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Patrick Joseph Quinn Jr. (born December 16, 1948) is an American politician who served as the 41st governor of Illinois from 2009 to 2015. A Democrat , Quinn began his career as an activist by founding the Coalition for Political Honesty. [ 1 ]
John Brian Patrick Quinn, OC (January 29, 1943 – November 23, 2014) was a Canadian ice hockey player, head coach, and executive.Known by the nickname "The Big Irishman", [1] he coached for the National Hockey League's Philadelphia Flyers, Los Angeles Kings, Vancouver Canucks, Toronto Maple Leafs, and Edmonton Oilers, reaching the Stanley Cup Finals twice, with the Flyers in 1980 and the ...
Pat Quinn won the Jack Adams Award during the Flyers record breaking 1979–80 season. Paul Holmgren was later GM and is now President of the team Peter Laviolette's five seasons as Flyers coach is second only to Fred Shero.
Motivational speaker and ALS ice bucket challenge co-founder Pat Quinn died Sunday, ending his seven-year battle with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis. The Yonkers resident was one of two people who ...
Illinois was admitted to the Union on December 3, 1818, consisting of the southern portion of Illinois Territory; the remainder was assigned to Michigan Territory. [17]The first Illinois Constitution, ratified in 1818, provided that a governor be elected every 4 years [18] for a term starting on the first Monday in the December following an election. [19]
Pat Quinn, the activist who helped boost the awareness of the ALS Ice Bucket Challenge and helped raise $220 million across the world for research, has died. He was 37.Quinn was diagnosed with ALS ...
Pat Burns is the franchise's only coach to win the Jack Adams Award awarded to the head coach "adjudged to have contributed the most to his team's success." Pat Quinn also won the award, but with two teams prior to coaching the Maple Leafs. [4] The current head coach is Craig Berube, who was hired on May 17, 2024. [5]
Pat Quinn (Democratic) (campaign website): Incumbent governor who assumed office after the impeachment of Rod Blagojevich; sought a full term in 2010. [1] Quinn was previously Revenue Director for the City of Chicago, state treasurer (1990–1994), and an unsuccessful candidate for the Democratic nomination for U.S. Senator (1996), Illinois ...