Frederick Murray "Muzz" Patrick (June 28, 1915 – July 27, 1998) was a Canadian ice hockey player, coach, and general manager. He played in the National Hockey League with the New York Rangers from 1938 to 1941, and then from 1945 to 1946. He was general manager of the Rangers from 1955 to 1964, serving as coach on three separate occasions during that time. As a player Patrick won the Stanley Cup with the Rangers in 1940. He was part of the Patrick family, which had a long association with hockey: his father Lester had previously worked as the Rangers coach and manager, among other roles; his uncle Frank had founded the Pacific Coast Hockey Association with Lester; and Muzz's brother Lynn had played on the Rangers with him and later coached and managed the Boston Bruins.
| Muzz Patrick | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Born | June 28, 1915 Victoria, British Columbia, Canada | ||
| Died | July 27, 1998 (aged 83) Riverside, Connecticut, United States | ||
| Height | 6 ft 2 in (188 cm) | ||
| Weight | 200 lb (91 kg; 14 st 4 lb) | ||
| Position | Defence | ||
| Shot | Left | ||
| Played for | New York Rangers | ||
| Playing career | 1937–1941 1945–1950 | ||
Early life
editPatrick was born in Victoria, British Columbia, in 1915. He excelled at several sports as a kid, including boxing, and in 1934, he won the Canadian amateur heavyweight title.[1]
Ice hockey career
editPatrick began his professional hockey career with the EAHL's New York Crescents in 1934, and in 1938, he started playing for the NHL's New York Rangers. He helped the team win the Stanley Cup in 1939–40.[2] From 1941 to 1945, Patrick served in the U.S. military and attained the rank of captain.[1]
After the war, Patrick played for the Rangers for one season and in 1946 left the team to accept a position as a player-coach with the St. Paul Saints of the United States Hockey League.[3] He spent two years with the Saints before moving to the Tacoma Rockets of the Western Hockey League (WHL), playing a few games with the Rockets when needed.[4] In 1953 he joined the Seattle Bombers of the WHL, though left the team in 1954 when the Rangers hired him to coach there.[5]
In 1954, he returned to the Rangers as a coach. He coached for one season and then served as the team's GM until 1964.[2]
Personal life
editPatrick's father, Lester, and brother, Lynn, were also coaches in the NHL.[6] His son is Washington Capitals executive Dick Patrick.[7]
Patrick married Jessie Farr in December 1942.[8] During the Second World War both he and Lynn enlisted in the US Army in 1942; though not American citizens they were eligible based on their residency status in the United States. Patrick was initially stationed in Norfolk, Virginia, though also served on transports overseas in Africa, Italy, and France.[9] He rose to the rank of captain before being discharged in September 1945.[10]
Patrick died in Riverside, Connecticut, in 1998. He was survived by his wife, Jessie, four children, 12 grandchildren, and 2 great-grandchildren.[6]
Career statistics
editRegular season and playoffs
edit| Regular season | Playoffs | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Team | League | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | ||
| 1933–34 | Westmount Academy | HS-CA | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1934–35 | New York Crescents | EAHL | 21 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 16 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 9 | ||
| 1935–36 | New York Rovers | EAHL | 40 | 3 | 8 | 11 | 31 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 15 | ||
| 1936–37 | Philadelphia Ramblers | IAHL | 50 | 2 | 11 | 13 | 75 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | ||
| 1937–38 | Philadelphia Ramblers | IAHL | 48 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 37 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 6 | ||
| 1937–38 | New York Rangers | NHL | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | ||
| 1938–39 | New York Rangers | NHL | 48 | 1 | 10 | 11 | 70 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 17 | ||
| 1939–40 | New York Rangers | NHL | 44 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 44 | 12 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 13 | ||
| 1940–41 | New York Rangers | NHL | 47 | 2 | 8 | 10 | 21 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | ||
| 1945–46 | New York Rangers | NHL | 24 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1945–46 | Providence Reds | AHL | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1945–46 | St. Paul Saints | USHL | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1949–50 | Tacoma Rockets | PCHL | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| NHL totals | 164 | 5 | 26 | 31 | 139 | 25 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 34 | ||||
Coaching record
edit| Team | Year | Regular season | Playoffs | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| G | W | L | T | Pts | Division rank | Result | ||
| New York Rangers | 1953–54 | 30 | 15 | 11 | 4 | 34 | 5th in NHL | Did not qualify |
| New York Rangers | 1954–55 | 70 | 17 | 35 | 18 | 52 | 5th in NHL | Did not qualify |
| New York Rangers | 1959–60 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6th in NHL | Did not qualify |
| New York Rangers | 1962–63 | 34 | 11 | 19 | 4 | 26 | 5th in NHL | Did not qualify |
| NHL Totals | 136 | 43 | 66 | 27 | 113 | |||
References
edit- ^ a b "Muzz Patrick" Archived 2014-03-08 at the Wayback Machine. nhl.com. Retrieved March 7, 2014.
- ^ a b "Muzz Patrick". legendsofhockey.net. Retrieved March 7, 2014.
- ^ Whitehead 1980, p. 237
- ^ Whitehead 1980, p. 244
- ^ Stott 2008, p. 52
- ^ a b Durso, Joseph. "Muzz Patrick, 83, a Ranger On 1940 Stanley Cup Team". nytimes.com. July 25, 1998. Retrieved March 7, 2014.
- ^ "Ex-NY Ranger Muzz Patrick, 83, Dies". Associated Press.
- ^ Whitehead 1980, p. 231
- ^ Whitehead 1980, pp. 228–232
- ^ Whitehead 1980, p. 232
Bibliography
edit- Stott, Jon C. (2008), Ice Warriors: The Pacific Coast/Western Hockey League 1948–1974, Surrey, British Columbia: Heritage House Publishing, ISBN 978-1-894974-54-7
- Whitehead, Eric (1980), The Patricks: Hockey's Royal Family, New York City: Doubleday, ISBN 0-385-15662-6
See also
editExternal links
edit- Biographical information and career statistics from NHL.com, or Eliteprospects.com, or Hockey-Reference.com, or The Internet Hockey Database