 with the Montreal Victorias of the Canadian Amateur Hockey League. After attending McGill University, he moved west to British Columbia in 1907 to work for his family's lumber company. The Patrick brothers returned to Central Canada in 1909 to play for the Renfrew Creamery Kings for one season.
In 1910, the family sold their lumber company and used the proceeds to establish the PCHA, setting up teams in Vancouver, Victoria, and New Westminster. Patrick played for, coached, and managed the Vancouver Millionaires, which won the Stanley Cup in 1915, the first team west of Manitoba to do so, and played for the Cup again in 1918, 1921, and 1922, losing each time. He also served as president of the PCHA for nearly its entire existence.
Career statistics and honours
Regular season and playoffs
| Regular season | Playoffs | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Team | League | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM |
| Montreal Victorias | CAHL | 5 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | |
| 1904–05 | Montreal Westmount | CAHL | 2 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1905–06 | McGill University | CIAU | 3 | 6 | 0 | 6 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1906–07 | McGill University | CIAU | 4 | 6 | 0 | 6 | 12 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Montreal Victorias | ECAHA | 8 | 8 | 0 | 8 | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | |
| 1908–09 | Nelson HC | WKHL | 5 | 9 | 0 | 9 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1909–10 | Renfrew Creamery Kings | 11 | 8 | 0 | 8 | 23 | — | — | — | — | — | |
| 1910–11 | Nelson HC | BCBHL | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1911–12 | PCHA | 15 | 23 | 0 | 23 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | |
| 1912–13 | Vancouver Millionaires | PCHA | 14 | 12 | 8 | 20 | 17 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1913–14 | Vancouver Millionaires | PCHA | 16 | 11 | 9 | 20 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1914–15 | Vancouver Millionaires | PCHA | 4 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 6 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Vancouver Millionaires | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 0 | ||
| 1915–16 | Vancouver Millionaires | PCHA | 8 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1916–17 | Vancouver Millionaires | PCHA | 23 | 13 | 13 | 26 | 30 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1917–18 | Vancouver Millionaires | PCHA | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1922–23 | Vancouver Millionaires | PCHA | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1924–25 | WCHL | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | |
| NHA totals | 12 | 9 | 0 | 9 | 23 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| PCHA/WCHL totals | 87 | 65 | 36 | 101 | 59 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
Coaching
| Regular season | Playoffs | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Team | League | GC | W | L | T | Finish | GC | W | L | Result |
| 48 | 26 | 16 | 6 | 1st, American | 4 | 1 | 3 | Lost in semi-final | |||
| Boston Bruins | NHL | 48 | 22 | 20 | 6 | 2nd, American | 2 | 1 | 1 | Lost in semi-final | |
| NHL totals | 96 | 48 | 36 | 12 | — | 6 | 1 | 4 | — | ||
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Frequently Asked Questions
Who is Frank Patrick (ice hockey)?
Frank Patrick was a Canadian hockey player, head coach, manager, and executive born in Ottawa, Ontario, on December 21, 1885. He is best remembered as the co-founder of the Pacific Coast Hockey Association and as a key architect of professional hockey in Western Canada.
Did Frank Patrick win a Stanley Cup?
Yes—in 1915 he held the roles of player, head coach, and manager all at once for the Vancouver Millionaires, and the team captured the Stanley Cup that season. It remains one of the most remarkable individual achievements in early hockey history.
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