According to reports, former Pittsburgh Penguins General Manager Craig Patrick has been hospitalized after suffering a stroke.
Sources tell 93.7 The Fan that Patrick has been in the hospital over a month.
The Althletic’s Josh Yoke broke the story.
The 79-year-old Patrick became the Penguins General Manager in 1989 and built the Penguins teams that brought back-to-back Stanley Cup Championships to Pittsburgh in 1991 and 1992.
Under Patrick, the Penguins won five division championships and the President’s Trophy for the team with the most regular season points in 1993.
Toward the end of his tenure, Patrick set the Penguins up for future success drafting Marc-Andre Fleury, Evgeni Malkin and Sidney Crosby.
Patrick also the Penguins head coach on two occasions. During the 1989-90 season and in 1997.
Prior to his role with the Penguins, Patrick was the assistant general manager and an assistant coach under Herb Brooks during the 1980 “Miracle on Ice” gold medal run.