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NHL Hall of Fame




Thursday, November 8, 2001
Craig Patrick's career highlights
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Born: May 20, 1946, in Detroit, Mich.

Position: General manager

Inducted: 2001 (builder)

Transactions

  • Served as general manager of the N.Y. Rangers from Nov. 21, 1980 to July 14, 1986
  • Named general manager of the Pittsburgh Penguins, Dec. 5, 1989

    NHL Achievements

  • Coached N.Y. Rangers (1980-81, 1984-85) and Pittsburgh Penguins (1989-90, 1996-97)
  • Stanley Cup: 1991 (GM), 1992 (GM)
  • Lester Patrick Trophy (outstanding service to hockey in U.S.): 2000

    International Achievements (USA)

  • Elected to the U.S. Hockey Hall of Fame in 1996 (coach)
  • Olympics: 1980 (gold, assistant coach), 2002 (general manager)

    Playing career (Center)

  • NHL: Played for the California Golden Seals, St. Louis Blues, Kansas City Scouts and Washington Capitals, compiling 72 goals, 91 assists, 163 points and 61 penalty minutes in 401 games
  • WHA: Played for the Minnesota Fighting Saints, compiling 6 goals, 11 assists, 17 points and six penalty minutes in 30 games
  • World Championship: 1970, 1971, 1979
  • Canada Cup: 1976

    CRAIG PATRICK'S GENERAL MANAGER CAREER STATISTICS
          |---   REG. SEASON ---| |---   PLAYOFFS ---|
    Year Team League GM W L T PCT GM W L T PCT
    1980-81 N.Y. Rangers NHL 60 26 23 11 .525 14 7 7 0 .500
    1981-82 N.Y. Rangers NHL 80 39 27 14 .575 10 5 5 0 .500
    1982-83 N.Y. Rangers NHL 80 35 35 10 .500 9 5 4 0 .556
    1983-84 N.Y. Rangers NHL 80 42 29 9 .581 5 2 3 0 .400
    1984-85 N.Y. Rangers NHL 80 26 44 10 .388 3 0 3 0 .000
    1985-86 N.Y. Rangers NHL 80 36 38 6 .488 16 8 8 0 .500
    1989-90 Pittsburgh NHL 54 22 26 6 .463 -- -- -- -- --
    1990-91 Pittsburgh NHL 80 41 33 6 .550 24 16 8 0 .666
    1991-92 Pittsburgh NHL 80 39 32 9 .544 21 16 5 0 .762
    1992-93 Pittsburgh NHL 84 56 21 7 .708 12 7 5 0 .583
    1993-94 Pittsburgh NHL 84 44 27 13 .601 6 2 4 0 .333
    1994-95 Pittsburgh NHL 48 29 16 3 .635 12 5 7 0 .416
    1995-96 Pittsburgh NHL 82 49 29 4 .622 18 11 7 0 .611
    1996-97 Pittsburgh NHL 82 38 36 8 .512 5 1 4 0 .200
    1997-98 Pittsburgh NHL 82 40 24 18 .598 6 2 4 0 .333
    1998-99 Pittsburgh NHL 82 38 30 14 .549 13 6 7 0 .462
    1999-00 Pittsburgh NHL 82 37 31 8 (6) .500 11 6 5 0 .545
    2000-01 Pittsburgh NHL 82 42 28 9 (3) .567 18 9 9 0 .500
      NHL TOTALS   1382 679 529 165 .551 203 108 95 0 .532

    CRAIG PATRICK'S COACHING CAREER STATISTICS
          |---   REG. SEASON ---| |---   PLAYOFFS ---|
    Year Team League GM W L T PCT GM W L T PCT
    1979-80 United States OLY 7 6 0 1 .929 -- -- -- -- --
    1980-81 N.Y. Rangers NHL 60 26 23 11 .525 14 7 7 0 .500
    1984-85 N.Y. Rangers NHL 35 11 22 2 .343 3 0 3 0 .000
    1989-90 Pittsburgh NHL 54 22 26 6 .463 -- -- -- -- --
    1996-97 Pittsburgh NHL 20 7 10 3 .425 5 1 4 0 .200
      NHL TOTALS   169 66 81 22 .456 22 8 14 0 .364





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