Vancouver Canucks and Toronto Leafs to pay tribute to Pat Quinn; honored before Devils' game
{{#rendered}} {{/rendered}}FILE - In this Dec. 31, 2011, file photo, members of the Philadelphia Flyers Alumni team gather on the bench in front of coach Pat Quinn, center, during the Winter Classic Alumni hockey game with the New York Rangers Alumni team in Philadelphia. Quinn, a former defenseman and longtime NHL coach and executive who brought a gruff and passionate presence to hockey across the decades, has died at 71. He died Sunday, Nov. 23, 2014, in Vancouver, British Columbia, after a long illness, the Hockey Hall of Fame and the Western Hockey League's Vancouver Giants said Monday. (AP Photo/Tom Mihalek, File) (The Associated Press)
The Vancouver Canucks will celebrate the life and legacy of Pat Quinn before Tuesday's game against the New Jersey Devils.
The team will honor the former Canucks coach and general manager with a video tribute and moment of silence before the national anthems.
The Toronto Maple Leafs will pay tribute to Quinn by wearing a patch — a green clover with his initials in white — on the shoulder of their jerseys for their next two games. Quinn was a player, coach and GM in Toronto and coached the Philadelphia Flyers, Los Angeles Kings.
{{#rendered}} {{/rendered}}Quinn guided Canada to victory at the 2002 Salt Lake City Olympics, the country's first gold medal in men's hockey in 50 years.
He died Sunday at 71 after a long illness.