Hockey Accomplishments

• Won a gold medal as head coach of Team Canada at the 2009 IIHF World Junior Championship
• Won a gold medal as head coach of Team Canada at the 2008 IIHF World U18 Championship
• Was head coach of Team Canada at the 2006 Spengler Cup, reaching the championship game
• Was head coach of Team Canada at the 2006 Olympic Winter Games
• Won the World Cup of Hockey as head coach of Team Canada in 2004
• Won a gold medal as head coach of Team Canada at the 2002 Olympic Winter Games
• Was general manager of Team Canada at the 1998 IIHF World Championship
• Won a gold medal as co-general manager of Team Canada at the 1997 IIHF World Championship
• Was assistant general manager of Team Canada at the 1996 World Cup of Hockey
• Won a bronze medal as head coach of Team Canada at the 1986 IIHF World Championship
• Fifth all-time with 684 wins in 1,400 games as an NHL head coach
• Coached in the NHL All-Star Game in 1981, 2000, 2002 and 2004
• Played 606 NHL games with Toronto, Vancouver and Atlanta from 1968-77
• Recorded 131 points (18 goals, 113 assists) during his NHL career
• Served as captain in Atlanta from 1975-77
• Hired as an assistant coach with the Philadelphia Flyers for the 1977-78 season
• Spent part of the 1978-79 season as head coach of the AHL’s Maine Mariners
• Became head coach of the Flyers late in the 1978-79 season
• Led the Flyers to an NHL-record 35-game unbeaten streak in 1979-80
• Led the Flyers to the Stanley Cup Final in 1980
• Named head coach of the Los Angeles Kings for the 1984-85 season
• Named president and general manager of the Vancouver Canucks for the 1987-88 season
• Became head coach of the Canucks late in the 1990-91 season
• Led the Canucks to the Stanley Cup Final in 1994
• Named head coach of the Toronto Maple Leafs for the 1998-99 season
• In 1999-2000, led the Maple Leafs to their first regular season division championship since 1962-63
• Led the Maple Leafs to the Eastern Conference Final in 1999 and 2002
• Won a Memorial Cup as minority owner of the Vancouver Giants in 2007
• Won a Memorial Cup with the Edmonton Oil Kings in 1963
• Named head coach of the Edmonton Oilers for the 2009-10 season
• Served as chairman of the Hockey Hall of Fame from August 2013 until his passing

Additional Background

• Born John Patrick Brian Quinn on January 29, 1943 in Hamilton, Ont.
• He and his wife, Sandra, have two daughters, Valerie and Kalli

Honours

• Won the Jack Adams Award as NHL coach of the year in 1979-80
• Won the Jack Adams Award as NHL coach of the year in 1991-92
• Earned a B.A. in economics from York University in 1972
• Earned a law degree from Widener University
• Parkdale Arena in Hamilton was renamed Pat Quinn Parkdale Arena in 2005
• Received an honorary Doctor of Laws degree from McMaster University in 2006