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Greg Nesteroff
40 minutes ago
The Patricks vs. Eddie Shore (and Clarence Campbell)
Did 42-year-old Lester Patrick send Eddie Shore to hospital with a bodycheck? And did Lester help end Clarence Campbell’s refereeing career?
Greg Nesteroff
1 day ago
The tennis legend who idolized Lester Patrick
Jack Wright, whose admiration for Lester Patrick reportedly drove his father crazy, went on to win the singles title at the Canadian Open.
Greg Nesteroff
2 days ago
The Vancouver Millionaires on film
While there is no known footage from any PCHA match, members of the Vancouver Millionaires appear in uniform in a 1921 newsreel clip.
Greg Nesteroff
3 days ago
Who was Curtis W. Lester?
The man who ran the Seattle Arena during the years that the Metropolitans played there was a first cousin to Lester and Frank Patrick.
Greg Nesteroff
4 days ago
Lester Patrick vs. Pauline Johnson
In 1907, Lester’s poetry recital in Nelson was up against the popular Mohawk author and performer. How could he possibly compete?
Greg Nesteroff
5 days ago
Lester Patrick vs. Gordie Howe
Did Lester Patrick overlook a young Gordie Howe at training camp in 1943?
Greg Nesteroff
6 days ago
March 1911: a momentous month in Patrick history
Three almost simultaneous events made March 1911 an auspicious month for the Patrick family generally and Lester Patrick specifically.
Greg Nesteroff
Jan 11
Naming the PCHA
Before the Pacific Coast Hockey Association started play in 1912, it went through a bewildering number of provisional names.
Greg Nesteroff
Jan 10
Other Lester Patrick awards
There have been several awards connected with Lester Patrick’s name besides the one still handed out annually.
Greg Nesteroff
Jan 9
The Lester Patrick Trophy
Three of Lester Patrick’s descendants have won the award named after him recognizing contributions to hockey in the United States.
Greg Nesteroff
Jan 8
The Lester Patrick Official Hockey Puck
In the 1940s and/or ‘50s, a firm called Mullin and McKean of New York produced a puck with Lester Patrick’s name on it. Two versions of...
Greg Nesteroff
Jan 7
The last surviving PCHA player
The Pacific Coast Hockey Association existed from 1912 until 1924. Who was the league’s last surviving player?
Greg Nesteroff
Jan 6
Patricks in politics
At least two members of the extended Patrick family were elected to public office, while another was encouraged to run but declined.
Greg Nesteroff
Jan 5
The Patricks and Sir Wilfrid Laurier
Was a Patrick family member a boyhood friend of future prime minister Wilfrid Laurier?
Greg Nesteroff
Jan 4
Lester Patrick’s Official Hockey Game
A hockey board game with Lester Patrick’s name on it produced in 1939-40 was fondly remembered by a couple of sportswriters.
Greg Nesteroff
Jan 3
The Patrick family scrapbook
In 2018, Lelands auction house sold a book full of news clippings, photos, postcards, and ephemera to do with the Patricks.
Greg Nesteroff
Jan 2
Patrick portrayals
At least two actors have played members of the Patrick family in TV and film.
Greg Nesteroff
Jan 1
ChatGPT hallucinates a Lester Patrick statue
In 2023, I asked ChatGPT if Lester Patrick ever lived in Nelson, BC. Its answer was surprising, to say the least.
Greg Nesteroff
Dec 31, 2024
Lester Patrick returns to Nelson
After leaving Nelson in 1911, Lester Patrick returned just once, in 1948, to referee an exhibition hockey game.
Greg Nesteroff
Dec 30, 2024
Lester Patrick for president
Lester Patrick could have become president of the NHL in 1943, but he didn’t want to.
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