Pat Burns
| Pat Burns | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Hockey Hall of Fame, 2014 (Builder) | |||
| Born |
April 4, 1952 Montreal, Quebec, Canada | ||
| Died |
November 19, 2010 (aged 58) Sherbrooke, Quebec, Canada | ||
| Coached for |
Montreal Canadiens Toronto Maple Leafs Boston Bruins New Jersey Devils | ||
Patrick John Joseph Burns (April 4, 1952 – November 19, 2010) was a National Hockey League head coach. Over 14 seasons between 1988 and 2004, he coached in 1,019 games with the Montreal Canadiens, Toronto Maple Leafs, Boston Bruins, and New Jersey Devils. Burns retired in 2005 after being diagnosed with recurring cancer, which eventually claimed his life five years later. Burns has won the Jack Adams Award three times, which is the most by a coach in NHL history.
In 2014, he was posthumously inducted into the Hockey Hall of Fame.