Pat Burns Died at the Age of 58

Pat Burns past away yesterday at the adge of 58 in Quebec from Cancer. Burns was one of the best coaches in the NHL. He lead the Canadiens to the stanley cup final in 1989 but came up short. He took Toronto to the conference Final in 1993. He lead New Jersey to a Stanley cup in 2003.Burns has won the Adams Trophy as the NHL's top bench boss with three different teams( Montreal in 1989, Toronto in 1993 and Boston in 1998)"Just as they will remember Pat for his success as a coach, hockey fans also will remember his humour, 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's Coaching record

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 Finals
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