Posts Tagged ‘craig mactavish’
Saturday, June 8th, 2013
Dallas Eakins (Wikimedia Commons)
Craig MacTavish has made his first major move as the general manager of the Edmonton Oilers. On Saturday MacTavish fired head coach Ralph Krueger and replaced him with Dallas Eakins.
Krueger was with the Oilers for only one season and posted a record of 19-22-7. It was not good enough to get the Oilers into the postseason, as Edmonton missed them for the seventh straight year.
Eakins comes to the Oilers after spending the last four years coaching the Toronto Marlies, the American Hockey League affiliate of the Toronto Maple Leafs. The Marlies advanced to the Calder Cup Finals in 2012 after defeating the Oklahoma City Barons, the affiliate of the Edmonton Oilers, in the Western Conference Finals.
Eakins played in the NHL with the Winnipeg Jets, Florida Panthers, St. Louis Blues, Phoenix Coyotes, New York Rangers, Toronto Maple Leafs, New York Islanders and Calgary Flames from 1992-2002.
Even though Eakins is a native of Florida, he was raised in Ontario and his wife is Candian actress Ingrid Kavelaars.
Tags: craig mactavish, dallas eakins, Edmonton Oilers, ingrid kavelaars, ralph krueger, toronto marlies
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Monday, April 15th, 2013
In an interesting decision on Monday morning the Edmonton Oilers have fired general manager Steve Tambellini with former player and head coach Craig MacTavish being named as his replacement.
Tambellini took over from Kevin Lowe as the Oilers General Manager in 2008, and was present in Edmonton during the entire rebuilding process. Even though the Oilers showed some improvement this season, they are likely to miss the playoffs for a team record seventh straight year.
MacTavish was the Oilers head coach from 2000-2009 where he went 301-252-104. MacTavish also played with the Oilers from 1985-1994 and won three Stanley Cups for the Oilers during that stretch. Since MacTavish was fired by the Oilers, he has worked for TSN as an analyst, was head coach of the Chicago Wolves of the AHL for a year before returning as Tambellini’s assistant at the beginning of the season.
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Tags: craig mactavish, Edmonton Oilers, kevin lowe, scott howson, Steve Tambellini
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Monday, June 11th, 2012
Craig MacTavish (Wikimedia Commons)
Craig MacTavish is returning to the Edmonton Oilers as the senior vice president of hockey operations.
MacTavish, will be working alongside President Kevin Lowe and General Manager Steve Tambellini.
MacTavish was the Edmonton Oilers Head Coach from 2000-2009, leading them to the 2006 Stanley Cup Finals, where they lost to the Carolina Hurricanes in seven games.
As a player, MacTavish played for the Edmonton Oilers from 1985-1994 where he won three Stanley Cups, and was team captain from 1992-1994. He went on to play for the New York Rangers in 1994 where he won another Stanley Cup.
Last season, MacTavish was the Head Coach of the Chicago Wolves, the American Hockey League affiliate of the Vancouver Canucks, where he posted an overall record of 42-27-7.
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Tags: carolina hurricanes, chicago wolves, craig mactavish, Edmonton Oilers, kevin lowe, new york rangers, Steve Tambellini, Vancouver Canucks
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Thursday, May 17th, 2012
The Edmonton Oilers have decided to fire Tom Renney as their head coach.
The Oilers were 32-40-10 last season under Renney’s leadership, and only moved up on place in the standings, from 30th place to 29th place.
There is talk that the Oilers are set to name former Calgary Flames head coach Brent Sutter next. I’m not so sure if this is the right move.
Despite only two losses at the most recent World Hockey Championships, Team Canada failed to get the job done in Helsinki under Sutter’s guidance. Being eliminated from the quarterfinals is simply not good enough.
Sutter, who seemed to advise the Flames to move toward a youth movement, would be in the position to teach young players in Edmonton. But I see some issues too. Under Renney’s guidance, the power play significantly improved. What the Oilers need is strong teaching by a coach on even strength, without any loss to their improvement when they have the man advantage. Easier written than executed.
Calgary was a much better team than Edmonton on even strength this year, but that reason was because of Miikka Kiprusoff, not Sutter.
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Tags: brent sutter, craig mactavish, Edmonton Oilers, kelly buchberger, miikka kiprusoff, todd nelson, tom renney
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Friday, July 29th, 2011
Craig MacTavish (Eric Miller, Reuters Images)
After being in the hunt for coaching vacancies with the Winnipeg Jets and Minnesota Wild, Craig MacTavish has decided to coach in the American Hockey League in 2011-12 rather than return to the broadcast booth.
