Lester Patrick Professions : Ice hockey player Born : December 30, 1883 Died : June 1, 1960 Browse All Authors Famous Quotes by Lester Patrick Call them pros, call them mercenaries - but in fact they are just grown - up kids who have learned on the frozen creek or flooded corner lot that hockey is the greatest thrill of all. Lester Patrick nhl hockey kids There is only one way a boy can be sure to learn to play hockey - on the pond, on the creek, on a flooded lot. The foundation of hockey isn't really hockey at all. It's shinny, a wild melee of kids batting a puck around, with no rules, no organization - nothing but individual effort to grab and hold the puck. Lester Patrick hockey boys kids Similar Authors Brandon Prust ice-hockey-player Brian Skrudland ice-hockey-player Byron Dafoe ice-hockey-player Brian Leetch ice-hockey-player Brian Boyle ice-hockey-player Brenden Morrow ice-hockey-player All Authors