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==Early career==
==Early career==
[[File:Joseph Patrick.jpg|thumb|left|125px|Lester Patrick's father [[Joseph Patrick|Joe]]]]
[[File:Joseph Patrick.jpg|thumb|left|125px|Lester Patrick's father [[Joseph Patrick|Joe]]]]
Patrick's father, [[Joseph Patrick|Joe]], was the son of Irish immigrants: Thomas Patrick had emigrated from [[County Tyrone]] in [[Ireland]] to Canada in 1848 and settled in Quebec. Joe was born in 1857 and in 1883 married Grace Nelson. They moved to [[Drummondville, Quebec]] where Joe worked as a general store clerk and Grace was a schoolmarm.<ref>{{harvnb|Whitehead|1980|pp=9–10}}</ref> Drummondville was predominantly French-speaking and Catholic at the time, making the Anglophone and Methodist Patrick family a minority in the town.<ref name="Whitehead 11">{{harvnb|Whitehead|1980|p=11}}</ref> Patrick was born on December 31, 1883, in Drummondville, Quebec, the oldest child of Joe and Grace Patrick.{{efn|There were six children in total: Lester, [[Frank Patrick (ice hockey)|Frank]], Lucinda, Edward, and Dora, and a girl who died in infancy.<ref>{{harvnb|Whitehead|1980|pp=10–12, 39}}</ref>}} In 1887 the family moved {{convert|9|mi|km}} to Carmell Hill, where Joe bought a half-interest in a general store with [[William Mitchell (Canadian politician)|William Mitchell]].{{efn|Mitchell later became a [[Senate of Canada|Canadian senator]].<ref name="Whitehead 12">{{harvnb|Whitehead|1980|p=12}}</ref>}} As in Drummondville the town was mainly Francophone, leading the family to learn French.<ref name="Whitehead 11"/> Joe and his partners sold their store in 1892 earning a substantial profit of [[Canadian dollar|$]]10,000; Joe used his $5,000 to establish a lumber company and built a mill in [[Daveluyville]], which was {{convert|60|mi|km}} west of [[Quebec City]].<ref>{{harvnb|Whitehead|1980|pp=11–12}}</ref> That winter Patrick and his younger brother [[Frank Patrick (ice hockey)|Frank]] received their first pair of [[Ice skate|skates]].<ref name="Whitehead 12"/> In 1893 the family moved again, this time to [[Montreal]], as Joe expanded his lumber company. They first lived in [[Pointe-Saint-Charles]], a rail district, before moving to the more prosperous suburb of [[Westmount, Quebec|Westmount]] in 1895.<ref>{{harvnb|Whitehead|1980|pp=13–16}}</ref> While in Montreal the two older Patrick brothers were first introduced to [[ice hockey]].<ref>{{harvnb|Whitehead|1980|p=14}}</ref> They also met [[Art Ross]] at this time, who became a close friend of both brothers and had an extensive career in hockey.<ref>{{harvnb|Zweig|2015|p=39}}</ref>
Patrick's father, [[Joseph Patrick|Joe]], was the son of Irish immigrants: Thomas Patrick had emigrated from [[County Tyrone]] in [[Ireland]] to Canada in 1848 and settled in Quebec. Joe was born in 1857 and in 1883 married Grace Nelson. They moved to [[Drummondville, Quebec]] where Joe worked as a general store clerk and Grace was a schoolmarm.<ref>{{harvnb|Whitehead|1980|pp=9–10}}</ref> Drummondville was predominantly French-speaking and Catholic at the time, making the Anglophone and Methodist Patrick family a minority in the town.<ref name="Whitehead 11">{{harvnb|Whitehead|1980|p=11}}</ref> Patrick was born on December 31, 1883, in Drummondville, Quebec, the oldest child of Joe and Grace Patrick.{{efn|There were six children in total: Lester, [[Frank Patrick (ice hockey)|Frank]], Lucinda, Edward, and Dora, and a girl who died in infancy.<ref>{{harvnb|Whitehead|1980|pp=10–12, 39}}</ref>}} In 1887 the family moved {{convert|9|mi|km}} to Carmell Hill, where Joe bought a half-interest in a general store with [[William Mitchell (Canadian politician)|William Mitchell]].{{efn|Mitchell later became a [[Senate of Canada|Canadian senator]].<ref name="Whitehead 12">{{harvnb|Whitehead|1980|p=12}}</ref>}} As in Drummondville the town was mainly Francophone, leading the family to learn French.<ref name="Whitehead 11"/> Joe and his partners sold their store in 1892 earning a substantial profit of [[Canadian dollar|$]]10,000; Joe used his $5,000 to establish a lumber company and built a mill in [[Daveluyville]], which was {{convert|60|mi|km}} west of [[Quebec City]].<ref>{{harvnb|Whitehead|1980|pp=11–12}}</ref> That winter Patrick and his younger brother [[Frank Patrick (ice hockey)|Frank]] received their first pair of [[Ice skate|skates]].<ref name="Whitehead 12"/> In 1893 the family moved again, this time to [[Montreal]], as Joe expanded his lumber company. They first lived in [[Pointe-Saint-Charles]], a rail district, before moving to the more prosperous suburb of [[Westmount, Quebec|Westmount]] in 1895.<ref>{{harvnb|Whitehead|1980|pp=13–16}}</ref> While in Montreal the two older Patrick brothers were first introduced to [[ice hockey]].<ref>{{harvnb|Whitehead|1980|p=14}}</ref> They also met [[Art Ross]] at this time, who became a close friend of both brothers and had an extensive career in hockey.<ref>{{harvnb|Zweig|2015|p=39}}</ref> Patrick developed into a strong hockey player and would frequently be invited as a ringer to play in important games.<ref>{{harvnb|Whitehead|1980|p=18}}</ref>


