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Patrick John Conacher (born May 1, 1959) is a Canadian former ice hockey forward. He last played with the Canada men's national ice hockey team during the 1997-98 season. He is currently the General Manager of the Utica Comets, the American Hockey League (AHL) affiliate for the Vancouver Canucks.
Conacher who was born in Edmonton, Alberta, started his National Hockey League (NHL) career with the New York Rangers in 1980. He also played for the Edmonton Oilers, New Jersey Devils, Los Angeles Kings, Calgary Flames, and New York Islanders. He left the NHL after the 1996 season. He won the Stanley Cup in 1984 with the Edmonton Oilers.
Conacher was the first player in NHL history to complete the Hudson River triple, by serving as a member of the Rangers, Islanders and Devils franchises.
On July 26, 2011, he was named the new head coach of the WHL's Regina Pats, a position he held until August 2013 when he accepted the position as the General Manager for the Utica Comets of the AHL.
Family
On March 4, 2014, following the trade of Roberto Luongo to the Florida Panthers, Conacher's son, Pat Conacher, Jr., was employed as a back-up goaltender by the Vancouver Canucks in an NHL game against the Phoenix Coyotes.
Pat Conacher is not related to the family of Lionel Conacher.
Awards and achievements
- 1983–84 - NHL - Stanley Cup (Edmonton)
Career statistics
| Regular season | Playoffs | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Team | League | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | ||
| 1977–78 | Billings Bighorns | WCHL | 72 | 31 | 44 | 75 | 105 | 20 | 15 | 14 | 29 | 22 | ||
| 1978–79 | Billings Bighorns | WHL | 39 | 25 | 37 | 62 | 50 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1978–79 | Saskatoon Blades | WHL | 33 | 15 | 32 | 47 | 37 | 11 | 1 | 7 | 8 | 4 | ||
| 1979–80 | New Haven Nighthawks | AHL | 53 | 11 | 14 | 25 | 43 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | ||
| 1979–80 | New York Rangers | NHL | 17 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | ||
| 1981–82 | Springfield Indians | AHL | 77 | 23 | 22 | 45 | 38 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1982–83 | New York Rangers | NHL | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1982–83 | Tulsa Oilers | CHL | 63 | 29 | 28 | 57 | 44 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1983–84 | Edmonton Oilers | NHL | 45 | 2 | 8 | 10 | 31 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | ||
| 1983–84 | Moncton Alpines | AHL | 28 | 7 | 16 | 23 | 30 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1984–85 | Nova Scotia Oilers | AHL | 68 | 20 | 45 | 65 | 44 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 0 | ||
| 1985–86 | Maine Mariners | AHL | 69 | 15 | 30 | 45 | 83 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 11 | ||
| 1985–86 | New Jersey Devils | NHL | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1986–87 | Maine Mariners | AHL | 56 | 12 | 14 | 26 | 47 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1987–88 | Utica Devils | AHL | 47 | 14 | 33 | 47 | 32 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1987–88 | New Jersey Devils | NHL | 24 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 12 | 17 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 14 | ||
| 1988–89 | New Jersey Devils | NHL | 55 | 7 | 5 | 12 | 14 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1989–90 | Utica Devils | AHL | 57 | 13 | 36 | 49 | 53 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1989–90 | New Jersey Devils | NHL | 19 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 10 | ||
| 1990–91 | Utica Devils | AHL | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1990–91 | New Jersey Devils | NHL | 49 | 5 | 11 | 16 | 27 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | ||
| 1991–92 | New Jersey Devils | NHL | 44 | 7 | 3 | 10 | 16 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | ||
| 1992–93 | Los Angeles Kings | NHL | 81 | 9 | 8 | 17 | 20 | 24 | 6 | 4 | 10 | 6 | ||
| 1993–94 | Los Angeles Kings | NHL | 77 | 15 | 13 | 28 | 71 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1994–95 | Los Angeles Kings | NHL | 48 | 7 | 9 | 16 | 12 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1995–96 | Los Angeles Kings | NHL | 35 | 5 | 2 | 7 | 18 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1995–96 | Calgary Flames | NHL | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1995–96 | New York Islanders | NHL | 13 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| NHL totals | 521 | 63 | 76 | 139 | 235 | 67 | 11 | 10 | 21 | 40 | ||||