Pat Burns

: January 5, 2024
: Hockey Coach

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Quick Facts

Full Name	Pat Burns
Occupation	Hockey Coach
Date Of Birth	Apr 4, 1952(1952-04-04)
Age	72
Date Of Death	2010-11-19
Birthplace	Southwest Region
Country	Cameroon
Horoscope	Aries

Pat Burns Biography

Name	Pat Burns
Birthday	Apr 4
Birth Year	1952
Place Of Birth	Southwest Region
Birth Country	Cameroon
Birth Sign	Aries
Spouse	Line Burns
Children(s)	Jason Burns, Maureen Burns

Pat Burns is one of the most popular and richest Hockey Coach who was born on April 4, 1952 in Southwest Region, Cameroon. A late NHL coach who played over 1,000 games for teams such as The Montreal Canadiens, Toronto Maple Leafs and New Jersey Devils. He was awarded the Stanley Cup with the Devils in 2003. He later died and was admitted into the Hockey Hall of Fame in the year 2014.

He guided the goalie He coached goalie Martin Brodeur to a Stanley Cup Final victory as the coach of the Devils. to his Stanley Cup Final victory as the head coach for the Devils.

In Burns first year as an NHL coach, the Canadiens finished the 1988-89 NHL season with a division-winning 53-18-9, ultimately losing the Stanley Cup finals in six games to the Calgary Flames. Burns won the Jack Adams Award for coach of the year, his first of three wins. A defensive-minded coach, Burns would lead Montreal to the second round of the playoffs in every year as head coach, before making a shocking resignation at the end of the 1992 season where they were swept by the Boston Bruins, citing his frustration with the media.

Following his departure from Montreal, Burns was hired as head coach of the Toronto Maple Leafs. He had also received an offer from the Los Angeles Kings, but he cited the Leafs’ history as a factor in his decision, and added “I find myself fortunate to coach two of the greatest franchises in NHL history.” He led Toronto in their best playoff run since 1967, making it to the conference finals, losing in seven games to the Kings. At the NHL Awards, Burns won his second Jack Adams trophy. He followed that performance with another trip to the conference finals in 1994, losing in five to the Vancouver Canucks. The Leafs again made the playoffs in 1995, but following a disappointing losing streak during the 1996 season, Burns was let go.

The couple was Line Burns and had two children.

Pat Burns Net Worth

Net Worth	$5 Million
Source Of Income	Hockey Coach
House	Living in own house.

Pat Burns is one of the richest Hockey Coach from Cameroon. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, Pat Burns 's net worth $5 Million. (Last Update: December 11, 2023)

He was an officer of the police within Quebec before becoming an instructor of hockey.

A stadium at Stanstead College in Quebec was named in his honour in 2011.

Patrick John Joseph Burns (April 4, 1952 – November 19, 2010) was a National Hockey League head coach. Over 14 seasons between 1988 and 2004, he coached in 1,019 games with the Montreal Canadiens, Toronto Maple Leafs, Boston Bruins, and New Jersey Devils. Burns retired in 2005 after being diagnosed with recurring cancer, which eventually claimed his life five years later.

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Who is Pat Burns Dating?

According to our records, Pat Burns married to Line Burns. As of December 1, 2023, Pat Burns’s is not dating anyone.

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Burns survived colon cancer in 2004 and liver cancer in 2005, retiring from coaching after the second diagnosis. In 2009 Burns announced that his colon cancer had returned and metastasized to his lungs, was thus inoperable, and therefore he decided to forgo further treatment. During an April 2010 interview Burns stated “I know my life is nearing its end and I accept that.” Gesturing to a group of local minor hockey players, he said: “A young player could come from Stanstead who plays in an arena named after me. I probably won’t see the project to the end, but let’s hope I’m looking down on it and see a young Wayne Gretzky or Mario Lemieux.”

Facts & Trivia

Pat Ranked on the list of most popular Hockey Coach. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in Cameroon. Pat Burns celebrates birthday on April 4 of every year.

He died on November 19, 2010, in Sherbrooke, Quebec, at the Maison Aube- Lumière, of colon cancer, which had eventually spread to his lungs.

Did Pat Burns win a Stanley Cup?

Burns won the Stanley Cup in 2003 with the Devils. A former police officer in Gatineau, Que., Burns coached 14 seasons in the NHL from 1988-2004 and compiled a 501-350-161-14 record in 1,019 games with the Montreal Canadiens, Toronto Maple Leafs, Boston Bruins and the Devils.

Did Pat Burns speak French?

Pat Burns, was an anglophone , for sure, but the former cop spoke a colourful, streetwise version of both official languages and never had any difficulty communicating with anyone. Oh, and Berry and Burns could curse fluently in both French and English.

How many cups did Pat Burns win?

If you’re a fan of the NHL you likely know the Pat Burns story: A police officer for 17 years, three-time Jack Adams award winner (as coach of three different Original Six teams: Montreal, Toronto, Boston), a Stanley Cup champion with the 2002-03 New Jersey Devils.

When did Pat Burns coach the Montreal Canadiens?

Professional Coaching With his players, Burns was regarded as tough, but fair. He was with Sherbrooke for one season before he landed the big job in Montréal. On 8 June 1988 , Burns was appointed as the head coach of the Canadiens — at age 36, the youngest in franchise history.