In 1901 Patrick enrolled in [[McGill University]]. He played [[basketball]] in his first semester as a student, and subsequently joined the hockey team. He was also invited to tryout for the [[Montreal Shamrocks]], a top senior team in the city; however as this would have meant leaving the university, Patrick declined the offer, following the advice of his father.<ref>{{harvnb|Whitehead|1980|p=22}}</ref> Even so Patrick only studied at McGill for one year before he withdrew. He was more focused on playing sports than studying, and so Joe decided to have Patrick start working for the family business. After initially working in an office role, within a year Patrick was promoted to a branch manager.<ref>{{harvnb|Whitehead|1980|p=23}}</ref> The company was downsized though and so in June 1903 Patrick decided to move to [[Calgary]] in Western Canada in an effort to work on cattle ranches. Upon arriving in Calgary he found the lifestyle was not suitable for him, and instead joined the [[Canadian Pacific Railway]] as a rodman and chainman on a survey gang, working until the autumn of that year.<ref>{{harvnb|Whitehead|1980|pp=23–24}}</ref>
With Brandon, Patrick first tried to carry the puck up the ice, which was unorthodox at the time for a defender to do. While the club questioned his motive, he argued that it was successful, and the fans enjoyed it, so was allowed to keep doing so.<ref>{{harvnb|Fischler|1976|p=9}}</ref> He also advocated for the two defenders to line up side-by-side, rather than one in front of the other as had been the standard since the beginning of hockey; this change was adopted by the team and soon widely adopted in hockey.<ref>{{harvnb|Fischler|1976|pp=9–10}}</ref>


