Pat Quinn on The Hour with George Stroumboulopoulos

http://www.cbc.ca/thehour

At 66, you'd think Pat Quinn might be ready for retirement, but no, he wants to get back behind an NHL bench. So, what's his story? Well, in 1968, he made the NHL - joining the Toronto Maple Leafs. Now, as far as his playing days go, Pat is probably best remembered for a huge hit on Bobby Orr in the '69 playoffs. He played nine years in the NHL but his career ended when he fell off a skateboard and shattered his leg. So in 1977, Pat got a gig as an assistant coach with the Philadelphia Flyers. Two years later, he was head coach and led the Flyers to the Stanley Cup finals. From there, he coached the L.A. Kings, picked up a law degree and then, went to Vancouver to become President, GM and coach of the Canucks. In '94, he went to the finals again but the Canucks lost to the New York Rangers. Next, Pat went to Toronto and spent 7 seasons coaching the Leafs. He left in 2006 and was asked to coach our juniors this past year - leading the team to its 5th straight gold medal.

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[NintendoGam3r]

Greatest hockey coach of all time, I miss him in Toronto.

[screechwashere]

pat quinn is the fuckin man lol.

[theicnerd1]

@kturner87 i got his autograph, hes great !

[kturner87]

I was blessed to be able to meet, shake the hand of and have a conversation with Pat Quinn today. Wow what a legend. My heart fluttered.

[mochopz]

We need Quinn back in toronto

[dojOdRiFTeR]

biggest mistake vancouver made was letting him go

[comfortecono]

QUINN AND BURNS THE 2  GREATEST COACHES EVER!!!!!!!!!!!!

[103Uke]

The difference between Quinn and Wilson is that Quinn is Irish and Wilson is not. Leafs lost a lot of luck when they fired Quinn.

[CrackTownPooner]

Bobby Orr never kept his head up

[vi3thunny]

One of the best faces of the Canucks organization and got us to the unforgettable '94 Stanley cup finals.

I hated how after the Griffiths family gave up the ownership, the new owner had immediately fired Pat and gave away all of our players after the change.

Even though he didn't get to have Lord Stanley, at least he gave us the Olympic Gold Medal in 2002.

[rafakasb]

@markisnew it was just delayed by a year :P

[17MJG93]

The Leafs fired the wrong guy when they fired Quinn. Should've been JFJ that got fired. Edmonton had a tough year this year but it really wouldn't shock me to see them get turned around with Quinn behind the bench. He's a great coach, he knows his x's and o's, and furthermore, he can really win a team over- he can get the guys to play for him.