John MacLean (hockey)
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John MacLean is a former Canadian ice hockey
player, and former head coach of the New Jersey Devils
. He is currently an assistant coach with the Carolina Hurricanes
. He spent the majority of his playing career as a member of the New Jersey Devils and also spent time with the San Jose Sharks
, New York Rangers
and Dallas Stars
.
. He was selected as the 1st choice of the New Jersey Devils. MacLean made his Devils debut on October 5, 1983 against the New York Rangers. Perhaps his most memorable moment as a Devil came on April 3, 1988, when he scored a goal in overtime against the Chicago Blackhawks
to send the Devils to the playoffs for the first time. Following this breakthrough year, MacLean notched three straight 40-goal seasons before he was forced to miss the 1991–92 season due to a serious knee injury. During his tenure with the Devils, MacLean won the Stanley Cup
in 1995 while serving as the team's alternate captain. He remained with the Devils until December 7, 1997 when he was traded to the San Jose Sharks. After finishing the 1997–98 season with the Sharks, MacLean signed as a free agent with the New York Rangers in July 1998. The Rangers traded MacLean to the Dallas Stars in February 2001. On June 7, 2002 John MacLean retired from hockey after 18 seasons. He played a total 1,194 games, scoring 413 goals, adding 429 assists for 842 career points, and was the all time leading scorer for the New Jersey Devils until March 17, 2009, when his record was surpassed by Patrik Eliáš
.
and MacLean remained as assistant coach.
On June 9, 2009, Brent Sutter resigned as head coach of the Devils and remarked that MacLean was ready to be head coach. On July 13, 2009, John MacLean was named head coach of the Lowell Devils
.
On June 17, 2010, MacLean was named head coach of the New Jersey Devils.
On December 23, 2010, the Devils were sporting a 9–22–2 record and sitting in last place in the Eastern Conference. MacLean was fired from his coaching position.
On December 1, 2011, the Carolina Hurricanes, after hiring Kirk Muller as their new head coach, hired John Maclean as a new assistant.
Ice hockey
Ice hockey, often referred to as hockey, is a team sport played on ice, in which skaters use wooden or composite sticks to shoot a hard rubber puck into their opponent's net. The game is played between two teams of six players each. Five members of each team skate up and down the ice trying to take...
player, and former head coach of the New Jersey Devils
New Jersey Devils
The New Jersey Devils are a professional ice hockey team based in Newark, New Jersey, United States. They are members of the Atlantic Division of the Eastern Conference of the National Hockey League...
. He is currently an assistant coach with the Carolina Hurricanes
Carolina Hurricanes
The Carolina Hurricanes are a professional ice hockey team based in Raleigh, North Carolina, USA. They are members of the Southeast Division of the Eastern Conference of the National Hockey League , and play their home games at the 18,680-seat RBC Center...
. He spent the majority of his playing career as a member of the New Jersey Devils and also spent time with the San Jose Sharks
San Jose Sharks
The San Jose Sharks are a professional ice hockey team based in San Jose, California, United States. They are members of the Pacific Division of the Western Conference of the National Hockey League...
, New York Rangers
New York Rangers
The New York Rangers are a professional ice hockey team based in the borough of Manhattan in New York, New York, USA. They are members of the Atlantic Division of the Eastern Conference of the National Hockey League . Playing their home games at Madison Square Garden, the Rangers are one of the...
and Dallas Stars
Dallas Stars
The Dallas Stars are a professional ice hockey team based in Dallas, Texas. They are members of the Pacific Division of the Western Conference of the National Hockey League . The team was founded during the 1967 NHL expansion as the Minnesota North Stars, based in Bloomington, Minnesota. The...
.
Playing career
John MacLean was selected 6th overall in the 1983 NHL Entry Draft1983 NHL Entry Draft
The 1983 NHL Entry Draft was held at the Montreal Forum in Montreal, Quebec, on June 8, 1983. The NHL Entry Draft is the primary means by which players arrive in the National Hockey League. The St. Louis Blues did not participate in this draft, shortly after the league blocked the franchise's...
