In his first season as head coach Pat Quinn guided the 1998-99 Maple Leafs to a prosperous regular season and an exciting playoff run - the Leafs' first postseason appearance since 1996 and third final four appearance of the 1990's. In the 2002 campaign, Quinn once again made it to the Conference Finals, where the Leafs took on and lost to the Carolina Hurricanes in six games. Under Quinn's leadership the Leafs set new club records in overall wins with 45 and road wins with 22. The 1998-99 Leafs accumulated 97 points under Quinn - a 28-point improvement from the previous season - which culminated with him being named runner-up for the Jack Adams Award as the NHL's Coach of the Year. On July 14, 1999, Quinn added the responsibilities of general manager for the hockey club. At the time of the announcement he became the only individual to hold the dual role in the NHL. Quinn joins former Leaf Punch Imlach as being the only Leafs to dually manage the head coach and general manager duties.
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