Pats Coaches
Updated to the end of November 2022. If you know of any corrections that need to be looked into, please email me kevin@theblueliner.com.
| Season(s) | Coach | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| 1917-18 | Bill Lea | |
| 1918-19 | William Molisky | |
| 1919-20 | Walter Molisky | |
| 1920-21 | Chum Irvin | Announced as head coach Oct. 9, 1920. |
| Duke Dutkowski | Named head coach Jan. 12, 1921 with Dick Irvin directing strategy. | |
| 1921-22 | Graham Reid | |
| 1922-23 | Claude Scannell | |
| 1923-27 | Al Ritchie | |
| 1927-28 | Pats and Falcons merged and formed the Monarchs. | |
| 1928-34 | Al Ritchie | |
| Pats folded for 12 seasons. | ||
| 1946-47 | Hartzell "Moose" Stinson | |
| 1947-56 | Murray Armstrong | Del Wilson coached 1 game in the 1953-54 season. |
| 1956-62 | Frank Mario | |
| 1962-64 | Robert "Dunc" Fisher | |
| 1964-65 | Bobby Kirk | Resigned prior to playoffs due to health reasons. |
| John Hudson | Was named coach for the playoffs. Had been coaching the Pat Junior B team. | |
| 1965-69 | Bob Turner | J. Allan Shore coached 1 game in the 1968-69 season. |
| 1969-70 | Jack Shupe | |
| 1970-71 | Bob Turner | Second time with the Pats. |
| 1971-72 | Earl Ingarfield Sr. | |
| 1972-77 | Bob Turner | Third time with the Pats. Was fired Jan. 9, 1977 |
| 1976-78 | Lorne Davis | Replaced Turner. Jerry Zrymiak coached 1 game. |
| 1978-79 | Gregg Pilling | Jerry Zrymiak coached 1 game. |
| 1979-80 | Bryan Murray | Bob Strumm coached 3 games. |
| 1980-81 | Jack Sangster | |
| 1981-82 | Bill LaForge | |
| Barry Trapp | Coached 2 regular season games and 4 playoff games due to LaForge suspensions. | |
| Barry Trapp and Bob Strumm | Co-coached 1 playoff game due to LaForge suspensions. | |
| 1982-83 | Don Boyd | Resigned Feb. 6, 1983 for personal reasons. |
| Bob Strumm | Coached 1 game after Boyd resigned. | |
| Barry Trapp | Named coach Feb. 9, 1983 for the remainder of the season. | |
| 1983-85 | Bob Strumm | Bobby Lowes coached 8 games with Strumm out with a suspension. |
| 1985-86 | Bill Moores | |
| 1986-88 | Doug Sauter | |
| 1988-89 | Dennis Sobchuk | Stepped down as coach Nov. 14, 1988 but kept the GM role. |
| Bernie Lynch | ||
| 1989-93 | Brad Tippett | Fired on Nov. 18, 1992. |
| 1992-93 | Bill Hicke | |
| 1993-94 | Bill Hicke and Al Dumba | Named co-coaches to start the season. |
| 1993-94 | Al Dumba | Named coach when Hicke stepped down. |
| 1994-95 | Norm Johnston | Bill Hicke coached 1 game with Johnston suspended. |
| 1995-97 | Rich Preston | |
| 1997-99 | Parry Shockey | Fired on Oct. 15, 1998. |
| 1998-00 | Tim Tisdale | Named interim coach on Oct. 15 and coach on Nov. 9, 1998. |
| 2000-01 | Lorne Molleken | |
| 2001-04 | Bobby Lowes | Chad Mercier coached 1 game with Lowes suspended. |
| 2004-08 | Curtis Hunt | Terry Perkins coached 9 games in 2006-07 and 11 in 2007-08 with Hunt at the World Juniors. |
| 2008-09 | Dale Derkatch | |
| 2009-11 | Curtis Hunt | |
| 2011-13 | Pat Conacher | Malcolm Cameron coached 3 games as Conacher was away with personal reasons. |
| 2013-14 | Malcolm Cameron | |
| 2014-18 | John Paddock | Dave Struch coached 1 game as Paddock was scouting ahead. |
| 2018-22 | Dave Struch | Fired on Nov. 18, 2021. |
| 2021-22 | John Paddock | Returned behind the bench after Struch was fired. |
| Brad Herauf | Coached multiple games with Paddock out with an illness Feb. 6, 2022 to end of the season. | |
| 2022-23 | John Paddock |