Editing Craig Patrick (section)

{{Short description|American professional ice hockey executive and former player}}
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{{Infobox ice hockey player
| position = [[Centre (ice hockey)|Center]]
| shoots = Left
| height_ft = 6
| height_in = 1
| weight_lb = 190
| played_for = [[California Golden Seals]]<br />[[St. Louis Blues]]<br />[[Kansas City Scouts]]<br />[[Minnesota Fighting Saints]]<br />[[Washington Capitals]]
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1946|5|20|mf=y}}
| birth_place = [[Detroit]], [[Michigan]], U.S.
| ntl_team = USA
| career_start = 1971
| career_end = 1979
| draft = 
| draft_year = 
| draft_team = 
| image = Craig Patrick 1983.JPG
| caption = Patrick in 1983
| image_size = 230px
| halloffame = 2001 (Builder)
}}
'''Craig Patrick''' (born May 20, 1946) is an American former [[Ice hockey|hockey]] player, coach and general manager, the son of [[Lynn Patrick]] and the grandson of [[Lester Patrick]]. During the [[1980 Winter Olympics]], Patrick was the Assistant General Manager and Assistant Coach under [[Herb Brooks]] for the [[United States men's national ice hockey team]], which won the gold medal and defeated the [[Soviet Union national ice hockey team|Soviet Union]] in the "[[Miracle on Ice]]". From 1989 to 2006, Patrick was the General Manager of the [[Pittsburgh Penguins]] where he oversaw back-to-back [[Stanley Cup]] championships in [[1991 Stanley Cup Finals|1991]] and [[1992 Stanley Cup Finals|1992]], as well as the drafting and signing of some players that would later win a Stanley Cup title for the Penguins in [[2009 Stanley Cup Finals|2009]].