. He was selected as the 1st choice of the New Jersey Devils. MacLean made his Devils debut on October 5, 1983 against the New York Rangers. Perhaps his most memorable moment as a Devil came on April 3, 1988, when he scored a goal in overtime against the Chicago Blackhawks
Chicago Blackhawks
The Chicago Blackhawks are a professional ice hockey team based in Chicago, Illinois. They are members of the Central Division of the Western Conference of the National Hockey League . They have won four Stanley Cup championships since their founding in 1926, most recently coming in 2009-10...
to send the Devils to the playoffs for the first time. Following this breakthrough year, MacLean notched three straight 40-goal seasons before he was forced to miss the 1991–92 season due to a serious knee injury. During his tenure with the Devils, MacLean won the Stanley Cup
Stanley Cup
The Stanley Cup is an ice hockey club trophy, awarded annually to the National Hockey League playoffs champion after the conclusion of the Stanley Cup Finals. It has been referred to as The Cup, Lord Stanley's Cup, The Holy Grail, or facetiously as Lord Stanley's Mug...
in 1995 while serving as the team's alternate captain. He remained with the Devils until December 7, 1997 when he was traded to the San Jose Sharks. After finishing the 1997–98 season with the Sharks, MacLean signed as a free agent with the New York Rangers in July 1998. The Rangers traded MacLean to the Dallas Stars in February 2001. On June 7, 2002 John MacLean retired from hockey after 18 seasons. He played a total 1,194 games, scoring 413 goals, adding 429 assists for 842 career points, and was the all time leading scorer for the New Jersey Devils until March 17, 2009, when his record was surpassed by Patrik Eliáš
Patrik Elias
Patrik Eliáš is a Czech professional hockey left winger and alternate captain for the New Jersey Devils of the National Hockey League . A long-time Devil and currently the team's longest-tenured skater, Eliáš is the franchise's all-time leading scorer, while also holding franchise records for most...
.
Coaching career
In September 2002, MacLean joined the coaching staff of the New Jersey Devils, and served as an assistant coach until July 2009. He earned his second Stanley Cup, as an assistant coach, in 2003. In 2007, John was a candidate for the head coach position but the job was given to Brent SutterBrent Sutter
Brent Colin Sutter is a retired National Hockey League player and current head coach of the Calgary Flames. Selected by the New York Islanders 17th overall at the 1980 NHL Entry Draft, Sutter played over 1,000 games for the Islanders and Chicago Blackhawks during his 18-year career. He won the...
and MacLean remained as assistant coach.
On June 9, 2009, Brent Sutter resigned as head coach of the Devils and remarked that MacLean was ready to be head coach. On July 13, 2009, John MacLean was named head coach of the Lowell Devils
Lowell Devils
The Lowell Devils, formerly known as the Lowell Lock Monsters from 1998 to 2006, were an ice hockey team in the American Hockey League playing in Lowell, Massachusetts at the Tsongas Center at UMass Lowell. In 2006, they were purchased by the New Jersey Devils franchise and renamed to the Lowell...
.
On June 17, 2010, MacLean was named head coach of the New Jersey Devils.
On December 23, 2010, the Devils were sporting a 9–22–2 record and sitting in last place in the Eastern Conference. MacLean was fired from his coaching position.
On December 1, 2011, the Carolina Hurricanes, after hiring Kirk Muller as their new head coach, hired John Maclean as a new assistant.
Awards
- Memorial CupMemorial CupThe Memorial Cup is a junior ice hockey club championship trophy awarded annually to the Canadian Hockey League champion. It is awarded following a four-team, round robin tournament between a host team and the champions of the CHL's three member leagues: the Ontario Hockey League , Quebec Major...
tournament All-Star Team (19831983 Memorial CupThe 1983 Memorial Cup was held between May 7 and May 14 at the Memorial Coliseum in Portland, Oregon. Participating teams were the host team Portland Winter Hawks along with the Oshawa Generals, Verdun Juniors and Lethbridge Broncos who had won the Ontario Hockey League , Quebec Major Junior...
