Editing Lester Patrick Trophy (section)

==History==
The Lester Patrick Trophy was presented by the [[New York Rangers]] in 1966.<ref>{{cite book |page=212 |editor=Dinger, Ralph |title=NHL Official Guide and Record Book 2010 |year=2009 |publisher=NHL}}</ref> It honors the late [[Lester Patrick]], who was a general manager and coach of the club. It is presented annually for "outstanding service to hockey in the United States".<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.nhl.com/trophies/patrick.html |title=Lester Patrick Trophy |access-date=February 3, 2008 |publisher=NHL |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100109110928/http://www.nhl.com/trophies/patrick.html |archive-date=January 9, 2010 }}</ref> Players, coaches, referees, and executives are eligible to receive the trophy, and are chosen by a committee including the [[National Hockey League]] (NHL) commissioner and a governor, a representative of the New York Rangers; and a previous inductee into the [[Hockey Hall of Fame]]'s [[List of members of the Hockey Hall of Fame#Builders|builder section]], Hockey Hall of Fame player's section, U.S. Hockey Hall of Fame, NHL Broadcasters' Association, and the [[Professional Hockey Writers' Association]]. The trophy's first recipient was [[Jack Adams]].

108 individuals, and three teams, have been given the trophy. The trophy has been given to women on two occasions; in 1999, the 1998 U.S. Olympic Women's Ice Hockey Team was presented the trophy along with [[Harry Sinden]], and in 2007, [[Cammi Granato]] individually won the trophy. Granato was also a member of the 1998 U.S. Olympic Women's Ice Hockey Team that received the trophy in 1998.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.hhof.com/HTML/wmspla03.shtml |title=Notable Woman Hockey Players |publisher=Hockey Hall of Fame |access-date=February 3, 2008 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101203052216/http://www.hhof.com/html/wmspla03.shtml |archive-date=December 3, 2010 }}</ref>