The great NHL coach has left us after battling cancer for a long time. Pat Burns was 58 and had an illustrious coaching career with Montreal, Toronto, Boston, and New Jersey.
Burns was a tough, defensive minded coach. He was old school and once served as a police officer before becoming a hockey coach.
Earlier this year, a grassroots campaign was launched to have Burns inducted into the Hockey Hall of Fame. A Facebook group called “Let’s Get Pat Burns into the Hockey Hall of Fame — NOW!” was launched and more than 70,000 people signed up. Not surprisingly, there was great outcry when Burns was not among the 2010 inductees.
A tangible legacy of Burns’ contribution to the game is being created in Stanstead, Que., in Quebec’s Eastern Townships region, where Burns spent many summers. The Pat Burns Arena is being built, funded in part by the federal and provincial governments and by $50,000 donated to the project by Burns’ former NHL teams, and will benefit residents of the area and students enrolled in Stanstead College’s hockey and scholastic program.
You'll be missed Pat, and you deserve to be in the Hall of Fame immediately.
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1 comments:
Thank you for this tribute to the man considered to be one of the best hockey coaches,and one of the best at developing players character.
I always admired Pat Burns for the effort he was able to get out of teams with far less talent than other coaches had, such as his teams in Toronto.
My regret is that Burns wasn't inducted into the Hall of Fame before he died.
Rest in peace,Mr.Burns. Thank you for all your good works.
Dmorris
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