Pat Quinn
Pat Quinn has a knack for assessing talent and bringing people together to create a winning team. The legendary coach has three gold medals to prove it – one from leading the Canadian men’s hockey team to Olympic gold in 2002, one from the 2004 World Cup of Hockey, and most recently, with Team Canada at the 2009 IIHF World Junior Hockey Championships.
He has a long history with the National Hockey League, starting as a player and then transitioning to coaching and general manger roles. Quinn was a standout defenceman who played for three teams – Toronto, Vancouver, and Atlanta. After his playing career was over, Quinn moved behind the bench when Philadelphia gave him his first coaching job. In 1980, he won the coveted Jack Adams Award, which is annually given to the NHL’s top coach. Quinn also coached briefly in Los Angeles before spending 11 years as coach and general manager for the Vancouver Canucks.
The Toronto Maple Leafs made Quinn their head coach in 1998 and he spent six seasons with the team, including four years with both coaching and general manager duties. During his tenure, Toronto advanced as far as the second round of the NHL playoffs five times, and twice to the Eastern Conference final.
Quinn, who earned a law degree from Widener University, is an accomplished motivational speaker and an authoritative resource on topics such as leadership and team dynamics. He firmly believes leadership should come from different sources and that everyone within an organization is responsible. Drawing from his extensive coaching experience, he says people want honesty from their leaders, adding that a strong leader will be honest, competent, have a plan, and instil confidence in those around them.
He also notes that leaders need to properly assess their resources and not set goals beyond what is capable, or else you risk failure. He says every organization or team needs to be committed to the task by developing trust in each other and having a common direction that everyone is heading toward.
Pat Quinn has been a player, coach, and general manager in the NHL, as well as in the international sports scene. His leadership style is moulded from the many amazing coaches he has played for and worked with. Take this opportunity to learn how you can motivate your team to accomplish great things.
Highlights
- Coached Team Canada to gold medal in 2009 IIHF World Junior Championship
- Coached Canadian men’s hockey team to gold medal in 2002 Salt Lake City Winter Olympics
- Coached 16 seasons in the National Hockey League, with Los Angeles, Philadelphia, Vancouver and Toronto
Pat Quinn has a knack for assessing talent and bringing people together to create a winning team. The legendary coach has three gold medals to prove it – one from leading the Canadian men’s hockey team to Olympic gold in 2002, one from the 2004 World Cup of Hockey, and most recently, with Team Canada at the 2009 IIHF World Junior Hockey Championships.
He has a long history with the National Hockey League, starting as a player and then transitioning to coaching and general manger roles. Quinn was a standout defenceman who played for three teams – Toronto, Vancouver, and Atlanta. After his playing career was over, Quinn moved behind the bench when Philadelphia gave him his first coaching job. In 1980, he won the coveted Jack Adams Award, which is annually given to the NHL’s top coach. Quinn also coached briefly in Los Angeles before spending 11 years as coach and general manager for the Vancouver Canucks.
The Toronto Maple Leafs made Quinn their head coach in 1998 and he spent six seasons with the team, including four years with both coaching and general manager duties. During his tenure, Toronto advanced as far as the second round of the NHL playoffs five times, and twice to the Eastern Conference final.
Quinn, who earned a law degree from Widener University, is an accomplished motivational speaker and an authoritative resource on topics such as leadership and team dynamics. He firmly believes leadership should come from different sources and that everyone within an organization is responsible. Drawing from his extensive coaching experience, he says people want honesty from their leaders, adding that a strong leader will be honest, competent, have a plan, and instil confidence in those around them.
He also notes that leaders need to properly assess their resources and not set goals beyond what is capable, or else you risk failure. He says every organization or team needs to be committed to the task by developing trust in each other and having a common direction that everyone is heading toward.
Pat Quinn has been a player, coach, and general manager in the NHL, as well as in the international sports scene. His leadership style is moulded from the many amazing coaches he has played for and worked with. Take this opportunity to learn how you can motivate your team to accomplish great things.
Highlights
- Coached Team Canada to gold medal in 2009 IIHF World Junior Championship
- Coached Canadian men’s hockey team to gold medal in 2002 Salt Lake City Winter Olympics
- Coached 16 seasons in the National Hockey League, with Los Angeles, Philadelphia, Vancouver and Toronto
