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About that picture of Lester Patrick in goal
There’s something odd about a staged photo of Lester Patrick wearing goaltending equipment.
Greg Nesteroff
Apr 8


14 Victoria sites connected to the Patricks
A roundup of homes, offices, and other sites associated with the Patrick family in BC’s capital.
Greg Nesteroff
Mar 22


Lester Patrick: Realtor and used car salesman
When short of cash, Lester Patrick relied on his salesmanship rather than his skating.
Greg Nesteroff
Mar 20


The Patrick Brothers: Tire salesmen
When they weren’t making history on the ice, Frank and Lester Patrick were busy selling tires.
Greg Nesteroff
Mar 19


Patrick portraits
A Saskatchewan college has a pastel portrait of Lester Patrick created in the late 1950s by Nicholas de Grandmaison.
Greg Nesteroff
Mar 14


Did Lester Patrick trade for Sonja Henie?
Did the New York Rangers send five players to Detroit in exchange for the rights to host a famed figure skater’s professional debut?
Greg Nesteroff
Feb 14

Dick Irvin on the Patricks in Nelson
See a report veteran broadcaster Dick Irvin filed during Hockey Day in Canada celebrations in Nelson, BC, in 2007.
Greg Nesteroff
Feb 8


Did Lester Patrick score eight points in a loss?
Did Lester Patrick once have six goals and two assists in a losing effort?
Greg Nesteroff
Jan 31


The Patricks, the Titanic, and the Komagata Maru
The Patrick family and the Pacific Coast Hockey Association had links to two infamous ships.
Greg Nesteroff
Jan 30


Frank Patrick names the Lions
Before the BC Lions of the CFL, there were the Vancouver Lions of PCHL.
Greg Nesteroff
Jan 29


Patricks in sports cartoons
From the 1920s to the 1960s, sports pages often featured cartoons depicting particular players, Lester and Frank Patrick among them.
Greg Nesteroff
Jan 28


Patricks in comic books
Lester Patrick’s 1928 Stanley Cup appearance in goal has been depicted in comics at least five times!
Greg Nesteroff
Jan 27


The Patrick Division
From 1974 to 1993, the NHL had a Patrick Division, named in honour of Lester Patrick.
Greg Nesteroff
Jan 26


B. Moore’s secret identity
Who was the goal-scoring machine whom Phoenix, BC acquired in 1913? And what was he being paid?
Greg Nesteroff
Jan 25


Frank Patrick denies the fix is in
In 1920, Frank Patrick had enough of rumours that the PCHA was fixing the outcome of its games and offered a $1,000 reward for evidence.
Greg Nesteroff
Jan 24


Si Griffis picks the greatest hockey player of all time
A former Vancouver Millionaire had a surprising choice in 1934 for the best he’d ever played with or against.
Greg Nesteroff
Jan 23


The Silver Fox and other Patrick nomenclature
Lester Patrick’s nicknames, of which there were a few, came in various colour and animal combinations.
Greg Nesteroff
Jan 22


Hockey’s other Royal Families
While the title of “Hockey’s Royal Family” has long been ascribed to the Patricks, they aren’t the only claimants to the throne.
Greg Nesteroff
Jan 21


Did Frank Patrick coin ‘superstar’?
Was “superstar” invented to describe Cyclone Taylor? Spoiler alert: no. But there is much more to the story.
Greg Nesteroff
Jan 20


PCHA All-Stars tour the Kootenay-Boundary, 1916
PCHA players took part in several all-star exhibition games in 1915 and 1916. But one tour has been completely forgotten.
Greg Nesteroff
Jan 19
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