John Brian Patrick Quinn, OC (January 29, 1943 – November 23, 2014) was a Canadian ice hockey player, head coach, and executive.

Patrick Joseph Quinn (born December 16, 1948) is an American politician who served as the 41st governor of Illinois from 2009 to 2015.

Nov 24, 2014 · Longtime NHL coach Pat Quinn died Sunday night at Vancouver General Hospital after battling a long illness. The two-time Jack Adams Award winner was 71 years old.

Nov 24, 2014 · VANCOUVER, British Columbia (AP) — Pat Quinn, a former defenseman and longtime NHL coach and executive who brought a gruff and passionate presence to hockey across the decades, has died at 71. He died Sunday night in Vancouver after a long illness, the Hockey Hall of Fame and the Western Hockey League’s Vancouver Giants said Monday.

Nov 24, 2014 · Quinn, a two-time Jack Adams winner for coach of the year, led both Philadelphia (1980) and Vancouver (1994) to the Stanley Cup Finals as a bench boss and was highly decorated internationally, winning gold medals at the U-18, World Junior, World Cup and -- most famously -- the Olympic level, guiding Canada to victory in 2002 at Salt Lake.

Nov 24, 2014 · A fierce competitor on and off the ice, Pat Quinn quickly utilized his rugged defensive style to become one of the greatest coaches in NHL history.

Jan 14, 2025 · Patrick Quinn Jr. served as the 41st governor of Illinois from 2009 to 2015. Among his achievements while in office was abolishing the death penalty in Illinois and signing the Religious Freedom and Marriage Fairness Act, making Illinois the 16th state in the nation to legalize same-sex marriage.

Nov 24, 2014 · Pat Quinn, a hockey lifer who played, coached and built NHL teams in five different decades, died on Sunday night. He was 71. Quinn had been dealing with a lengthy illness that stopped...

Nov 24, 2014 · “The Big Irishman” played for nine years in the NHL for the Toronto Maple Leafs, Vancouver Canucks and Atlanta Flames. He was a solid, tough defenseman, capturing the hockey world’s...

Dec 31, 2024 · In the late 1970s, the Philadelphia Flyers were a team on the rise. And coach and former star defenseman Pat Quinn was a key reason why, in the 1979-80 season, he led Philadlphia to a...