James Patrick (ice hockey)

Canadian ice hockey player and coach From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

James Patrick (born June 14, 1963) is a Canadian professional ice hockey coach and former player. He is currently the head coach for the Victoria Royals of the Western Hockey League (WHL).

Quick Facts Born, Height ...
James Patrick
Born (1963-06-14) June 14, 1963 (age 61)
Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada
Height 6 ft 2 in (188 cm)
Weight 200 lb (91 kg; 14 st 4 lb)
Position Defence
Shot Right
Played for New York Rangers
Hartford Whalers
Calgary Flames
Buffalo Sabres
National team  Canada
NHL draft 9th overall, 1981
New York Rangers
Playing career 19832006
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Playing career

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After a successful collegiate career at the University of North Dakota, Patrick represented Canada at the 1984 Winter Olympics in Sarajevo, Yugoslavia. After the Olympics, Patrick signed his first professional contract on March 5, 1984 with the New York Rangers, and made his NHL debut two days later in Minnesota. Patrick scored his first NHL goal on March 17, 1984, in Philadelphia. Patrick enjoyed ten productive seasons in New York before being traded to the Hartford Whalers and then to the Calgary Flames during the 1993–94 season.

After several years in Calgary, Patrick signed with the Buffalo Sabres as a free agent after the 1997–98 season. Though he was chosen to play in the 1987 Canada Cup and many other international events, Patrick was never selected to the NHL All Star game. He ranks high among defencemen in both all times game played (1280) and total points (639). Patrick set a record (since broken) for career games played by a Team Canada player with 40 career games, breaking the previous record of 37 games in 2002. On September 8, 2005, Patrick announced his retirement from the NHL at the age of 42. He was immediately named to the Sabres' staff as a skill development coach. However, he left the team before the season to play in Germany's Deutsche Eishockey Liga with the Frankfurt Lions.

Coaching career

Patrick joined the Buffalo Sabres as assistant coach in 2006. He made his debut as head coach in February 2012, when Lindy Ruff was incapable of coaching due to an injury. After Ruff was fired in February 2013, Patrick remained with the Sabres' coaching staff until the end of the season, and then was let go.[1]

After the 2013 season he re-joined Ruff as an assistant coach with the Dallas Stars. At the end of the 2016–17 regular season, Patrick was let go when the Stars elected not to renew Ruff's expiring contract, after the team missed the playoffs.[2]

On June 6, 2017, it was announced that Patrick was named as the head coach for the Kootenay Ice of the Western Hockey League (WHL).[3]

On November 6, 2023, Patrick was named the next head coach of the Victoria Royals, following the dismissal of Dan Price.[4]

Personal life

Patrick is half Ukrainian and half English. His father, Stephen (born as Stepan Patrebka), was the child of Ukrainian immigrants from the Lviv region, and played for the Winnipeg Blue Bombers of the Canadian Football League.[5] Patrick is the brother of Steve and the uncle of former player Nolan Patrick.

In 2014, Patrick was charged with assault stemming from a domestic incident, while working as an assistant coach for the Dallas Stars.[6]

Career statistics

Regular season and playoffs

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Regular season Playoffs
Season Team League GPGAPtsPIM GPGAPtsPIM
1979–80 Notre Dame Hounds SMHL
1980–81 Prince Albert Raiders SJHL 59216182162
1981–82 University of North Dakota WCHA 425242926
1982–83 University of North Dakota WCHA 3612364829
1983–84 Canadian National Team Intl 637243152
1983–84 New York Rangers NHL 121782 50332
1984–85 New York Rangers NHL 758283671 30004
1985–86 New York Rangers NHL 7514294388 1615634
1986–87 New York Rangers NHL 7810455562 61232
1987–88 New York Rangers NHL 7017456252
1988–89 New York Rangers NHL 6811364741 40112
1989–90 New York Rangers NHL 7314435750 1038110
1990–91 New York Rangers NHL 7410495958 60006
1991–92 New York Rangers NHL 8014577154 1307712
1992–93 New York Rangers NHL 605212661
1993–94 New York Rangers NHL 60332
1993–94 Hartford Whalers NHL 478202832
1993–94 Calgary Flames NHL 152246 70116
1994–95 Calgary Flames NHL 430101014 50110
1995–96 Calgary Flames NHL 803323530 40002
1996–97 Calgary Flames NHL 193146
1997–98 Calgary Flames NHL 606111726
1998–99 Buffalo Sabres NHL 4517816 2001112
1999–00 Buffalo Sabres NHL 66581322 50112
2000–01 Buffalo Sabres NHL 54491312 131232
2001–02 Buffalo Sabres NHL 56581316
2002–03 Buffalo Sabres NHL 694121626
2003–04 Buffalo Sabres NHL 55471112
2005–06 Frankfurt Lions DEL 4216773
NHL totals 1,280149490639759 1176323886
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International

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Year Team Event GPGAPtsPIM
1982 Canada WJC 70226
1983 Canada WJC 70224
1983 Canada WC 911210
1984 Canada OLY 70334
1987 Canada WC 80112
1987 Canada CC 60112
1989 Canada WC 102248
1998 Canada WC 60110
2002 Canada WC 70220
Junior totals 1404410
Senior totals 533111426
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Coaching record

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TeamYearRegular seasonPost season
GWLOTLSLPtsFinishResult
KOO2017–18 72273852614th in CentralMissed playoffs
KOO2018–19 68134573365th in CentralMissed playoffs
WPG2019–20 63382410772nd in EastPlayoffs cancelled due to COVID-19 pandemic
WPG2020–21 241851037no standings[a]no playoffs[a]
WPG2021–22 685310321111st in EastLost in East Final
WPG2022–23 685710101151st in EastLost in WHL Final
KOO/WPG Totals 363206132187437
VIC2023–24 52212334(45)4th in B.C.Lost in first round
VIC Totals 5221234445
WHL Totals4152271552211482
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Awards and honours

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Notes

  1. The 2020–21 WHL regular season was shortened, started late, then was cancelled early, and no playoffs were held, due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic. The Winnipeg Ice were in a mathematical position to finish anywhere from 2nd to 4th in the East Division when the season was cancelled.

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