Pat Quinn
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Pat Quinn (born January 29, 1943) in Hamilton, Ontario, is head coach of the Toronto Maple Leafs since the 1998 NHL Season and former National Hockey League defenceman. He has played in the EHL, CPHL, WHL and NHL. He did not have a particularly distinguished playing career, but is probably best-known for a hit against Bobby Orr that left Orr unconscious and provoked a bench-clearing brawl and a suspension for Quinn. He has been an assistant coach/head coach for the Philadelphia Flyers and head coach for the Los Angeles Kings, Vancouver Canucks and Toronto Maple Leafs. He has won the Jack Adams Award in 1980 and 1992. It was in 2002, at the 2002 Olympic Winter Games Pat Quinn coached Team Canada to their first Olympic Gold Medal in ice hockey for the first time since 1952.
| Preceded by: Bob McCammon | Head Coaches of the Philadelphia Flyers 1979–1982 | Succeeded by: Bob McCammon |
| Preceded by: Roger Neilson | Head Coaches of the Los Angeles Kings 1984–1987 | Succeeded by: Mike Murphy |
| Preceded by: Bob McCammon | Head Coaches of the Vancouver Canucks 1991–1994 | Succeeded by: Rick Ley |
| Preceded by: Rick Ley | Head Coaches of the Vancouver Canucks 1996 | Succeeded by: Tom Renney |
| Preceded by: Mike Murphy | Head Coaches of the Toronto Maple Leafs 1998–present | Succeeded by: none Related Links: |