) - Selected to two NHL All-Star Games, 1989 and 1991
- New Jersey Devils MVP, 1989–90
Career statistics
| Regular season | Playoffs | |||||||||||||
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| Season Season (sports) In an organized sports league, a season is the portion of one year in which regulated games of the sport are in session. For example, in Major League Baseball, one season lasts approximately from April 1 through October 1; in Association football, it is generally from August until May In an... |
Team | League | GP | G Goal (ice hockey) In ice hockey, a goal is scored when the puck completely crosses the goal line between the two goal posts and below the goal crossbar. A goal awards one point to the team attacking the goal scored upon, regardless of which team the player who actually deflected the puck into the goal belongs to... |
A Assist (ice hockey) In ice hockey, an assist is attributed to up to two players of the scoring team who shot, passed or deflected the puck towards the scoring teammate, or touched it in any other way which enabled the goal, meaning that they were "assisting" in the goal. There can be a maximum of two assists per goal... |
Pts Point (ice hockey) Point in ice hockey has three official meanings:* A point is awarded to a player for each goal scored or assist earned. The total number of goals plus assists equals total points. In some European leagues, a goal counts as two points, and an assist counts as one... |
PIM Penalty (ice hockey) A penalty in ice hockey is a punishment for inappropriate behavior. Most penalties are enforced by detaining the offending player within a penalty box for a set number of minutes, during which, the player can not participate in play. The offending team usually may not replace the player on the ice,... |
GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | ||
| 1981–82 | Oshawa Generals Oshawa Generals The Oshawa Generals are a junior ice hockey team in the Ontario Hockey League. They are based in Oshawa, Ontario. The team is named for General Motors, an early sponsor which has its Canadian headquarters in Oshawa. The Generals are one of the most successful franchises in Canadian Hockey League... |
OHL Ontario Hockey League The Ontario Hockey League is one of the three Major Junior ice hockey leagues which constitute the Canadian Hockey League. The league is for players aged 15-20.The OHL also operates under the Ontario Hockey Federation of Hockey Canada.... |
67 | 17 | 22 | 39 | 197 | 12 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 63 | ||
| 1982–83 | Oshawa Generals | OHL | 66 | 47 | 51 | 98 | 138 | 17 | 18 | 20 | 38 | 35 | ||
| 1983–84 | Oshawa Generals | OHL | 30 | 23 | 36 | 59 | 58 | 7 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 18 | ||
| 1983–84 | New Jersey Devils New Jersey Devils The New Jersey Devils are a professional ice hockey team based in Newark, New Jersey, United States. They are members of the Atlantic Division of the Eastern Conference of the National Hockey League... |
NHL National Hockey League The National Hockey League is an unincorporated not-for-profit association which operates a major professional ice hockey league of 30 franchised member clubs, of which 7 are currently located in Canada and 23 in the United States... |
23 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 10 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1984–85 | New Jersey Devils | NHL | 61 | 13 | 20 | 33 | 44 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1985–86 | New Jersey Devils | NHL | 74 | 21 | 36 | 57 | 112 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1986–87 | New Jersey Devils | NHL | 80 | 31 | 36 | 67 | 120 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1987–88 | New Jersey Devils | NHL | 76 | 23 | 16 | 39 | 147 | 20 | 7 | 11 | 18 | 60 | ||
| 1988–89 | New Jersey Devils | NHL | 74 | 42 | 45 | 87 | 122 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1989–90 | New Jersey Devils | NHL | 80 | 41 | 38 | 79 | 80 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 12 | ||
| 1990–91 | New Jersey Devils | NHL | 78 | 45 | 33 | 78 | 150 | 7 | 5 | 3 | 8 | 20 | ||
| 1991–92 | New Jersey Devils | NHL | — | — | DNP | — | — | — | — | DNP | — | — | ||
| 1992–93 | New Jersey Devils | NHL | 80 | 24 | 24 | 48 | 102 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 10 | ||
| 1993–94 | New Jersey Devils | NHL | 80 | 37 | 33 | 70 | 95 | 20 | 6 | 10 | 16 | 22 | ||
| 1994–95 | New Jersey Devils | NHL | 46 | 17 | 12 | 29 | 32 | 20 | 5 | 13 | 18 | 14 | ||
| 1995–96 | New Jersey Devils | NHL | 76 | 20 | 28 | 48 | 91 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1996–97 | New Jersey Devils | NHL | 80 | 29 | 25 | 54 | 49 | 10 | 4 | 5 | 9 | 4 | ||
