Pat Quinn (ice hockey) facts for kids
Quick facts for kids Pat Quinn |
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 Pat Quinn pictured in 2012 |
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| Born | January 29, 1943 Hamilton, ON, CAN |
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| Died | November 23, 2014 (aged 71) Vancouver, BC, CAN |
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| Height | 6 ft 3 in (191 cm) | ||
| Weight | 215 lb (98 kg; 15 st 5 lb) | ||
| Position | Defence | ||
| Shot | Left | ||
| Played for | Toronto Maple Leafs Vancouver Canucks Atlanta Flames |
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| Playing career | 1963–1977 | ||
John Brian Patrick Quinn (January 29, 1943 – November 23, 2014) was a Canadian ice hockey player, head coach, and executive. He was known by the nickname "The Big Irishman". He coached for the National Hockey League's Philadelphia Flyers, Los Angeles Kings, Vancouver Canucks, Toronto Maple Leafs, and Edmonton Oilers.
Quinn reached in the Stanley Cup Finals twice, with the Flyers in 1980 and the Canucks in 1994. Internationally, Quinn coached Team Canada to gold medals at the 2002 Winter Olympics, 2008 IIHF World U18 Championships and 2009 World Junior Championship, as well as World Cup championship in 2004.
His cousin was wrestler John Quinn.
Quinn died at the Vancouver General Hospital in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada on November 23, 2014 after a long illness, aged 71.
Images for kids
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Quinn at Pacific Coliseum during Gordie Howe Night in Vancouver, March 2008
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Mural for Quinn, with the bottom portion of the mural depicting him as a member of the Maple Leafs
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The Pat Quinn Parkdale Arena was named in Quinn's honour in June 2005
