Lester Patrick
Curtis Lester Patrick, "The Silver Fox"
Born: December 30, 1883
Drummondville, QC Canada
Deceased: June 1, 1960
Coaching Career: 1911-1938
Elected to Hockey Hall of Fame in 1947.
Lester Patrick compiled a record of 421 wins and 382 losses and 114 ties in his coaching career with the Victoria Aristocrats, Spokane Canaries, Victoria Cougars and New York Rangers. He began coaching during the 1911 season and last coached during the 1938 campaign. Patrick was elected to the Hockey Hall of Fame in 1947.
Coaching Record:
| Regular Season | Playoffs | |||||||||||||||
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| Season | League | Team | G | W | L | T | OTL | Pts | Pts% | Win% | G | W | L | Win% | ||
| 1911-12 | PCHA | Victoria Aristocrats | 16 | 7 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 21 | .438 | .438 | ||||||
| 1912-13 | PCHA | Victoria Aristocrats | 15 | 10 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 30 | .667 | .667 | 3 | 2 | 1 | .667 | ||
| 1913-14 | PCHA | Victoria Aristocrats | 16 | 10 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 30 | .625 | .625 | 3 | 0 | 3 | .000 | ||
| 1914-15 | PCHA | Victoria Aristocrats | 17 | 4 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 12 | .235 | .235 | ||||||
| 1915-16 | PCHA | Victoria Aristocrats | 18 | 5 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 15 | .278 | .278 | ||||||
| 1916-17 | PCHA | Spokane Canaries | 23 | 8 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 24 | .348 | .348 | ||||||
| 1918-19 | PCHA | Victoria Aristocrats | 20 | 7 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 21 | .350 | .350 | ||||||
| 1919-20 | PCHA | Victoria Aristocrats | 22 | 10 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 30 | .455 | .455 | ||||||
| 1920-21 | PCHA | Victoria Aristocrats | 24 | 10 | 13 | 1 | 0 | 31 | .431 | .438 | ||||||
| 1921-22 | PCHA | Victoria Aristocrats | 24 | 11 | 12 | 1 | 0 | 34 | .472 | .479 | ||||||
| 1922-23 | PCHA | Victoria Cougars | 30 | 16 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 48 | .533 | .533 | 2 | 1 | 1 | .500 | ||
| 1923-24 | PCHA | Victoria Cougars | 30 | 11 | 18 | 1 | 0 | 34 | .378 | .383 | ||||||
| 1924-25 | WCHL | Victoria Cougars | 28 | 16 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 48 | .571 | .571 | 8 | 5 | 1 | .750 | ||
| 1925-26 | WCHL | Victoria Cougars | 30 | 15 | 11 | 4 | 0 | 49 | .544 | .567 | 8 | 3 | 3 | .500 | ||
| 1926-27 | NHL | New York Rangers | 44 | 25 | 13 | 6 | 0 | 81 | .614 | .636 | 2 | 0 | 1 | .250 | ||
| 1927-28 | NHL | New York Rangers | 44 | 19 | 16 | 9 | 0 | 66 | .500 | .534 | 9 | 5 | 3 | .611 | ||
| 1928-29 | NHL | New York Rangers | 44 | 21 | 13 | 10 | 0 | 73 | .553 | .591 | 6 | 3 | 2 | .583 | ||
| 1929-30 | NHL | New York Rangers | 44 | 17 | 17 | 10 | 0 | 61 | .462 | .500 | 4 | 1 | 2 | .375 | ||
| 1930-31 | NHL | New York Rangers | 44 | 19 | 16 | 9 | 0 | 66 | .500 | .534 | 4 | 2 | 2 | .500 | ||
| 1931-32 | NHL | New York Rangers | 48 | 23 | 17 | 8 | 0 | 77 | .535 | .563 | 7 | 3 | 4 | .429 | ||
| 1932-33 | NHL | New York Rangers | 48 | 23 | 17 | 8 | 0 | 77 | .535 | .563 | 8 | 6 | 1 | .813 | ||
| 1933-34 | NHL | New York Rangers | 48 | 21 | 19 | 8 | 0 | 71 | .493 | .521 | 2 | 0 | 1 | .250 | ||
| 1934-35 | NHL | New York Rangers | 48 | 22 | 20 | 6 | 0 | 72 | .500 | .521 | 4 | 2 | 1 | .625 | ||
| 1935-36 | NHL | New York Rangers | 48 | 19 | 17 | 12 | 0 | 69 | .479 | .521 | ||||||
| 1936-37 | NHL | New York Rangers | 48 | 19 | 20 | 9 | 0 | 66 | .458 | .490 | 9 | 6 | 3 | .667 | ||
| 1937-38 | NHL | New York Rangers | 48 | 27 | 15 | 6 | 0 | 87 | .604 | .625 | 3 | 1 | 2 | .333 | ||
| 1938-39 | NHL | New York Rangers | 48 | 26 | 16 | 6 | 0 | 84 | .583 | .604 | 7 | 3 | 4 | .429 | ||
| Totals | 917 | 421 | 382 | 114 | 0 | 1377 | .501 | .521 | 89 | 43 | 35 | .545 | ||||
Awards
1930 - First Team All-Star
1931 - First Team All-Star
1932 - First Team All-Star
1933 - First Team All-Star
1934 - First Team All-Star
1935 - First Team All-Star
1937 - First Team All-Star
