Birthplace:
Prior to joining the Blue Jackets, he served as the head coach in Florida, where he led his teams into the playoffs in both of his full seasons behind the bench (1995-96, 1996-97). In his first season as a NHL head coach, MacLean led Florida to a 41-31-10 record during the regular season. The fourth seed in the Eastern Conference, Florida won three playoff series to advance to the Stanley Cup Finals where they were eventually defeated by the Colorado Avalanche. His work behind the bench earned MacLean the Hockey News Coach of the Year Award, recognition as a finalist for the Jack Adams Award and two consecutive stints as head coach of the Eastern Conference All Star Team.
MacLean's previous NHL experience includes a four year association with the Detroit Red Wings where he held positions of assistant coach, associate head coach and assistant general manager. He also held assistant coach positions with the St. Louis Blues and the Washington Capitals.
MacLean began his coaching career as an assistant with the London Knights of the Ontario Hockey League, while pursuing a master's degree in educational psychology at the University of Western Ontario, and then spent a year as the head coach at the University of New Brunswick before joining the St. Louis Blues in 1985. MacLean and his wife, Jill, are the parents of a son, Clark, and daughter, Mackenzie. The family currently resides in Columbus Ohio.
Summerside, Prince Edward Island
Birthdate:April 12, 1954
Career highlight:Coaching Florida Panthers to the Cup Finals in 1995-1996. The Hockey News Coach of the Year and Jack Adams Award finalist in 1995-1996.
Bio: Doug's bio in his own words: Doug MacLean has over two decades of experience in the National Hockey League, serving in a variety of administrative, personnel and coaching capacities with the Columbus Blue Jackets, Florida Panthers, St. Louis Blues, Washington Capitals and Detroit Red Wings. He most recently acted as both President and General Manager of the Columbus Blue Jackets from 1998 to 2007.Prior to joining the Blue Jackets, he served as the head coach in Florida, where he led his teams into the playoffs in both of his full seasons behind the bench (1995-96, 1996-97). In his first season as a NHL head coach, MacLean led Florida to a 41-31-10 record during the regular season. The fourth seed in the Eastern Conference, Florida won three playoff series to advance to the Stanley Cup Finals where they were eventually defeated by the Colorado Avalanche. His work behind the bench earned MacLean the Hockey News Coach of the Year Award, recognition as a finalist for the Jack Adams Award and two consecutive stints as head coach of the Eastern Conference All Star Team.
MacLean's previous NHL experience includes a four year association with the Detroit Red Wings where he held positions of assistant coach, associate head coach and assistant general manager. He also held assistant coach positions with the St. Louis Blues and the Washington Capitals.
MacLean began his coaching career as an assistant with the London Knights of the Ontario Hockey League, while pursuing a master's degree in educational psychology at the University of Western Ontario, and then spent a year as the head coach at the University of New Brunswick before joining the St. Louis Blues in 1985. MacLean and his wife, Jill, are the parents of a son, Clark, and daughter, Mackenzie. The family currently resides in Columbus Ohio.
