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LESTER PATRICK

Induction Year: 1952

Played 8 Years

He was one of hockey's real immortals; as a player he was one of the first rushing defenceman in the game; as a coach and an executive he inaugurated hockey's first major farm system; he and his brother devised the playoff system; together, they built arenas in Vancouver and Victoria and formed the Pacific Coast League; in 1926 he became manager of the New York Rangers who won three Stanley Cups under his guidance; elected in 1947.

Regular Season - Playoffs

GP
G
A
TP
PIM
GP
G
A
TP
PIM
168
50
34
84
311
Season
Club
League
GP
G
A
TP
PIM
GP
G
A
TP
PIM
1917-18
Seattle Metropolitans
PCHA
17
2
0
2
0
1918-19
Victoria Aristocrats
PCHA
10
2
0
2
0
1919-20
Victoria Aristocrats
PCHA
12
2
0
2
0
1921-22
Victoria Aristocrats
PCHA
5
2
3
5
13
1925-26
Victoria Cougars
WHL
23
5
8
13
22
1926-27
New York Rangers
NHL
1
0
0
0
2
1927-28
New York Rangers
NHL
1
0
0
0
0

Regular Season - Playoffs

Coaching Record

Season
Team
League
GP
W
L
T
PCT.
1920-21
Victoria Aristocrats
PCHA
24
10
13
1
0.438
1921-22
Victoria Aristocrats
PCHA
24
11
12
1
0.479
1922-23
Victoria Cougars
PCHA
29
16
13
0
0.552
1923-24
Victoria Cougars
PCHA
30
11
18
1
0.383
1924-25
Victoria Cougars
WCHL
28
16
12
0
0.571
1925-26
Victoria Cougars
WHL
30
15
11
4
0.567
1926-27
New York Rangers
NHL
44
25
13
6
0.636
1927-28
New York Rangers
NHL
44
19
16
9
0.534
1928-29
New York Rangers
NHL
44
21
13
10
0.591
1930-31
New York Rangers
NHL
44
19
16
9
0.534
1937-38
New York Rovers
EHL
1943-44
Brooklyn Crescents
EHL
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