# Frank Patrick

> Francis Alexis Patrick was a Canadian professional ice hockey player, head coach, manager, and executive. Along with his brother Lester, he founded the Pacific Coast Hockey Association (PCHA), the first major professional hockey league in Western Canada. Patrick, who also served as president of the league, took control of the Vancouver Millionaires, serving as a player, coach, and manager of the team. It was in the PCHA that Patrick would introduce many innovations to hockey that remain today, including the blue line, the penalty shot, and tracking assists, among others.

*Canadian ice hockey player (1885–1960)*

**Canonical URL:** https://fame.am/person/frank-patrick

## Identity
- **Profile type:** Athlete ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q2066131))
- **Category:** Athletes
- **Country:** Canada
- **Born:** 1885-12-21
- **Died:** 1960-06-29
- **Status:** deceased
- **Gender:** male

## Bio

Imported from discovery source: wikidata-dump

## Fame
- **Popularity score:** 42.1 / 100
- **Momentum:** 1.0 / 100  (trend: FALLING)
- **Historical depth:** 6.3 / 100
- **Now attention:** 11.5 / 100
- **Source confidence:** 40.0 / 100
- **Profile completeness:** 70.0 / 100

## Sources
- [Frank Patrick](https://sv.wikipedia.org/wiki/Frank_Patrick)
- [فرانك باتريك](https://ar.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D9%81%D8%B1%D8%A7%D9%86%D9%83_%D8%A8%D8%A7%D8%AA%D8%B1%D9%8A%D9%83)
- [فرانك باتريك](https://arz.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D9%81%D8%B1%D8%A7%D9%86%D9%83_%D8%A8%D8%A7%D8%AA%D8%B1%D9%8A%D9%83)
- [Frank Patrick](https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Frank_Patrick)
- [Frank Patrick (ice hockey)](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Frank_Patrick_(ice_hockey))
- [Francis Patrick](https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Francis_Patrick)
- [Frank Patrick (hokejist)](https://sl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Frank_Patrick_(hokejist))
- [Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q450302)

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