Pat Conacher

Pat Conacher
Born	(1959-05-01) May 1, 1959 Edmonton, AB, CAN
Height	5 ft 8 in (173 cm)
Weight	188 lb (85 kg; 13 st 6 lb)
Position	Centre
Shot	Left
Played for	New York Rangers Edmonton Oilers New Jersey Devils Los Angeles Kings Calgary Flames New York Islanders
National team	Canada
NHL Draft	76th overall, 1979 New York Rangers
Playing career	1979–1996

Patrick John Conacher (born May 1, 1959) is a retired Canadian 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, and raised in Calgary, 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.

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

External links

• Pat Conacher's career statistics at EliteProspects.com
• Pat Conacher's career statistics at The Internet Hockey Database