Paul MacLean (ice hockey)
Paul A. MacLean ( born March 9, 1958 in Grostenquin, France) is a former Canadian ice hockey player and since June 2011, head coach of the Ottawa Senators in the National Hockey League.
- 2.1 As a player
- 2.2 As a coach
- 3.1 As a player 3.1.1 International
Career
As a player
Paul MacLean began his career in the Canadian junior leagues unterklassigen, before 1977 the Hull Olympiques in the LHJMQ, one of the three höchstklassigsten junior leagues in Canada, changed. There he could make the teams in the NHL attention to himself and was selected by the St. Louis Blues in the seventh round at position 109 in the NHL Amateur Draft 1978.
In the following two years he played only for the Dalhousie University, then for the Canadian National Team and participated, among others, the 1980 Winter Olympics in part. The 1980/81 season he graduated in CPhl at the Salt Lake Golden Eagles, but also came to an insert in the NHL for the St. Louis Blues. In the summer of 1981 he was transferred to the Winnipeg Jets, where he was able to enforce the same in the NHL squad. With 61 points in 74 games, he put like his qualities as a scorer proof, but also showed that it is dominated by a physically tough game, which is why he had received 106 penalty minutes.
1982/83 he was behind Dale Hawerchuk 's second best scorer of the aircraft, reaching 1984/85 the highest points total in his career, when he came to 101 points with 40 goals and 61 assists and was named to the NHL All-Star Game. He and Hawerchuk formed in time the most important pillars in the attack of the Jets.
1988 transferred him the Jets to the Detroit Red Wings and showed with 71 points in 76 games continue to perform well. But after a year he was sent to the St. Louis Blues, where after an injury ended his career in 1991.
As a coach
After his career end MacLean remained but in the organization of the blues as a scout. After two years in this position in 1993 he became head coach of the Peoria Rivermen in the IHL. In his first season the team won 51 games and MacLean chosen by The Hockey News for Minor League Coach of the Year ( coach of the year ). Even in his second year won the Rivermen under his direction 51 games and moved into the playoffs in the second round a. 1995/96, the team presented significantly weaker and won less than half of the 82 season games.
MacLean then moved to the Phoenix Coyotes in the NHL, where he worked as an assistant coach for one year. In 1997, he again got a job as a head coach in the IHL and took over the Kansas City Blades, the farm team of the San Jose Sharks. After two good seasons with playoff appearances, missed the Baldes 1999/2000 to qualify for the finals and MacLean left the team.
He then took over the post of coach of the Quad City Mallards of the United Hockey League and led them immediately to win the Colonial Cup. In the following season, he failed with the Mallards in the second playoff round.
2002 obliged him the Mighty Ducks of Anaheim of the NHL as an assistant coach Mike Babcock. In their first season they went directly to the finals for the Stanley Cup, but failed due to the New Jersey Devils. The 2003/04 season, however, was a disappointment as they missed the playoffs.
In summer 2005, Mike Babcock moved to the Detroit Red Wings and took MacLean from Anaheim with. 2005/ 06, the Red Wings closed the regular season as the best team, but subject in the first round against the Edmonton Oilers. The following year they reached the final of the Western Conference. The tasks of MacLean focused mainly on the defensive team as well as the lower number game. In June 2011, he was obliged by the Ottawa Senators as head coach, where he received a contract for three years. After the team reached the play-offs in the 2012/13 season, although a number of key players like Jason Spezza, Erik Karlsson and Craig Anderson turned out injured, MacLean was awarded the Jack Adams Award as the best coach of the season. By 2012, he was nominated for the award, was defeated in the vote but Ken Hitchcock.
Awards and achievements
As a player
As a coach
- 2001 Colonial Cup win with the Quad City Mallards
- 2008 Stanley Cup win with the Detroit Red Wings ( as assistant coach )
- 2013 Jack Adams Award
Career Stats
As a player
Internationally
Represented Canada at:
- 1980 Winter Olympics
( Key to Career statistics: Sp or GP = Games Played, T or G = goals scored, V or A = achieved assists; Pts or Pts = scored points scorer, SM or PIM = received penalty minutes, / - = Plus / Minus balance sheet; PP = scored majority gates; SH = scored shorthanded goals, GW = achieved victory gates; Play-downs/Relegation 1 )