On his way back to Montreal, Patrick stopped in [[Brandon, Manitoba]]. He had friends there playing hockey, and was offered spot with the team for $25 per month to cover expenses. He played as [[defenceman|cover-point]]{{efn|Point and cover-point were early versions of [[defenceman (ice hockey)|defencemen]], and were not expected to contribute much to offensive actions.<ref>{{harvnb|Hardy|Holman|2018|p=130}}</ref>}} for the season. While points and cover-points were not expected to contribute much to offensive actions, Patrick tried to carry the puck up the ice during a game, scoring a goal.<ref name="Whitehead 24">{{harvnb|Whitehead|1980|p=24}}</ref> While the club questioned his motive, he argued that it was successful, and the fans enjoyed it, so was allowed to keep doing so.<ref>{{harvnb|Fischler|1976|p=9}}</ref> He also advocated for the two defenders to line up side-by-side, rather than one in front of the other as had been the standard since the beginning of hockey; this change was adopted by the team and soon widely adopted in hockey.<ref>{{harvnb|Fischler|1976|pp=9–10}}</ref> Brandon challenged the [[Ottawa Senators (original)|Ottawa Senators]] for the [[Stanley Cup]] in that season, but were defeated in the two-game, total-goal series. After the season Patrick returned to Montreal, arriving by March 1904.<ref name="Whitehead 24"/>
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While back from school during a break in [[1905 CAHL season|1905]], Frank briefly joined the [[Montreal Westmount]] club and played two games; this marked the first time the brothers played together.<ref>{{harvnb|Whitehead|1980|p=6}}</ref>


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While back from school during a break in [[1905 CAHL season|1905]], Frank briefly joined the [[Montreal Westmount]] club and played two games; this marked the first time the brothers played together.<ref>{{harvnb|Whitehead|1980|p=6}}</ref>
[[Image:MontrealWanderers1907.jpg|right|thumb|The [[Montreal Wanderers]] during the [[Stanley Cup]] challenge in 1907, in which the team would defeat the [[Kenora Thistles]]. Patrik is in the front row, third from right.]]
The son of a wealthy lumberman, Patrick was a great [[Rover (ice hockey)|rover]] and [[defenceman]] who first came to prominence in 1900 when he played for [[McGill University]]. In 1904 he was the star for the Brandon team in the Northwestern and Manitoba Hockey Leagues and became the first defenceman known to score a goal. With Patrick at cover point, Brandon challenged the [[Ottawa Senators (original)|Ottawa Senators]] for the [[Stanley Cup]] in that season, but were defeated in the two-game, total-goal series.<ref name= "Whitehead p. 24">{{harvnb|Whitehead|1980|p=24}}</ref>


He had greater success with the famed [[Montreal Wanderers]] in the 1906 and 1907 seasons. Scoring 41 goals as a rushing defenceman in 28 scheduled games while serving as captain of the Redbands, Patrick led them to the Stanley Cup in both seasons.
[[Image:MontrealWanderers1907.jpg|right|thumb|The [[Montreal Wanderers]] during the [[Stanley Cup]] challenge in 1907, in which the team would defeat the [[Kenora Thistles]]. Patrick is in the front row, third from right.]]
He had greater success with the famed [[Montreal Wanderers]] in the 1906 and 1907 seasons. Scoring 41 goals as a rushing defenceman in 28 scheduled games while serving as captain of the Wanderers, Patrick led them to the Stanley Cup in both seasons.


In 1907 Joe purchased a tract of land in the [[Slocan Valley]] in southeastern [[British Columbia]] (BC), and moved the family west to [[Nelson, British Columbia]], a town near the land, to start a new lumber company there. Frank remained in Montreal to complete his studies, as he had one year remaining.<ref>{{harvnb|Whitehead|1980|p=39}}</ref> The following year a new top-level league, the [[National Hockey Association]] (NHA), was established; unlike the ECHA{{efn|The ECAHA renamed itself the ECHA in 1908, dropping the word "Amateur".<ref>{{harvnb|Kitchen|2008|pp=160–161}}</ref>}}, the NHA was openly professional.<ref>{{harvnb|McKinley|2000|p=73}}</ref> Several teams began to send offers to both Patrick brothers, who had decided to return east for the winter and play hockey there. Among the teams making offers were the [[Renfrew Creamery Kings]], owned by [[J. Ambrose O'Brien]], a wealthy mining magnate, and when Patrick received the offer he replied saying he would join the team for $3,000, an exorbitant salary for the era. Surprised by the offer, Patrick asked for his brother Frank as well, and Frank was offered $2,000 to join the team.<ref>{{harvnb|Cosentino|1990|p=56}}</ref>
In 1907 Joe purchased a tract of land in the [[Slocan Valley]] in southeastern [[British Columbia]] (BC), and moved the family west to [[Nelson, British Columbia]], a town near the land, to start a new lumber company there. Frank remained in Montreal to complete his studies, as he had one year remaining.<ref>{{harvnb|Whitehead|1980|p=39}}</ref> The following year a new top-level league, the [[National Hockey Association]] (NHA), was established; unlike the ECHA{{efn|The ECAHA renamed itself the ECHA in 1908, dropping the word "Amateur".<ref>{{harvnb|Kitchen|2008|pp=160–161}}</ref>}}, the NHA was openly professional.<ref>{{harvnb|McKinley|2000|p=73}}</ref> Several teams began to send offers to both Patrick brothers, who had decided to return east for the winter and play hockey there. Among the teams making offers were the [[Renfrew Creamery Kings]], owned by [[J. Ambrose O'Brien]], a wealthy mining magnate, and when Patrick received the offer he replied saying he would join the team for $3,000, an exorbitant salary for the era. Surprised by the offer, Patrick asked for his brother Frank as well, and Frank was offered $2,000 to join the team.<ref>{{harvnb|Cosentino|1990|p=56}}</ref>

