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unusual facts about Lester Patrick



1928–29 Boston Bruins season

Lester Patrick and the New York Rangers offered Winthrop native Myles Lane to the Bruins, astonishingly asking for superstar Eddie Shore in return.

1980–81 New York Rangers season

Craig Patrick became the third generation of the Patrick family to coach the Rangers, after Lester Patrick, Lynn Patrick and Muzz Patrick.

Glenn Patrick

His father Lynn Patrick, older brother Craig Patrick, grandfather Lester Patrick and great-uncle Frank Patrick are all former professional players, managers and members of the Hockey Hall of Fame.

Joseph Anthony Miller

Rangers coach and General manager Lester Patrick asked the Americans and the Maroons for permission to use Miller for the remainder of the series.

Mickey Ion

The team was run by hockey entrepreneurs Lester Patrick and Frank Patrick, and when they started the Pacific Coast Hockey Association in 1911, they hired several of their lacrosse players—Ion among them—to referee the league's games.

Mike Babcock

Babcock is one of four McGill University players to coach an NHL team (Lester Patrick guided the New York Rangers; George Burnett served in Edmonton; and Guy Boucher served in Tampa Bay).


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