Al MacAdam

Reginald Alan " Al " MacAdam ( born March 16, 1952 in Charlottetown, Prince Edward Iceland ) is a retired Canadian professional ice hockey player and coach, and from 1973 to 1985 for the Philadelphia Flyers, California Golden Seals and Cleveland Barons, Minnesota North Stars Vancouver Canucks played in the National Hockey League.

Career

MacAdam played during his junior time for the university team his hometown of Charlottetown. In the NHL Amateur Draft 1972 it chose the Philadelphia Flyers in the fourth round as 55th out. At first, he played in the American Hockey League for the Richmond Robins. At the end of the 1973/74 season he came to five appearances in the regular season and a. Into the Playoffs The Flyers won the Stanley Cup this year and also MacAdam was awarded a Stanley Cup ring. On the Cup, his name was not engraved because of the few missions. He later confirmed that he did not feel as real Stanley Cup winner. During his six missions he had no point scorer.

After the end of the season he was discharged together with other players for Reggie Leach at the California Seals. His good performances there were rewarded with a nomination for the NHL All-Star Game. In the last 1976/77 season he was ahead of Dennis Maruk best scorer, a year later he moved with the team that played from now on as Cleveland Barons to. His first year at the new location, he finished as the second best scorer of the team behind Maruk. When failed to salary payments at the Barons, he was one of the players who dared to revolt against the club owners. The team was taken over by the Minnesota North Stars after the season 1977/78.

For the Canadian national team, he stepped in to the Ice Hockey World Championship in 1977 and 1979 and was with the team twice in fourth.

In Minnesota, he played 1979/80 his best season. With 42 goals, 51 templates and 93 points he set personal bests and was the best scorer of his team. The following season, he reached with his team the Stanley Cup Finals, subject to there but the New York Islanders. When the North Stars in the offensive sat on the young Brian Bellows, MacAdam was placed in the third row and there was mainly defensive duties. This was his goal tally down significantly. In his last season in the NHL, he moved in exchange for Harold Snepsts 1984/85 to the Vancouver Canucks. After a year in Vancouver, where he could not fulfill the set up to expectations, he was sent to the AHL Fredericton Express. After eleven games where he ended his active career soon.

Over the next eleven years he acted as manager of a university team before the AHL team of the St. John 's Maple Leafs took over in 1997. From 2000, he counted four years to the coaching staff of the Chicago Blackhawks. His most recent coaching position was the Halifax Mooseheads in the Quebec Major Junior Hockey League. Since then he has worked as a scout for the Buffalo Sabres.

NHL stats

Sporting successes

  • Stanley Cup: 1974 ( not engraved because of too little bets on the Cup )

Personal Awards

NHL Entry Draft 1972 NHL Amateur Draft 1973–74 NHL season 1976–77 NHL season 1977–78 NHL season Canada men's national ice hockey team 1979–80 NHL season 1984–85 NHL season Scout (Sport) Claude Provost Ted Hampson Pit Martin Jean Ratelle Bobby Clarke Lowell MacDonald Henri Richard Don Luce Rod Gilbert Ed Westfall Butch Goring Serge Savard Blake Dunlop Chico Resch Lanny McDonald Brad Park Anders Hedberg Charlie Simmer Doug Jarvis Bob Bourne Tim Kerr Gord Kluzak Dave Taylor (ice hockey) Mark Fitzpatrick Mario Lemieux Pat LaFontaine Gary Roberts (ice hockey) Jamie McLennan John Cullen Adam Graves Steve Yzerman Bryan Berard Phil Kessel Jason Blake (ice hockey) Steve Sullivan Max Pacioretty Josh Harding
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