Pat Conacher

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Pat Conacher
Born (1959-05-01) May 1, 1959 (age 65)
Edmonton, Alberta, Canada
Height 5 ft 8 in (173 cm)
Weight 188 lb (85 kg; 13 st 6 lb)
Position Centre
Shot Left
Played for New York Rangers
Edmonton Oilers
New Jersey Devils
Los Angeles Kings
Calgary Flames
New York Islanders
National teamFlag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada
NHL draft 76th overall, 1979
New York Rangers
Playing career 1979–1996

Patrick John Conacher (born May 1, 1959) is a Canadian former ice hockey forward. He last played with the Canada men's national ice hockey team during the 1997-98 season. He is currently a scout of amateur hockey for the Vancouver Canucks.

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Conacher who was born in Edmonton, Alberta, started his National Hockey League (NHL) career with the New York Rangers in 1980. He also played for the Edmonton Oilers, New Jersey Devils, Los Angeles Kings, Calgary Flames, and New York Islanders. He left the NHL after the 1996 season. He won the Stanley Cup in 1984 with the Edmonton Oilers.

Conacher was the first player in NHL history to complete the Hudson River triple, by serving as a member of the Rangers, Islanders and Devils franchises.

On July 26, 2011, he was named the new head coach of the WHL's Regina Pats, a position he held until August 2013 when he accepted the position as the general manager for the Utica Comets of the AHL. [1]

Family

On March 4, 2014, following the trade of Roberto Luongo to the Florida Panthers, Conacher's son, Pat Conacher, Jr., [2] was employed as a back-up goaltender by the Vancouver Canucks [3] in an NHL game against the Phoenix Coyotes. [4]

Pat Conacher is not related to the family of Lionel Conacher. [5]

Awards and achievements

Career statistics

Regular season and playoffs

Regular season Playoffs
Season TeamLeagueGP G A Pts PIM GPGAPtsPIM
1977–78 Billings Bighorns WCHL 723144751052015142922
1978–79 Billings BighornsWHL3925376250—————
1978–79 Saskatoon Blades WHL3315324737111784
1979–80 New Haven Nighthawks AHL 531114254371124
1979–80 New York Rangers NHL 17055430112
1981–82 Springfield Indians AHL7723224538—————
1982–83 New York RangersNHL5011410000
1982–83 Tulsa Oilers CHL 6329285744—————
1983–84 Edmonton Oilers NHL4528103131012
1983–84 Moncton Alpines AHL287162330—————
1984–85 Nova Scotia Oilers AHL682045654463250
1985–86 Maine Mariners AHL6915304583511211
1985–86 New Jersey Devils NHL20222—————
1986–87 Maine MarinersAHL5612142647—————
1987–88 Utica Devils AHL4714334732—————
1987–88 New Jersey DevilsNHL24257121722414
1988–89 New Jersey DevilsNHL55751214—————
1989–90 Utica DevilsAHL5713364953—————
1989–90 New Jersey DevilsNHL193364510110
1990–91 Utica DevilsAHL40116—————
1990–91 New Jersey DevilsNHL49511162770222
1991–92 New Jersey DevilsNHL4473101671124
1992–93 Los Angeles Kings NHL819817202464106
1993–94 Los Angeles KingsNHL7715132871—————
1994–95 Los Angeles KingsNHL48791612—————
1995–96 Los Angeles KingsNHL3552718—————
1995–96 Calgary Flames NHL70000—————
1995–96 New York Islanders NHL131120—————
NHL totals52163761392356711102140

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References

  1. ↑ "Canucks tab Pat Conacher to direct Utica Comets". Archived from the original on July 27, 2018. Retrieved January 26, 2019.
  2. ↑ "Pat Conacher". Elite Prospects.
  3. ↑ "Canucks Forced to Use Backup Goalie Who Hasn't Played in 9 years |". Archived from the original on March 10, 2014. Retrieved March 5, 2014.
  4. ↑ "Yahoo Canada Sports - Sports News, Scores, Rumours, Fantasy Games, and more".
  5. ↑ Pete Logue (March 25, 2015). "A Tale of Two Conachers..." Archived from the original on March 3, 2016. Retrieved October 21, 2015.
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