Paul MacLean
Paul MacLean was born in Grostenquin, Grand Est, France on March 9th, 1958 and is the Hockey Coach. At the age of 66, Paul MacLean biography, profession, age, height, weight, eye color, hair color, build, measurements, education, career, dating/affair, family, news updates, and networth are available.
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Team CanadaPaul A. MacLean (born March 9, 1958) is a Canadian professional ice hockey coach and former player, who is currently an assistant coach with the Columbus Blue Jackets of the National Hockey League (NHL).
He most recently served as an assistant coach for the Anaheim Ducks until his departure from the team on June 1, 2017.
He played 11 seasons in the 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.
Personal life
MacLean and his wife Sharon have three children — A. J., David and Erin. A.J. played professional hockey from 2004 to 2013, including a two year stint as captain and player-coach of the Dundee Stars of the EIHL. He is currently an assistant coach with the Toronto Marlies of the AHL. David is currently a professional scout for the Montreal Canadiens. Paul's brother Jerome lives in Ottawa, as does his sister Karen. He has a summer home in Antigonish, Nova Scotia. MacLean was born at RCAF # 2 Fighter Wing [the Wing on-Base Hospital Grostenquin] in, Lorraine, France, to Canadian parents while his father was stationed there as part of NATO's RCAF # 1 Air Division in Western Europe.
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."
Playing career
Born in Grostenquin, France, while his father was with the Canadian Armed Forces, MacLean left Canada at the age of two and grew up in Antigonish, Nova Scotia.
He competed in the 1971 Quebec International Pee-Wee Hockey Tournament with a junior ice hockey team from Borden as a youth. Once, during a QMJHL game for him, a transfer was made to move MacLean to the Quebec Remparts, but the call was called off before the game was concluded, after he had scored five goals. MacLean led the Dalhousie University Tigers to the AUHC championship in 1978-79 with 12 goals, 17 assists, and 71 penalty minutes in 18 games.
The NHL's St. Louis Blues drafted MacLean. He then represented Team Canada internationally at the 1980 Winter Olympics in Lake Placid, New York, and New York. After being traded to the Winnipeg Jets, MacLean helped him succeed when he finally cracked the NHL — he scored 36 goals in his rookie season. He continued to prosper in Winnipeg on a line with Dale Hawerchuk, averaging 31 goals and three 40-goals seasons before being traded to the Detroit Red Wings in exchange for Brent Ashton.
In 1985, MacLean was a member of the Campbell Conference All-Star Team. After another 30-goal season for Detroit, he and Adam Oates were sent to St. Louis as a pair in exchange for Tony McKegney and Bernie Federko. MacLean suffered from a rib injury and retired after ten seasons with 324 goals and 349 assists for 673 points in 1990-91. He had his best season in 1984-85, when he scored 41 goals and 101 points. MacLean has the distinction of being France's highest-scoring NHL player, scoring 673 points. Antoine Roussel (124 points), France's second-best scoring player, moved to Canada as a youth, is the second-highest scoring French-born player. At 22.4 percent, Paul MacLean is the third best shooting percentage in NHL history.
Coaching career
MacLean, the former head coach of the Peoria Rivermen of the International Hockey League (IHL), from 1993 to 1996, before becoming an NHL coach. He served as an assistant coach with the Phoenix Coyotes during the 1996–97 season. MacLean was a member of the Kansas City Blades from 1997 to 2000, and he was the head coach of the Kansas City Blades from 1997 to 2000. He was the head coach of the Quad City Mallards of the United Hockey League from 2000 to 2002 (UHL). MacLean led the Mallards to the Colonial Cup Championship in 2001. In MacLean's two seasons as coach, the Mallards had a record of 112–27–9. (.787 winning percentage) had a winning percentage). Under Head Coach Mike Babcock, MacLean was then hired as an assistant coach for the Mighty Ducks of Anaheim. When Babcock was hired to coach the Detroit Red Wings, he would bring MacLean with him. MacLean earned the Stanley Cup as assistant coach of the Red Wings in 2007-08.
MacLean had been hired for his first head coaching role at the Ottawa Senators on June 14, 2011. MacLean won his first NHL game as a head coach as the Senators defeated the Minnesota Wild 4–3 in a shootout on October 11.
MacLean was selected 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 on April 30, 2012; Hitchcock would advance to win the award.
MacLean was nominated for the Jack Adams Award for the second time in a row, alongside Bruce Boudreau of the Anaheim Ducks and Joel Quenneville of the Chicago Blackhawks. MacLean was announced the winner of the 2013 Jack Adams Award on June 14, 2013. MacLean had been signed to a three-year contract extension with the Senators as a result on July 4, 2013.
MacLean was fired from his role as head coach of the Senators on December 8, 2014, just days before the team was set to miss the playoffs. Dave Cameron was able to replace him.
MacLean was named assistant coach of the Anaheim Ducks on June 30, 2015, under head coach Bruce Boudreau.
MacLean's deal with the Ducks came to an end on June 1, 2017 and was not renewed.
On November 21, 2019, the Columbus Blue Jackets announced that he had joined the organization as an Assistant Coach.
MacLean was appointed assistant coach of the Toronto Maple Leafs on September 25, 2020, under head coach Sheldon Keefe, who was based in Sheldon Keefe.