MacTavish will be the head coach of the Chicago Wolves, the primary farm team affiliate of the Vancouver Canucks.
Ironically, with the movement of the Atlanta Thrashers to Winnipeg, it has caused significant movement in the American Hockey League. The Chicago Wolves used to be the affiliate of the Thrashers, but are now affiliated with the Canucks. While the Manitoba Moose, formerly the Canucks’ affiliate, have moved to St. John’s Newfoundland and are the Jets’ affiliate.
Like the situation in Vancouver, where Abbotsford hosts the Calgary Flames’ AHL affiliate, it doesn’t make much sense that minor professional hockey fans in Chicago now have to cheer for a franchise affiliated with the Vancouver Canucks (currently one of Chicago’s top rivals) in their own city. If the NHL is trying to cut costs, why aren’t the Abbotsford Heat linked to the Canucks and Wolves linked to the Blackhawks?
Sorry for digressing.
MacTavish, who coached the Edmonton Oilers to the 2006 Stanley Cup Finals, obviously had coaching back in his blood, and should be a solid asset to young Canucks’ prospects in Chicago.
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Tags: abbotsford heat, ahl, alexei kovalev, brian rolston, calgary flames, Chicago Blackhawks, chicago wolves, craig mactavish, Edmonton Oilers, khl, manitoba moose, new jersey devils, new york islanders, Pittsburgh Penguins, trent hunter, Vancouver Canucks, winnipeg jets
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Thursday, June 23rd, 2011
Claude Noel (Bing Images)
The Winnipeg NHLers have named Claude Noel as their head coach for the upcoming season.
Noel spent last season as the head coach of the Manitoba Moose, compiling a record of 43-30-7.
The previous season, Noel was 10-8-6 while serving as the interim head coach of the Columbus Blue Jackets. Noel also has head coaching experience with the Milwaukee Admirals of the American Hockey League.
Noel takes over from Craig Ramsay, who served as the head coach of the Atlanta Thrashers last season. Ramsay posted a record of 34-36-12.
Ramsay and former Edmonton Oiler head coach Craig MacTavish were among the final coaches interviewed by Winnipeg GM Kevin Cheveldayoff before the decision to hire Noel was made.
The Winnipeg hockey franchise begins its season on October 9th went they host the Montreal Canadiens at the MTS Centre.
Tomorrow during the National Hockey League’s entry draft, Winnipeg will have the seventh overall draft selection.
Tags: atlanta thrashers, claude noel, columbus blue jackets, craig mactavish, craig ramsay, kevin cheveldayoff, montreal canadiens, nhl entry draft, winnipeg
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Friday, June 17th, 2011
The Minnesota Wild have named Mike Yeo as their third head coach in franchise history.
Yeo replaces Todd Richards, who was fired on April 11.
The hiring of Yeo is a little bit of a surprise, as former Edmonton Oiler head coach Craig MacTavish, was considered the favourite. Now, MacTavish is expected to be the head coach in Winnipeg.
Yeo, 37, spent five seasons as the assistant coach for the Pittsburgh Penguins, and has his name on the Stanley Cup, after helping lead the Penguins to the 2009 Stanley Cup over the Detroit Red Wings.
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Tags: binghamton senators, craig mactavish, houston aeros, jacques lemaire, mike yeo, minnesota wild, Pittsburgh Penguins, todd richards
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Friday, May 6th, 2011
Jordan Eberle (Getty Images)
Canada had a scare this morning, but for the second consecutive game at the World Hockey Championships, won the game in extra time.
Friday morning Jordan Eberle of the Edmonton Oilers and Rick Nash of the Columbus Blue Jackets scored in a shootout for Canada in a 4-3 win over the United States, as they improved to 1-2-0-0 in the tournament.
That’s one regulation win and two overtime wins now for Canada. A regulation win counts for three points in the standings versus only one point for an overtime win. The Canadian win against Belarus no longer counts because the Belarussians failed to advance to the second round.
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Tags: brent burns, columbus blue jackets, craig mactavish, Edmonton Oilers, jason spezza, john tavares, jordan eberle, jussi markkanen, minnesota wild, new york islanders, Ottawa Senators, rick nash, saint louis blues, ty conklin, world hockey championship
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