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Craig Patrick Is Candidate For NHL G.M. Job

Craig Patrick (on right) is seen here with current Penguins coach Michel Therrien


Former DU hockey star Craig Patrick is one of four candidates up for the General Manager's job of the Columbus Blue Jackets in the NHL. Other candidates include Dave Taylor, former GM of the Los Angeles Kings; Steve Tambellini, assistant GM of the Vancouver Canucks; and Rick Dudley, assistant GM of the Chicago Blackhawks.

Patrick attended DU where he helped guide the Pioneers hockey team to back to back National Championships in 1968 and 1969. He played on the US National Team for 1969-70 & 1970-71 and played over 400 games in the NHL.

He is probably best known for serving as the Assistant General Manager and Assistant Coach under Herb Brooks for the 1980 US Gold Medal winning hockey team, the Miracle on Ice. He was also the general manager for the 2002 US Olympic team, which won the silver medal -- the first US hockey medal since the 1980 team.

Patrick has served as the General Manager for the New York Rangers and Pittsburgh Penguins as well as Athletic Director at the University of Denver for one year.