| 1997–98 | New Jersey Devils | NHL | 26 | 3 | 8 | 11 | 14 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1997–98 | San Jose Sharks San Jose Sharks The San Jose Sharks are a professional ice hockey team based in San Jose, California, United States. They are members of the Pacific Division of the Western Conference of the National Hockey League... |
NHL | 51 | 13 | 19 | 32 | 28 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 4 | ||
| 1998–99 | New York Rangers New York Rangers The New York Rangers are a professional ice hockey team based in the borough of Manhattan in New York, New York, USA. They are members of the Atlantic Division of the Eastern Conference of the National Hockey League . Playing their home games at Madison Square Garden, the Rangers are one of the... |
NHL | 82 | 28 | 27 | 55 | 46 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1999–00 | New York Rangers | NHL | 77 | 18 | 24 | 42 | 52 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2000–01 | Manitoba Moose Manitoba Moose The Manitoba Moose were a Canadian professional ice hockey team based in Winnipeg, Manitoba that played in the International Hockey League from 1996 to 2001 and American Hockey League from 2001 to 2011. The team moved to St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador in 2011 to become the St... |
IHL | 32 | 6 | 12 | 18 | 28 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2000–01 | New York Rangers | NHL | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2000–01 | Dallas Stars Dallas Stars The Dallas Stars are a professional ice hockey team based in Dallas, Texas. They are members of the Pacific Division of the Western Conference of the National Hockey League . The team was founded during the 1967 NHL expansion as the Minnesota North Stars, based in Bloomington, Minnesota. The... |
NHL | 28 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 17 | 10 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 6 | ||
| 2001–02 2001–02 AHL season The 2001–02 AHL season was the 66th season of the American Hockey League. It was the season of the biggest growth in the AHL's history, as it accepted eight new teams. The demise of the International Hockey League brought six teams transferring from the defunct league, in addition to two expansion... |
Utah Grizzlies | AHL American Hockey League The American Hockey League is a 30-team professional ice hockey league based in the United States and Canada that serves as the primary developmental circuit for the National Hockey League... |
5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2001–02 | Dallas Stars | NHL | 20 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 17 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| NHL totals | 1194 | 413 | 429 | 842 | 1328 | 104 | 35 | 48 | 83 | 152 | ||||
NHL statistics
| Team | |Regular season | NJ New Jersey New Jersey is a state in the Northeastern and Middle Atlantic regions of the United States. , its population was 8,791,894. It is bordered on the north and east by the state of New York, on the southeast and south by the Atlantic Ocean, on the west by Pennsylvania and on the southwest by Delaware... |
2010–11 2010–11 NHL season The 2010–11 NHL season was the 94th season of operation of the National Hockey League . It was the fourth consecutive season that opened in Europe with NHL Premiere . A record three events were scheduled, all in previous NHL Premiere cities: Helsinki, Finland; Stockholm, Sweden; and Prague, Czech... |
33 | 9 | 22 | 2 | (79) | 4th in Atlantic | Fired |
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AHL Statisitics
| Season Season (sports) In an organized sports league, a season is the portion of one year in which regulated games of the sport are in session. For example, in Major League Baseball, one season lasts approximately from April 1 through October 1; in Association football, it is generally from August until May In an... | Team | Games | Won | Lost | Tied | OTL | SOL | Points | Goals for | Goals against | Standing |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2009–10 | Lowell Lowell Devils The Lowell Devils, formerly known as the Lowell Lock Monsters from 1998 to 2006, were an ice hockey team in the American Hockey League playing in Lowell, Massachusetts at the Tsongas Center at UMass Lowell. In 2006, they were purchased by the New Jersey Devils franchise and renamed to the Lowell... (AHL) |
80 | 39 | 31 | — | 4 | 6 | 88 | 239 | 232 | 4th, Atlantic |
Records
- New Jersey Devils franchise record for goals (347)
- New Jersey Devils franchise record for power play points (197)
- New Jersey season points leader: 1988–89 (87), 1990–91 (78)
- New Jersey season goals leader: 1988–89 (42), 1989–90 (41), 1990–91 (45), 1993–94 (37), 1996–97 (29, tie)
- New Jersey playoffs points leader: 1991 (8, tie), 1997 (9)
- New Jersey playoffs goals leader: 1990 (4), 1991 (5), 1997 (4, tie)
- New Jersey playoffs assists leader: 1997 (5)
- San Jose Sharks playoffs points leader: 1998 (5, tie)
- San Jose Sharks playoffs goals leader: 1998 (2, tie)