Frederick Murray "Muzz" Patrick (June 28, 1915 – July 27, 1998) was a Canadian
ice hockey
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player,
coach
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, and
general manager
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. He played in the
National Hockey League
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with the
New York Rangers
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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
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. He was part of the Patrick family, which had a long association with hockey: his father
Lester
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had previously worked as the Rangers coach and manager, among other roles; his uncle
Frank
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had founded the
Pacific Coast Hockey Association
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with Lester; and Muzz's brother
Lynn had played on the Rangers with him and later coached and managed the
Boston Bruins
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.
Early life
Patrick was born in
Victoria, British Columbia
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, in 1915. He excelled at several sports as a kid, including boxing, and in 1934, he won the Canadian amateur heavyweight title.
["Muzz Patrick"](_blank)
. nhl.com. Retrieved March 7, 2014.
Ice hockey career
Patrick began his professional hockey career with the
EAHL's New York Crescents in 1934, and in 1938, he started playing for the
NHL
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's
New York Rangers
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. He helped the team win the
Stanley Cup in 1939–40.
["Muzz Patrick"](_blank)
legendsofhockey.net. Retrieved March 7, 2014. From 1941 to 1945, Patrick served in the U.S. military and attained the rank of captain.
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
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with the
St. Paul Saints of the
United States Hockey League
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. He spent two years with the Saints before moving to the
Tacoma Rockets of the
Western Hockey League
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(WHL), playing a few games with the Rockets when needed. In 1953 he joined the
Seattle Bombers of the WHL, though left the team in 1954 when the Rangers hired him to coach there.
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.
Personal life
Patrick's father,
Lester
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, and brother,
Lynn, were also coaches in the NHL.
[Durso, Joseph]
"Muzz Patrick, 83, a Ranger On 1940 Stanley Cup Team"
nytimes.com. July 25, 1998. Retrieved March 7, 2014. His son is
Washington Capitals
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executive
Dick Patrick
Richard Patrick (born 1946) is a Canadian-born sports executive. He is the part-owner, president and alternate governor of the Washington Capitals of the National Hockey League (NHL). He is the son of Muzz Patrick, the grandson of Lester Patrick ...
.
Patrick married Jennie Farr in December 1942. During the
Second World War
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both he and Lynn enlisted in the
US Army
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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. He rose to the rank of
captain before being discharged in September 1945.
Patrick died in
Riverside, Connecticut
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, in 1998. He was survived by his wife, Jessie, four children, 12 grandchildren, and 2 great-grandchildren.
Career statistics
Regular season and playoffs
Coaching record
References
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See also
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List of family relations in the NHL
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