Revision as of 23:46, 3 December 2023

Lester Patrick
Hockey Hall of Fame, 1947
Patrick in 1912, with the Victoria Aristocrats
Born (1883-12-31)December 31, 1883
Drummondville, Quebec, Canada
Died June 1, 1960(1960-06-01) (aged 76)
Victoria, British Columbia, Canada
Height 6 ft 1 in (185 cm)
Weight 180 lb (82 kg; 12 st 12 lb)
Position Defence
Shot Left
Played for New York Rangers
Victoria Cougars
Victoria Aristocrats
Seattle Metropolitans
Spokane Canaries
Renfrew Creamery Kings
Edmonton Pros
Montreal Wanderers
Brandon Wheat City
Playing career 1904–1928

Curtis Lester Patrick (December 31, 1883 – June 1, 1960) was a Canadian professional ice hockey player and coach associated with the Victoria Aristocrats/Cougars of the Pacific Coast Hockey Association (Western Hockey League after 1924), and the New York Rangers of the National Hockey League (NHL). Along with his brother Frank Patrick and father Joseph Patrick, he founded the Pacific Coast Hockey Association and helped develop several rules for the game of hockey.[1] Patrick won the Stanley Cup six times as a player, coach and manager.

Early career

Lester Patrick's father Joe

Patrick's father, Joe, was the son of Irish immigrants: Thomas Patrick had emigrated from County Tyrone in Ireland to Canada in 1848 and settled in Quebec. Joe was born in 1857 and in 1883 married Grace Nelson. They moved to Drummondville, Quebec where Joe worked as a general store clerk and Grace was a schoolmarm.[2] Drummondville was predominantly French-speaking and Catholic at the time, making the Anglophone and Methodist Patrick family a minority in the town.[3] Patrick was born on December 31, 1883, in Drummondville, Quebec, the oldest child of Joe and Grace Patrick.[a] In 1887 the family moved 9 miles (14 km) to Carmell Hill, where Joe bought a half-interest in a general store with William Mitchell.[b] As in Drummondville the town was mainly Francophone, leading the family to learn French.[3] Joe and his partners sold their store in 1892 earning a substantial profit of $10,000; Joe used his $5,000 to establish a lumber company and built a mill in Daveluyville, which was 60 miles (97 km) west of Quebec City.[6] That winter Patrick and his younger brother Frank received their first pair of skates.[5] In 1893 the family moved again, this time to Montreal, as Joe expanded his lumber company. They first lived in Pointe-Saint-Charles, a rail district, before moving to the more prosperous suburb of Westmount in 1895.[7] While in Montreal the two older Patrick brothers were first introduced to ice hockey.[8] They also met Art Ross at this time, who became a close friend of both brothers and had an extensive career in hockey.[9] Patrick developed into a strong hockey player and would frequently be invited as a ringer to play in important games.[10]

