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

Was “superstar” invented to describe Cyclone Taylor? Spoiler alert: no. But there is much more to the story.

PCHA players took part in several all-star exhibition games in 1915 and 1916. But one tour has been completely forgotten.

Did 42-year-old Lester Patrick send Eddie Shore to hospital with a bodycheck? And did Lester help end Clarence Campbell’s refereeing career?

Jack Wright, whose admiration for Lester Patrick reportedly drove his father crazy, went on to win the singles title at the Canadian Open.

While there is no known footage from any PCHA match, members of the Vancouver Millionaires appear in uniform in a 1921 newsreel clip.

The man who ran the Seattle Arena during the years that the Metropolitans played there was a first cousin to Lester and Frank Patrick.

In 1907, Lester’s poetry recital in Nelson was up against the popular Mohawk author and performer. How could he possibly compete?

Did Lester Patrick overlook a young Gordie Howe at training camp in 1943?

Three almost simultaneous events made March 1911 an auspicious month for the Patrick family generally and Lester Patrick specifically.

Before the Pacific Coast Hockey Association started play in 1912, it went through a bewildering number of provisional names.

There have been several awards connected with Lester Patrick’s name besides the one still handed out annually.

Three of Lester Patrick’s descendants have won the award named after him recognizing contributions to hockey in the United States.

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...

The Pacific Coast Hockey Association existed from 1912 until 1924. Who was the league’s last surviving player?

At least two members of the extended Patrick family were elected to public office, while another was encouraged to run but declined.

Was a Patrick family member a boyhood friend of future prime minister Wilfrid Laurier?

A hockey board game with Lester Patrick’s name on it produced in 1939-40 was fondly remembered by a couple of sportswriters.

In 2018, Lelands auction house sold a book full of news clippings, photos, postcards, and ephemera to do with the Patricks.

At least two actors have played members of the Patrick family in TV and film.