Pat Quinn (ice hockey)
NHL coach, executive, and Hall of Fame inductee.
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He coached for five teams in the National Hockey League—the Philadelphia Flyers, Los Angeles Kings, Vancouver Canucks, Toronto Maple Leafs, and Edmonton Oilers—and made the Stanley Cup Final twice: with the Flyers in 1980 and the Canucks in 1994.[1]
Life and work
Quinn made his NHL debut with the Toronto Maple Leafs in 1968 after being called up from the Tulsa Oilers.[2] During his rookie season, he delivered a famous open-ice bodycheck on Bobby Orr in the 1969 playoffs that left Orr unconscious and sparked a bench-clearing brawl.[2] The Vancouver Canucks claimed Quinn in the 1970 NHL Expansion Draft, and he later served as captain of the Atlanta Flames before retiring in 1977 due to an ankle injury.[3] He coached Team Canada to an Olympic gold medal in 2002 and a World Cup victory in 2004.[4][5]
While playing with the Edmonton Oil Kings, Quinn won the Memorial Cup in 1963; his teammate on that club was Glen Sather, who also later played in the NHL.[6][7] Quinn passed away on November 23, 2014, at Vancouver General Hospital, after a lengthy illness.[8]
What the cited sources add
A 2019 Toronto Sun article recounts Quinn's own description of his hit on Bobby Orr, noting that Quinn said he delivered a clean shoulder check, not an elbow.[9] The Toronto Sun article also reports that after the hit, Quinn was escorted to the Leafs room but returned to finish the game while fans threw beer and objects at him.[9]
References
- Wikipedia, "Pat Quinn (ice hockey)" (CC BY-SA 4.0), which cites: "Big Irishman finds pot of gold (2002 Games: Mens Hockey)" (original not read by us) en.wikipedia.org
- Wikipedia, "Pat Quinn (ice hockey)" (CC BY-SA 4.0), which cites: "50 YEARS LATER: Pat Quinn's hit on Bobby Orr set stage for Leafs-Bruins rivalry", Toronto Sun, April 2, 2019; "Bruins-Leafs: a dormant rivalry awakens", Toronto Star, November 11, 2014 (we also read that source) en.wikipedia.org
- Wikipedia, "Pat Quinn (ice hockey)" (CC BY-SA 4.0), which cites: "Legends of Hockey Bio: Pat Quinn"; "Pat Quinn's retirement still in 'development' stage (www.canada.com)" (original not read by us) en.wikipedia.org
- Wikipedia, "Pat Quinn (ice hockey)" (CC BY-SA 4.0), which cites: "CBC Sports: Pat Quinn to coach at Spengler Cup (www.cbcsports.ca)", CBC News, December 1, 2006 (original not read by us) en.wikipedia.org
- Wikipedia, "Pat Quinn (ice hockey)" (CC BY-SA 4.0), which cites: "Team Canada captures World Cup over Finland", CBC (original not read by us) en.wikipedia.org
- Wikipedia, "Pat Quinn (ice hockey)" (CC BY-SA 4.0), which cites: "Pat Quinn's retirement still in 'development' stage", Calgary Herald; "Quinn passionate about Memorial Cup's past (www.straight.com)" (original not read by us) en.wikipedia.org
- Wikipedia, "Pat Quinn (ice hockey)" (CC BY-SA 4.0), which cites: Giants find a way to beat Tigers in time to win Memorial Cup, By Donna Spencer, Canadian Press, retrieved on May 28, 2007; "Pat Quinn's retirement still in 'development' stage", Calgary Herald (original not read by us) en.wikipedia.org
- Wikipedia, "Pat Quinn (ice hockey)" (CC BY-SA 4.0), which cites: Canadian Press, The, "Former NHL player and longtime coach Quinn dies at age 71", TSN, 2014-11-24; "Pat Quinn dead at 71", CBC News, 2014-11-24 (original not read by us) en.wikipedia.org
- "50 YEARS LATER: Pat Quinn's hit on Bobby Orr set stage for Leafs-Bruins rivalry", Toronto Sun, April 2, 2019. facts only, no text reused. torontosun.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 |
| 1958–59 | Hamilton Tiger Cubs | OHA | 20 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 34 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1959–60 | Hamilton Tiger Cubs | OHA | 27 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 58 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1960–61 | Hamilton Kilty B's | MetJHL | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1961–62 | Hamilton Kilty B's | MetJHL | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1961–62 | Hamilton Tiger Cubs | OHA | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1962–63 | Edmonton Oil Kings | CAHL | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1962–63 | Edmonton Oil Kings | M-Cup | — | — | — | — | — | 19 | 2 | 10 | 12 | 49 |
| 1963–64 | Knoxville Knights | EHL | 72 | 6 | 31 | 37 | 217 | 8 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 34 |
| 1964–65 | Tulsa Oilers | CHL | 70 | 3 | 32 | 35 | 202 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1965–66 | Memphis Wings | CHL | 67 | 2 | 16 | 18 | 135 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1966–67 | WHL | 35 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 49 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
| 1966–67 | Houston Apollos | CHL | 15 | 10 | 3 | 13 | 36 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1967–68 | Tulsa Oilers | CHL | 51 | 3 | 15 | 18 | 178 | 11 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 19 |
| 1968–69 | Tulsa Oilers | CHL | 17 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 25 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1968–69 | Toronto Maple Leafs | 40 | 2 | 7 | 9 | 95 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13 | |
| 1969–70 | Tulsa Oilers | CHL | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 6 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1969–70 | Toronto Maple Leafs | NHL | 59 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 88 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1970–71 | Vancouver Canucks | NHL | 76 | 2 | 11 | 13 | 149 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1971–72 | Vancouver Canucks | NHL | 57 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 63 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1972–73 | Atlanta Flames | NHL | 78 | 2 | 18 | 20 | 113 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1973–74 | Atlanta Flames | NHL | 77 | 5 | 27 | 32 | 94 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 |
| 1974–75 | Atlanta Flames | NHL | 80 | 2 | 19 | 21 | 156 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1975–76 | Atlanta Flames | NHL | 80 | 2 | 11 | 13 | 134 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 1976–77 | Atlanta Flames | NHL | 59 | 1 | 12 | 13 | 58 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| NHL totals | 606 | 18 | 113 | 131 | 950 | 11 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 21 | ||
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