In 1901 Patrick enrolled in McGill University. He played basketball in his first semester as a student, and subsequently joined the hockey team. He was also invited to tryout for the Montreal Shamrocks, a top senior team in the city; however as this would have meant leaving the university, Patrick declined the offer, following the advice of his father.[11] Even so Patrick only studied at McGill for one year before he withdrew. He was more focused on playing sports than studying, and so Joe decided to have Patrick start working for the family business. After initially working in an office role, within a year Patrick was promoted to a branch manager.[12] The company was downsized though and so in June 1903 Patrick decided to move to Calgary in Western Canada in an effort to work on cattle ranches. Upon arriving in Calgary he found the lifestyle was not suitable for him, and instead joined the Canadian Pacific Railway as a rodman and chainman on a survey gang, working until the autumn of that year.[13]

On his way back to Montreal, Patrick stopped in Brandon, Manitoba. He had friends there playing hockey, and was offered spot with the team for $25 per month to cover expenses. He played as cover-point[c] for the season. While points and cover-points were not expected to contribute much to offensive actions, Patrick tried to carry the puck up the ice during a game, scoring a goal.[15] While the club questioned his motive, he argued that it was successful, and the fans enjoyed it, so was allowed to keep doing so.[16] He also advocated for the two defenders to line up side-by-side, rather than one in front of the other as had been the standard since the beginning of hockey; this change was adopted by the team and soon widely adopted in hockey.[17] Brandon challenged the Ottawa Senators for the Stanley Cup in that season, but were defeated in the two-game, total-goal series. After the season Patrick returned to Montreal, arriving by March 1904.[15]

While back from school during a break in 1905, Frank briefly joined the Montreal Westmount club and played two games; this marked the first time the brothers played together.[18]

The Montreal Wanderers during the Stanley Cup challenge in 1907, in which the team would defeat the Kenora Thistles. Patrick is in the front row, third from right.

He had greater success with the famed Montreal Wanderers in the 1906 and 1907 seasons. Scoring 41 goals as a rushing defenceman in 28 scheduled games while serving as captain of the Wanderers, Patrick led them to the Stanley Cup in both seasons.

In 1907 Joe purchased a tract of land in the Slocan Valley in southeastern British Columbia (BC), and moved the family west to Nelson, British Columbia, a town near the land, to start a new lumber company there. Frank remained in Montreal to complete his studies, as he had one year remaining.[19] The following year a new top-level league, the National Hockey Association (NHA), was established; unlike the ECHA[d], the NHA was openly professional.[21] Several teams began to send offers to both Patrick brothers, who had decided to return east for the winter and play hockey there. Among the teams making offers were the Renfrew Creamery Kings, owned by J. Ambrose O'Brien, a wealthy mining magnate, and when Patrick received the offer he replied saying he would join the team for $3,000, an exorbitant salary for the era. Surprised by the offer, Patrick asked for his brother Frank as well, and Frank was offered $2,000 to join the team.[22]

Along with other high-profile players, most famously Cyclone Taylor, who signed for a reported $5,250,[e] the team was nicknamed the "Millionaires".[23] Along with several teammates, the Patricks lived in a boarding house in Renfrew during the season, and players were often seen together about town.[24] Patrick was the more out-spoken of the brothers, with Frank being quite and reserved, though his demeanor changed when the topic of hockey came up. He became quite lively and was open about his ideas on how to improve the game, and what type of tactics could be used.[25] Taylor would later recall he was quite impressed by the brothers knowledge and views, stating that "Frank in particular had an amazing grasp of the science of hockey, and they were both already dreaming about changes that would improve the game".[26]

Women's ice hockey

By 1910 the entire Patrick family would affect the Nelson, British Columbia Ladies Hockey Club. Sisters Myrtle, Cynda and Dora Patrick were all involved with the club. In 1911 the Nelson Ladies Club was coached by Lester, and Dora was the captain.[27]

In the 1920s the Patrick family ran the Vancouver Amazons hockey team, owned by Frank Patrick and managed by Guy Patrick.

