Muzz Patrick
| Muzz Patrick | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Born |
June 28, 1915 Victoria, British Columbia, Canada | ||
| Died |
July 23, 1998 (aged 83) Riverside, Connecticut, United States | ||
| Height | 6 ft 2 in (188 cm) | ||
| Weight | 200 lb (91 kg; 14 st 4 lb) | ||
| Position | Defence | ||
| Shot | Left | ||
| Played for | New York Rangers | ||
| Playing career |
1937–1941 1945–1946 | ||
Frederick Murray "Muzz" Patrick (June 28, 1915 – July 23, 1998) was a Canadian ice hockey player and coach.
Early life[]
Patrick was born in Victoria, British Columbia, in 1915. He excelled at several sports as a kid, including boxing, and in 1934, he won the Canadian amateur heavyweight title.[1]
Ice hockey career[]
Patrick began his professional hockey career with the EAHL's New York Crescents in 1934, and in 1938, he started playing for the NHL's New York Rangers. He helped the team win the Stanley Cup in 1939–40.[2] From 1941 to 1945, Patrick served in the U.S. military and attained the rank of captain.[1]
After the war, Patrick played for the Rangers for one season and then went to the minors, where he started his coaching career. In 1954, he returned to the Rangers as a coach. He coached for one season and then served as the team's GM until 1964.[2]
Personal life[]
Patrick's father, Lester, and brother, Lynn, were also coaches in the NHL.[3]
Patrick died in Riverside, Connecticut, in 1998. He was survived by his wife, Jessie, four children, 12 grandchildren, and 2 great-grandchildren.[3]
Coaching record[]
| Team | Year | Regular season | Post season | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| G | W | L | T | Pts | Division rank | Result | ||
| NYR | 1953–54 | 30 | 15 | 11 | 4 | 34 | 5th in NHL | DNQ |
| NYR | 1954–55 | 70 | 17 | 35 | 18 | 52 | 5th in NHL | DNQ |
| NYR | 1959–60 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6th in NHL | Interim Head Coach |
| NYR | 1962–63 | 34 | 11 | 19 | 4 | 26 | 5th in NHL | Resigned |
| Total | 136 | 43 | 66 | 27 | 113 | |||
References[]
- ^ a b "Muzz Patrick" Archived 2014-03-08 at the Wayback Machine. nhl.com. Retrieved March 7, 2014.
- ^ a b "Muzz Patrick". legendsofhockey.net. Retrieved March 7, 2014.
- ^ a b Durso, Joseph. "Muzz Patrick, 83, a Ranger On 1940 Stanley Cup Team". nytimes.com. July 25, 1998. Retrieved March 7, 2014.
External links[]
- Biographical information and career statistics from Hockey-Reference.com, or The Internet Hockey Database
- 1915 births
- 1998 deaths
- United States Army personnel of World War II
- Canadian ice hockey coaches
- Canadian ice hockey defencemen
- Sportspeople from Victoria, British Columbia
- New York Rangers coaches
- New York Rangers executives
- New York Rangers general managers
- New York Rangers players
- New York Rovers players
- Stanley Cup champions
- Ice hockey people from British Columbia
- People from Riverside, Connecticut
- Canadian expatriate ice hockey players in the United States
- United States Army officers