The Okanagan Hockey School announced today that Edmonton Oilers Head Coach Pat Quinn will return to the Okanagan Hockey School this summer.

Quinn will visit the South Okanagan Events Centre in Penticton from August 1-7, 2010 to spend time with players and coaches, and watch the action on the ice.

Currently the Head Coach of the Edmonton Oilers, Quinn also coached for the Philadelphia Flyers, Los Angeles Kings, Vancouver Canucks and Toronto Maple Leafs, reaching the Stanley Cup Finals twice with the Flyers in 1980 and the Canucks in 1994. Internationally, Quinn has coached Team Canada to gold medals at the 2002 Winter Olympics, 2008 IIHF World U18 Championships and 2009 World Junior Championship, as well as World Cup championship in 2004.
"We are excited to have one of the most decorated coaches in hockey history joining OHS again this year,” said Andy Oakes, President of the Okanagan Hockey School. “Pat\'s a great coach and individual who is always a student and parent favorite at OHS.”

Prior to coaching, Quinn was an NHL defenceman, having played nine seasons in the league with the Maple Leafs, Canucks and Atlanta Flames. Coming out of the junior ranks with the Edmonton Oil Kings, he won a Memorial Cup with the club in 1963. He later won another Memorial Cup as part owner of the Vancouver Giants in 2007.