▁addition ▁to ▁hockey ; ▁he ▁was ▁a ▁member ▁of ▁the ▁V ancouver ▁Blue ▁Rib b ons ▁basketball ▁team ▁that ▁won ▁the ▁Canadian ▁national ▁championship ▁in ▁ 1 9 3 3 . ▁After ▁his ▁father ▁sent ▁he ▁and ▁his ▁brother ▁M uzz ▁to ▁Montreal ▁to ▁study ▁at ▁McG ill ▁University , ▁Patrick ▁res umed ▁his ▁hockey ▁career ▁with ▁the ▁Royal ▁Montreal ▁Hockey ▁Club ▁in ▁ 1 9 3 3 . ▁He ▁also ▁played ▁basketball ▁and ▁football ▁at ▁the ▁same ▁time . ▁ ▁Play ing ▁career ▁L ester ▁Patrick ▁was ▁man aging ▁the ▁New ▁York ▁R angers ▁of ▁the ▁National ▁Hockey ▁League ▁( N HL ) ▁in ▁ 1 9 3 4 ▁when ▁his ▁assist ants ▁convinced ▁him ▁to ▁sign ▁Lyn n ▁to ▁a ▁contract . ▁ ▁L ester ▁was ▁hes it ant , ▁fear ing ▁that ▁such ▁a ▁move ▁would ▁be ▁l abeled ▁as ▁ne pot ism . ▁Non eth eless , ▁the ▁R angers ▁signed ▁Lyn n ▁to ▁a ▁contract ▁on ▁November ▁ 4 , ▁ 1 9 3 4 . ▁He ▁made ▁his ▁N HL ▁debut ▁on ▁November ▁ 1 0 , ▁ 1 9 3 4 , ▁against ▁the ▁St . ▁Louis ▁E ag les . ▁Lyn n ▁strugg led ▁in ▁his ▁ro ok ie ▁season ▁of ▁ 1 9 3 4 – 3 5 , ▁resulting ▁in ▁the ▁criticism ▁L ester ▁fe ared . ▁Lyn n ▁was ▁often ▁m aligned ▁by ▁fans ▁and ▁the ▁press , ▁but ▁was ▁a ▁steady ▁presence ▁for ▁the ▁R angers ▁over ▁the ▁next ▁several ▁seasons