Pacific Coast Hockey Association

The Patricks long had western ties. Joe was a major lumber entrepreneur in British Columbia — and in 1911 he, Lester and his brother Frank had their greatest gamble, the formation of the Pacific Coast Hockey Association, backed with money from the sale of the family business. Luring away many eastern stars, the PCHA from the start was a prominent force in hockey, and for 15 years it would contest (along with the Western Canada Hockey League in the early 1920s) the Stanley Cup with its eastern rivals, the NHA and the National Hockey League.[28]

Patrick and his brother Frank invented 22 new rules that remain in the NHL rulebook to this day. They introduced the blue line, the forward pass, and the playoff system, a change adopted by other leagues and sports around the world. After a suggestion by their father Joe, they began using numbers on players' sweaters and in programs to help fans identify the skaters. A new rule allowed the puck to be kicked everywhere but into the net, and allowed goaltenders to fall to the ice to make a save. They were responsible for crediting assists when a goal was scored, and invented the penalty shot.[1]

Lester himself was the captain and star of the Victoria Aristocrats, winning First Team All-Star accolades three of the five seasons he played for them. The franchise — plagued by small crowds — was moved to Spokane, Washington and became the Spokane Canaries in 1916, and Patrick achieved his fourth and final First Team All-Star berth. After that season the Canaries were disbanded, and Patrick joined the Stanley Cup champion Seattle Metropolitans.[29]

The Aristocrats were revived in 1918 as the Victoria Cougars, and Patrick took over as player-manager. Despite playing in only about half the games, he retired as a player after the 1922 season. Remaining with the Cougars as head coach, Patrick became the last non-NHL coach to win the Stanley Cup in 1925.

In January 1926 Patrick returned to the ice for the Cougars in an effort to help the team, which was playing poorly.[30]

New York Rangers

Lester Patrick serving as goaltender during the 1928 Stanley Cup Finals.

The WHL survived one more year after the Cougars' Stanley Cup triumph. When the WCHL collapsed in 1926, the Cougars' roster was sold en bloc to an NHL expansion team that ultimately became the Detroit Red Wings. However, Patrick snubbed the new Detroit franchise and instead became the head coach and general manager of another expansion team, the New York Rangers. He played one regular season game for the team, on March 20, 1927, serving as a substitute defenceman against the New York Americans.[31]

He is famous for an incident which occurred on April 7, 1928, during Game 2 of the 1928 Stanley Cup Finals against the Montreal Maroons. After starting goaltender Lorne Chabot suffered an eye injury after being hit by the puck in the middle of the second period, Patrick inserted himself into the game as the Rangers' new netminder, offering his now-teammates the words "Boys, don't let an old man down." At the age of 44 years, 99 days, Patrick remains the oldest man to have played in the Stanley Cup Finals. At the time it was not common for teams to have a backup goaltender, and the opposing team's coach had to allow a substitute goaltender. However, Maroons manager-coach Eddie Gerard refused to give permission for the Rangers to use Alec Connell, the Ottawa Senators' star netminder who was in the stands, as well as minor-leaguer Hugh McCormick.[32] Odie Cleghorn, the then-coach of the Pittsburgh Pirates, stood in for Patrick as coach for the remainder of the game, and directed the Rangers to check fiercely at mid-ice which limited the Maroon players to long harmless shots. Patrick saved 18 to 19 shots while allowing one goal in helping the Rangers to an overtime victory.[33] For the next three games, the league gave permission for the Rangers to use Joe Miller from the New York Americans in goal. The Rangers went on to win the Stanley Cup, their first in franchise history.[34]

Patrick also guided the Rangers to another championship in 1933.[35] He resigned as coach in 1939 for his one-time great center Frank Boucher, remaining as general manager of the Rangers and serving as an assistant coach to Boucher.[36] and Patrick was again a Stanley Cup-winning general manager when Boucher led the Rangers to their last Cup for 54 years in 1940. Patrick retired as general manager in 1946, but stayed on as vice president of Madison Square Garden, finally exiting in 1950.[37]

Later life

The championships trophy of the Western Hockey League, the Lester Patrick Cup, was renamed after Patrick upon his death in 1960.[38] He was inducted into the Hockey Hall of Fame in 1947.[39]

Patrick developed lung cancer, and his health quickly deteriorated. He died in Victoria after a heart attack on June 1, 1960, aged 76.[40] Exactly four weeks later, he was followed by his brother Frank, 74. Frank's death was also attributed to a heart attack.[41]

Legacy

The Lester Patrick Trophy, awarded for outstanding contributions to hockey in the United States, is named for him. He was also the namesake of the Patrick Division, one of the former divisions of the NHL teams.[42] The division included the Rangers for its entire history and (except for the 1980–81 season immediately after the Atlanta Flames relocated to Calgary) consisted of only American teams.

