Paul MacLean (ice hockey)
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| Occupation | ice hockey player, coach | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Current position | Assistant Coach | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Current general manager | Pierre Dorion | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Current team | Anaheim Ducks | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Previous team(s) | Ottawa Senators | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Years as a coach | 1993–present | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Years as an NHL coach | 2011–present | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Years with current team | 2015–present | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Paul A. MacLean (born March 9, 1958) is a Canadian professional ice hockey coach and former player. He is an assistant coach for the Anaheim Ducks. He played 11 seasons in the National Hockey League (NHL) with the St. Louis Blues, Detroit Red Wings and the original Winnipeg Jets. He is the former head coach of the NHL's Ottawa Senators, winning the 2013 Jack Adams Award as the NHL's Coach of the Year.
Playing career
Born in Grostenquin, France, while his father was serving with the Canadian Armed Forces, MacLean moved to Canada at the age of two and grew up in Antigonish, Nova Scotia.[1] Playing major junior hockey, as a member of the Hull Olympiques, an in-game deal was formalized to send MacLean to the Quebec Remparts, but the trade was called-off by the time the game ended, after he had scored five goals.[2] In the 1978–79 season, MacLean led the Dalhousie University Tigers to the AUHC championship with 12 goals, 17 assists and 71 penalty minutes in 18 games.
MacLean was drafted by the NHL's St. Louis Blues. He then represented Team Canada internationally at the 1980 Winter Olympics, held in Lake Placid, New York. The experience helped MacLean to excel when he finally did crack the NHL — he scored 36 goals in his rookie season after being traded to the Winnipeg Jets. He continued to enjoy success in Winnipeg on a line with Dale Hawerchuk, tallying three 30-goal seasons and three 40-goal seasons before being dealt to the Detroit Red Wings in exchange for Brent Ashton.
MacLean was a member of the Campbell Conference All-Star Team in the 1985 NHL All-Star Game. After another 30-goal season for Detroit, he was traded back to St. Louis together with Adam Oates in exchange for Tony McKegney and Bernie Federko. In 1990–91, MacLean suffered a rib injury and retired after ten seasons with 324 goals and 349 assists for 673 points. His best season statistically was the 1984–85 season, where he scored 41 goals and 101 points. MacLean has the distinction of being the highest-scoring NHL player born in France, with 673 points. The second-highest scoring French-born player is Philippe Bozon (41 points) who, unlike MacLean, was born, raised and trained in France.
Coaching career
Before becoming an NHL coach, MacLean served as the head coach of the Peoria Rivermen of the International Hockey League (IHL) from 1993 to 1996. For the 1996–97 season, he served as an assistant coach with the Phoenix Coyotes. From 1997 through 2000, MacLean returned to the IHL to serve as the head coach of the Kansas City Blades.[3] From 2000 to 2002, he served as the head coach of the Quad City Mallards of the United Hockey League (UHL). In 2001, MacLean led the Mallards to the Colonial Cup Championship. The Mallards had a record of 112–27–9 (.787 winning percentage) in MacLean's two seasons behind the bench.[2] MacLean was then hired as an assistant coach for the Mighty Ducks of Anaheim under Head Coach Mike Babcock. Babcock would bring MacLean with him to the Detroit Red Wings when he was hired to coach the Red Wings. In the 2007–08 NHL season, MacLean won a Stanley Cup as assistant coach of the Red Wings.
On June 14, 2011, the Ottawa Senators announced that MacLean had been hired for their head coaching job,[4] his first head coaching job at the NHL level. On October 11, MacLean won his first NHL game as a head coach as the Senators defeated the Minnesota Wild 4–3 in a shootout.[5]
On April 30, 2012, MacLean was named a finalist for the Jack Adams Award for NHL Coach of the Year alongside John Tortorella of the New York Rangers and Ken Hitchcock of the St. Louis Blues; Hitchcock would go on to win the award.
On May 17, 2013, MacLean was again nominated for the Jack Adams Award, his second in a row, alongside Bruce Boudreau of the Anaheim Ducks and Joel Quenneville of the Chicago Blackhawks. On June 14, 2013, MacLean was announced as the winner of the 2013 Jack Adams Award.[6] On July 4, 2013, the Senators announced that MacLean had been signed to a three-year contract extension with the team.[7]
On December 8, 2014, MacLean was fired from his position as head coach of the Senators[8] as the team appeared poised to miss the playoffs. He was succeeded by Dave Cameron.
On June 30, 2015, Maclean was named the assistant coach of the Anaheim Ducks, working under head coach Bruce Boudreau.[9]
Personal life
MacLean and his wife Sharon have three children — A. J., David and Erin. Twenty-seven-year-old A. J. spent last season with the Dundee Stars of the Elite Ice Hockey League in the United Kingdom and David is currently a professional scout for the Arizona Coyotes.[10] Paul's brother Jerome lives in Ottawa, as does his sister Karen.[11] He has a summer home in Antigonish, Nova Scotia.[2] MacLean was born at RCAF Station Grostenquin in Grostenquin, France, to Canadian parents while his father was stationed there.
