Lynn Patrick
Joseph Lynn Patrick ( born February 3, 1912 in Victoria, British Columbia; † 26 January 1980) was a Canadian ice hockey player ( left wing ) and coaches who played from 1934 to 1946 for the New York Rangers in the National Hockey League.
Career
As the son of the famous hockey player and functionary Lester Patrick Lynn grew up on Canada's west coast. Of course, he was guided by his father, but he can look back on no particular junior career. After the local ice rink was burned down, he has little opportunity to pursue until moving with his parents to Montreal ice hockey.
After a year at the Montreal Royals, his father, the general manager brought in New York was him. For the season 1934/35 to the New York Rangers Often he had to deal with the accusation that he had only received the place in an NHL team because of his father, but Lynn showed on the ice, that its use was sporting justified. For five years, his brother Muzz was in the squad as the Rangers in the 1939/40 season won the Stanley Cup. In the season 1941/42, he was with 32 goals top scorer in the NHL. With 34 years he finished after the 1945/46 season, his playing career in the NHL.
As a player, a coach, he was in it for the New Haven Ramblers in the AHL on the ice before he devoted himself to only the task behind the gang. In the NHL, he returned as coach of the Boston Bruins back to season 1950/51. After four years, he broke from Art Ross as general manager of the Bruins and handed the coaching reins to Milt Schmidt. In 1965, he left Boston and coached for one season, the Los Angeles Blades in the WHL. When the NHL was extended to the 1967/68 season, he took over as the first coach and general manager of the St. Louis Blues. After a year he moved to the Bureau of the Blues and made room for Scotty Bowman, who until then had only cared for junior teams. In 1977 he retired from hockey.
His son, Craig Patrick, played more than 400 games in the NHL. Less than a month after Lynn's death won Craig as an assistant general manager with the U.S. team at the so-called " Miracle on Ice" Olympic gold medal.
1980, honored him with induction into the Hockey Hall of Fame. Both his father, as did his son are also members.
NHL stats
Sporting successes
- Stanley Cup: 1940
Personal Awards
- First All -Star Team: 1942
- Second All-Star Team: 1943
- Best scorer: 1942 ( this was later the Maurice Richard Trophy awarded)
- Lester Patrick Trophy: 1989