The Patricks have been dubbed "Hockey's Royal Family." Lester himself was the father of Lynn Patrick and the grandfather of Craig Patrick, both of whom were inducted into the Hockey Hall of Fame. Another son, Muzz Patrick, was a player and eventually coach and general manager of the Rangers. Lester's grandson Glenn Patrick played in the NHL during parts of the 1970s while another grandson, Dick Patrick (Muzz's son) has been president of the Washington Capitals since 1982 (he is also a minority owner).

Awards and achievements

  • Stanley Cup champion (6): 1906, 1907 as a player; 1925, 1928, 1933, 1940 as an owner/manager/coach

Career statistics

Regular season and playoffs

Regular season Playoffs
Season Team League GP G A Pts PIM GP G A Pts PIM
1903–04 Brandon HC MNWHA 12 4 2 6 — — — — — —
1903–04 Brandon HC St-Cup — — — — — 2 0 0 0 0
1904–05 Montreal Westmount CAHL 8 4 0 4 — — — — — —
1905–06 Montreal Wanderers ECAHA 9 17 0 17 26 2 3 0 3 3
1906–07 Montreal Wanderers ECAHA 9 11 0 11 11 — — — — —
1906–07 Montreal Wanderers St-Cup — — — — — 6 10 0 10 32
1907–08 Nelson Seniors BCHL — — — — — 2 1 0 1 —
1908–09 Edmonton HC Exhib 1 1 0 1 3 — — — — —
1908–09 Nelson Pros Exhib 2 4 0 4 3 — — — — —
1908–09 Edmonton HC St-Cup — — — — — 2 1 1 2 3
1909–10 Renfrew Creamery Kings NHA 12 24 0 24 25 — — — — —
1911–12 Victoria Senators PCHA 16 10 0 10 9 — — — — —
1912–13 Victoria Senators PCHA 15 14 5 19 12 — — — — —
1913–14 Victoria Aristocrats PCHA 9 5 5 10 0 — — — — —
1913–14 Victoria Aristocrats St-Cup — — — — — 3 2 0 2 —
1914–15 Victoria Aristocrats PCHA 17 12 5 17 15 — — — — —
1915–16 Victoria Aristocrats PCHA 18 13 11 24 27 — — — — —
1916–17 Spokane Canaries PCHA 23 10 11 21 15 — — — — —
1917–18 Seattle Metropolitans PCHA 17 2 8 10 15 2 0 1 1 0
1918–19 Victoria Aristocrats PCHA 9 2 5 7 0 — — — — —
1919–20 Victoria Aristocrats PCHA 11 2 2 4 3 — — — — —
1920–21 Victoria Aristocrats PCHA 5 2 3 5 13 — — — — —
1921–22 Victoria Aristocrats PCHA 2 0 0 0 0 — — — — —
1925–26 Victoria Cougars WHL 23 5 8 13 20 2 0 0 0 2
1926–27 New York Rangers NHL 1 0 0 0 2 — — — — —
1927–28 New York Rangers NHL — — — — — 1 0 0 0 0
PCHA totals 142 72 55 127 109 2 0 1 1 0
NHL totals 1 0 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 0
St-Cup totals — — — — — 13 13 1 14 —

