Those Irish Eyes

The Russian Rocket

Bio

Coach name: Pat Quinn

Home town: Hamilton Ontario

Born in: 1943

Years with the Canucks: 1991-1996

History and Achievements

Pat Quinn's legacy as Coach and GM of the Vancouver Canucks still lives on today. He was the man who drafted Trevor Linden, Mattias Ohlund, Matt Cooke and he traded for Markus Naslund. Pat never offically missed the playoffs as the Canucks boss, although they were destined to do so the year he got fired. He orchestrated some of the most brilliant trades in club history such as the one that brought Jeff Brown and Bret Hedican to the club for Craig Janney which sparked the miraculous 1994 playoff run. Clearly a players coach the tall Quinn commanded the respect of his players and when he got mad you listened.

Statistics

Games Coached Wins Loses Ties
1236 616 448 154