Howard Cornfield, the former owner, president and general manager of the Quad City Mallards, said he hired MacLean on the spot after interviewing him in 2000. "He has a look to him and he looks you in the eye," said Cornfield. "It's hard to explain, but we came to call it 'The Grizz Look' as in grizzly bear. He looked you in the eye and you knew he was being very honest. He was speaking from the heart. He had incredible intensity and you walked away saying, 'This guy is serious.' When he came in and told me, 'I'm going to win you a championship,' you walked away knowing that this guy was going to do it."[2]
MacLean's son A. J. is an assistant coach with the Ontario Hockey League (OHL)'s Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds.[12]
Career statistics
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| Season | Team | League | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | ||
| 1977–78 | Hull Olympiques | QMJHL | 66 | 38 | 33 | 71 | 125 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1978–79 | Dalhousie Tigers | AUS | 18 | 12 | 17 | 29 | 71 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1980–81 | Salt Lake Golden Eagles | CHL | 80 | 36 | 42 | 78 | 160 | 17 | 11 | 5 | 16 | 47 | ||
| 1980–81 | St. Louis Blues | NHL | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1981–82 | Winnipeg Jets | NHL | 74 | 36 | 25 | 61 | 106 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 20 | ||
| 1982–83 | Winnipeg Jets | NHL | 80 | 32 | 44 | 76 | 121 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 6 | ||
| 1983–84 | Winnipeg Jets | NHL | 76 | 40 | 31 | 71 | 155 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
| 1984–85 | Winnipeg Jets | NHL | 79 | 41 | 60 | 101 | 119 | 8 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 4 | ||
| 1985–86 | Winnipeg Jets | NHL | 69 | 27 | 29 | 56 | 74 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 7 | ||
| 1986–87 | Winnipeg Jets | NHL | 72 | 32 | 42 | 74 | 75 | 10 | 5 | 2 | 7 | 16 | ||
| 1987–88 | Winnipeg Jets | NHL | 77 | 40 | 39 | 79 | 76 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 23 | ||
| 1988–89 | Detroit Red Wings | NHL | 76 | 36 | 35 | 71 | 118 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 8 | ||
| 1989–90 | St. Louis Blues | NHL | 78 | 34 | 33 | 67 | 100 | 12 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 20 | ||
| 1990–91 | St. Louis Blues | NHL | 37 | 6 | 11 | 17 | 24 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| NHL totals | 719 | 324 | 349 | 673 | 968 | 53 | 21 | 14 | 35 | 104 | ||||
NHL coaching record
| Team | Year | Regular Season | Post Season | ||||||||
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| Games | Won | Lost | OT/SO | Points | Finish | Won | Lost | Result | |||
| OTT | 2011–12 | 82 | 41 | 31 | 10 | 92 | 2nd in Northeast Division | 3 | 4 | Lost in First Round | |
| OTT | 2012–13 | 48 | 25 | 17 | 6 | 56 | 4th in Northeast Division | 5 | 5 | Lost in Second Round | |
| OTT | 2013–14 | 82 | 37 | 31 | 14 | 88 | 5th in Atlantic Division | - | - | Missed Playoffs | |
| OTT | 2014–15 | 27 | 11 | 11 | 5 | 27 | - | - | - | (fired) | |
| Total | 239 | 114 | 90 | 35 | .550 | 0 Division Championships | 8 | 9 | 0 Stanley Cups | ||
References
- ↑ http://www.legendsofhockey.net/LegendsOfHockey/jsp/SearchPlayer.jsp?player=13475
- 1 2 3 4 "Meet the new Sens boss". The Ottawa Sun. 2011-06-19.
- ↑ "Paul MacLean HockeyDB.com Profile". HockeyDB.com. Retrieved June 27, 2011.
- ↑ "Bulletin: Paul MacLean named Ottawa Senators head coach" (Press release). Ottawa Senators. June 14, 2011.
- ↑ "Senators win wild home opener". Ottawa Sun. Oct 12, 2011.
- ↑ The Canadian Press (June 14, 2013). "Senators' Paul MacLean wins Jack Adams award as top coach". cbc.ca. Retrieved June 14, 2013.
- ↑ The Canadian Press (July 4, 2013). "SENATORS SIGN COACH MACLEAN TO THREE-YEAR EXTENSION". The Sports Network. Retrieved July 4, 2013.
- ↑ The Sports Network (December 8, 2014). "Senators fire head coach MacLean". The Sports Network. Retrieved December 8, 2014.
- ↑ Anaheim Ducks (June 30, 2015). "Ducks Name MacLean Assistant Coach". Anaheim Ducks. Retrieved October 13, 2015.
- ↑ Details, Contact. (2011-03-02) Made On A Sjostring Budget – 100% Dundee Stars. 100% Unofficial.: No, not THAT AJ MacLean. Bringbackmagnussjostrom.blogspot.com. Retrieved on 2011-03-17.
- ↑ "All in the family for MacLean". 26 June 2011. Retrieved 26 June 2011.
- ↑ Brennan, Don (July 10, 2013). "Ottawa Sens coach Paul MacLean's son gets coaching gig". Ottawa Sun. Retrieved July 11, 2013.
External links
- Paul MacLean's career statistics at The Internet Hockey Database
- Paul MacLean's biography at Legends of Hockey
| Preceded by Cory Clouston |
Head coach of the Ottawa Senators 2011–14 |
Succeeded by Dave Cameron |
| Preceded by Ken Hitchcock |
Jack Adams Award 2013 |
Succeeded by Patrick Roy |