Coaching record

    Regular season   Playoffs
Season Team League GC W L T Finish GC W L T Result
1912 Victoria Senators PCHA 16 7 9 0 3rd – — — — –
1912–13 Victoria Senators PCHA 15 10 5 0 1st – — — — –
1913–14 Victoria Aristocrats PCHA 15 10 5 0 1st 3 0 3 0 Lost Stanley Cup series
1914–15 Victoria Aristocrats PCHA 17 4 13 0 3rd — — — — —
1915–16 Victoria Aristocrats PCHA 18 5 13 0 4th — — — — —
1916–17 Spokane Canaries PCHA 23 8 15 0 4th — — — — —
1917–18 Seattle Metropolitans PCHA 18 11 7 0 1st 2 0 1 1 Lost in Final
1918–19 Victoria Aristocrats PCHA 20 7 13 0 3rd — — — — —
1919–20 Victoria Aristocrats PCHA 22 10 12 0 3rd — — — — —
1920–21 Victoria Aristocrats PCHA 24 10 13 1 3rd — — — — —
1921–22 Victoria Aristocrats PCHA 24 11 12 1 3rd — — — — —
1922–23 Victoria Cougars PCHA 30 16 14 0 2nd 2 1 1 0 Lost in Final
1923–24 Victoria Cougars PCHA 30 11 18 1 3rd — — — — —
1924–25 Victoria Cougars WCHL 28 16 12 0 3rd 8 5 1 2 Won Stanley Cup
1925–26 Victoria Cougars WHL 30 15 11 4 3rd 7 2 3 2 Lost in Stanley Cup Finals
1926–27 New York Rangers NHL 44 25 13 6 1st, American 2 0 1 1 Lost in semi-final
1927–28 New York Rangers NHL 44 19 16 9 2nd, American 9 5 3 1 Won Stanley Cup
1928–29 New York Rangers NHL 44 21 13 10 2nd, American 6 3 2 1 Lost in Final
1929–30 New York Rangers NHL 44 17 17 10 3rd, American 4 1 2 1 Lost semi-final
1930–31 New York Rangers NHL 44 19 16 9 3rd, American 4 2 2 0 Lost in semi-final
1931–32 New York Rangers NHL 48 23 17 8 1st, American 7 3 4 — Lost in Final
1932–33 New York Rangers NHL 48 23 17 8 3rd, American 8 6 1 1 Won Stanley Cup
1933–34 New York Rangers NHL 48 21 19 8 3rd, American 2 0 1 1 Lost in quarter-final
1934–35 New York Rangers NHL 48 22 20 6 3rd, American 4 1 1 2 Lost in semi-final
1935–36 New York Rangers NHL 48 19 17 12 4th, American — — — — —
1936–37 New York Rangers NHL 48 19 20 9 3rd, American 9 6 3 — Lost in Final
1937–38 New York Rangers NHL 48 27 15 6 2nd, American 3 1 2 — Lost in quarter-final
1938–39 New York Rangers NHL 48 26 16 6 2nd, NHL 7 3 4 — Lost in semi-final
PCHA totals 272 120 149 3 — 7 1 5 1
WCHL/WHL totals 58 31 23 4 — 15 7 4 4 One Stanley Cup Win
NHL totals 604 281 216 107 — 65 31 26 8 Two Stanley Cup Wins

See also

References

Notes

  1. ^ There were six children in total: Lester, Frank, Lucinda, Edward, and Dora, and a girl who died in infancy.[4]
  2. ^ Mitchell later became a Canadian senator.[5]
  3. ^ Point and cover-point were early versions of defencemen, and were not expected to contribute much to offensive actions.[14]
  4. ^ The ECAHA renamed itself the ECHA in 1908, dropping the word "Amateur".[20]
  5. ^ The figure $5,250 comes from Whitehead's biography of Taylor. However Cosentino has suggested the base salary was closer to $2,000, with the rest coming from a guaranteed salary outside of hockey and a bond to ensure he would sign. Regardless, Taylor had the highest salary in hockey history. See Whitehead 1977, pp. 105–106 and Cosentino 1990, p. 73.

Citations

  1. ^ a b Frank Patrick – Biography Hockey Hall of Fame (legendsofhockey.net). Retrieved October 25, 2020.
  2. ^ Whitehead 1980, pp. 9–10
  3. ^ a b Whitehead 1980, p. 11
  4. ^ Whitehead 1980, pp. 10–12, 39
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