Pat Quinn
	President, General Manager

After guiding the Vancouver Canucks to their third straight 40-plus win regular season and a berth in the 1994 Stanley Cup Finals, Pat Quinn stepped down as the most successful coach in Canuck history. He will enter his eighth season with Vancouver concentrating on his duties as President, General Manager and Alternate Governor.

When Quinn joined the organization in 1987, he inherited a team that had endured 11 consecutive losing seasons and in just five years he turned the club around, posting the first 40-win season (1991-92) in franchise history. An outstanding administrator and judge of talent, Quinn has also earned a reputation as a shrewd negotiator, having acquired Jeff Brown, Bret Hedican and Nathan La Fayette (1994), Murray Craven (1993) and Geoff Courtnall, Sergio Momesso, Cliff Ronning, Robert Dirk and Dana Murzyn (1991) at the NHL's annual trading deadline. The media has recognized these traits by selecting him the Hockey News Executive of the Year in 1992 and runner-up to NY Rangers G.M. Neil Smith last season.

This year Quinn was the recipient of the Jake Milford Award, recognizing significant and lasting contributions to hockey in British Columbia. Previous winners include: Neil Colville, Babe Pratt, Orland Kurtenbach, Jim Robson, Bob McCusker, Hank Cahan and Frank A. Griffiths

In his three and one half seasons as head coach, Quinn posted a .554 winning percentage and a record of 138-108-28, four victories shy of the team record. In 1992-93 he directed the Canucks to a 46-29-9 record, establishing franchise marks for wins (46) and points (101).

A charter member of the inaugural Vancouver Canucks team, Quinn accepted the position of President and General Manager on Jan. 9, 1987, and officially became the club's 7th general manager on May 1, 1987. Three years later, on January 31, 1991, he added the coaching responsibilities to his portfolio. In 1991-92 Quinn won the Jack Adams Trophy as NHL Coach-of-the-Year for the second time in his career, and is one of only two coaches to win the award with two different teams.

Quinn previously coached Los Angeles from 1984 to 1987 and Philadelphia from 1978 to 1982. In 1979-80, his first full season behind the Flyers' bench, he guided the team to a Campbell Conference title and the best record in the NHL at 48-12-20. That season he authored an NHL record 35-game undefeated streak and was named Coach-of-the-Year. After leaving the Flyers organization, Quinn remained out of hockey for two years, earning a Law Degree from Delaware Law School.

An NHL defenceman himself, Quinn played in more than 600 games over nine years. An original Canuck, drafted by Vancouver from Toronto in the 1970 NHL Expansion Draft, Quinn played 133 games for the Canucks, scoring 4 goals, 14 assists, 18 points, with 212 penalty minutes. Quinn turned pro with Toronto�s minor league affiliate in Tulsa in 1964, played two seasons with Toronto, then two with Vancouver before going to the Atlanta Flames for five seasons, concluding his playing career in 1977. He finished his NHL career with 606 games played, 18 goals, 113 assists, 131 points and 950 penalty minutes.