Craig MacTavish
Hockey Player and Coach
Edmonton Oilers: An Ocean or A Stone's Throw Away From Delivering?When GM Steve Tambellini and Kevin Lowe were forced to let Craig MacTavish go due to after a few seasons with little to know success, many in the organization looked like they were ready to ask the tough questions. Where had the... In this article: Edmonton Oilers, Patrick O'Sullivan, Mike Comrie, Rob Schremp, NHL, Craig MacTavish, Vinegar, Ales Kotalik, and Ales Hemsky |
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Edmonton Journal | 5 days ago
Oilers address 'everything imaginable' in meeting early Sunday
...on the table, from the playersa point of view, was the a culture of the team,a which has been questioned again, just as it was when Craig MacTavish made his last speech as the Oilersa head coach. a Thata s frustrating for guys who take a...
In this article: Edmonton Oilers, Ethan Moreau, Los Angeles Kings, Dustin Penner, Edmonton, Rexall, Ales Hemsky, Phoenix Coyotes, and San Jose Sharks
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thestar.com | November 19, 2009
Thursday Mail Bag
...Wilson is going anywhere soon (until after the Olympics) is it possible that the assistant coaches could be replaced by guys like Craig MacTavish or Mike Keenan that would only be defence coaches or power play coaches etc. This would give new...
In this article: Matt Stajan, Mike Danton, Brian Burke, NHL, Phil Kessel, Jean-Sebastien Giguere, and Luke Schenn
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Edmonton Journal | November 19, 2009
Oilers' First quarter familiar
...Gagner, Patrick O'Sullivan and Andrew Cogliano. Those messages, echoes of ones delivered in past years by former head coach Craig MacTavish, are about how good offensive play flows from sound defensive work; about how critical it is to...
In this article: Sam Gagner, Edmonton Oilers, Pat Quinn, Andrew Cogliano, Gilbert Brule, Patrick O'Sullivan, Colorado Avalanche, and Mike Comrie
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Sports Illustrated Writers | November 17, 2009
Michael Farber: NHL season's biggest surprises
...to produce for coach John Tortorella; and Edmonton's Dustin Penner, the power winger who was six feet under playing for former coach Craig MacTavish but is thriving with Pat Quinn behind the Oilers' bench. Crosby's production, at least on...
In this article: NHL, Sidney Crosby, Andy Greene, Mike Green, Rod Brind'Amour, Toronto, Toronto Maple Leafs, Hurricanes, Brian Burke, and Western Conference
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National Post | November 17, 2009
Gretzky's in no hurry to make NHL return
He's kicking back and keeping busy with recreational pursuits, such as knocking golf balls around with deposed Oiler coach Craig MacTavish a couple of times recently in L.A. "I'm enjoying myself. My life is stress-free right now. No big...
In this article: NHL, Hockey Canada, Phoenix Coyotes, Bankruptcy, Canwest News Service, Hayley Wickenheiser, and Michael Jordan
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Edmonton Journal | November 14, 2009
Supporting cast key to Kovy's happiness
...nabbed him for an illegal stick one night last season. After coming out of the penalty box and scoring, Kovalchuk skated by Craig MacTavish and waved his blade in the coach's face. But he has since grown up. "When we put the C on him,...
In this article: Ilya Kovalchuk, Don Waddell, Atlanta Thrashers, Pavel Kubina, Marian Hossa, Zach Bogosian, Ondrej Pavelec, Nik Antropov, and Atlanta
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Bleacher Report | November 06, 2009
NHLPA To Blame For Safety Issues, Not The NHL
...face of the NHL. In fact, the last player to not wear a helmet was none other than former Edmonton Oiler defenseman and head coach, Craig Mactavish, who went helmet-less until 1997. Looking back, mandating helmets was a "no-brainer" (pardon...
In this article: NHL, Concussion, NHL Players Association, Ron Duguay, Brad Marsh, Guy Lafleur, and NFL
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Bleacher Report | November 06, 2009
MacTavish Not The Only Blender in Town
Edmonton Oilers fans were hard on former coach Craig MacTavish. Under his tenure, it was a constant mix-match of players, trying to find combinations that would bring the Oilers past a point where the team was a .500 hockey club. Eventually...
In this article: Edmonton Oilers, Sheldon Souray, Edmonton, Mike Comrie, Ladislav Smid, and Shawn Horcoff
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Edmonton Journal | November 05, 2009
Gagner becomes Quinn's centre of attrition
...the conscious decision to play kids two years ago and he is living with the fallout from that decision, just as Craig MacTavish did before him. "Were they ready to play in the National Hockey League? Probably not. But they decided we were...
In this article: Pat Quinn, Sam Gagner, Mike Comrie, Shawn Horcoff, Oilers, Ales Hemsky, Dustin Penner, and Gilbert Brule
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Craig "MacT" MacTavish (born August 15, 1958 in London, Ontario) is the head coach of the National Hockey League's Edmonton Oilers. He is a former NHL centre who played 14 NHL seasons with the Boston Bruins, Edmonton Oilers, New York Rangers, Philadelphia Flyers and St. Louis Blues. He has also served as assistant coach with the Rangers and Oilers. He was known for being the last NHL player to play without a helmet. He is also remembered as the player who took the last faceoff for the New York Rangers in Game Seven of the 1994 Stanley Cup Finals against the Vancouver Canucks with 1.6 seconds remaining, to solidify the win and break the Rangers' 54-year Stanley Cup "Curse".
- Birth Date:
- August 15, 1958
- Birthplace:
- London, ON, CAN
- Nationality:
- CAN
- Weight:
- 195
- Position:
- Centre
- Draft Year:
- 1978
- Draft team:
- Boston Bruins
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