RIP Pat Burns

I was debating on if I was going to post something or not.  I know he coached the B's for a few years but the only time I really remember him was with Montreal.  He did bring the B's to the playoffs he also won coach of the year well coaching the B's.  He actually won coach of the year with 3 out of the 4 teams he coached.  Ironically the only team he didn't win coach of the year with he won the Stanly Cup with NJ.  With everything he has done I am wondering why on earth he didn't get in to the HOF last year his first year eligible.  The sad part is he will get in now and not be able to be part of it.

Check this out for a resume:

Team	Year	Regular Season							Post Season
		G	W	L	T	OTL	Pts	Finish	Result
MTL	1988–89	80	53	18	9	-	115	1st in Adams	Lost in Stanley Cup Final
MTL	1989–90	80	41	28	11	-	93	3rd in Adams	Lost in Second Round
MTL	1990–91	80	39	30	11	-	89	2nd in Adams	Lost in Second Round
MTL	1991–92	80	41	28	11	-	93	1st in Adams	Lost in Second Round
TOR	1992–93	84	44	29	11	-	99	3rd in Norris	Lost in Third Round
TOR	1993–94	84	43	29	12	-	98	2nd in Central	Lost in Third Round
TOR	1994–95	48	21	19	8	-	50	4th in Central	Lost in First Round
TOR	1995–96	65	25	30	10	-	(80)	3rd in Central	(fired)
BOS	1997–98	82	39	30	13	-	91	2nd in Northeast	Lost in First Round
BOS	1998–99	82	39	30	13	-	91	3rd in Northeast	Lost in Second Round
BOS	1999–00	82	24	33	19	6	73	5th in Northeast	Did Not Qualify
BOS	2000–01	8	3	4	1	0	(88)	4th in Northeast	(fired)
NJ	2002–03	82	46	20	10	6	108	1st in Atlantic	Won Stanley Cup
NJ	2003–04	82	43	25	12	2	100	2nd in Atlantic	Lost in First Round
Total		1019	501	353	151	14	-	-	2003 Stanley Cup

• Career record of 501-353-151-14, for 1,167 points and a .573 winning percentage.
• Sixth in playoff games coached 149 and eighth in playoff wins with 78.
• Playoffs in 11 out of 14 seasons with the Montreal Canadiens, Toronto Maple Leafs, Boston Bruins and New Jersey Devils.

Burns battled cancer of the colon and the liver in 2004 and 2005 and hoped he had beaten the disease, but in January 2009 doctors found it had spread to his lungs.

This time, he decided to forgo further treatment.

"Just as they will remember Pat for his success as a coach, hockey fans also will remember his humor, his honesty, his humanity and his courage," NHL commissioner Gary Bettman said in a statement. "As it mourns the loss of an outstanding contributor to the game, the National Hockey League sends heartfelt condolences to Pat's family and friends."


"Pat was a great coach and more importantly a wonderful man," Bruins president Cam Neely said. "The Bruins are honored to have him as a part of our history."

RIP Pat Burns