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| Paul MacLean at his introductory press conference |
Here are some fun facts about the new boss:
- He is 53 years old
- He was born at a RCAF Station in Grostenquin, France
- Played for Team Canada at the 1980 Winter Olympics in Lake Placid, NY
- Has a Stanley Cup ring after winning as an assistant coach in Detroit in 2008
- He was drafted 108th overall in the 1978 NHL Draft by the St Louis Blues
- He only played 1 game for St Louis before being traded to Winnipeg
- In addition to playing for the Blues and Jets, he played 1 season in Detroit
- He had 30+ goals in 8 of his 10 NHL seasons
- He wound up back in St Louis for his final 2 years as a player
- He won a UHL Championship as a coach with Quad City in 2000-01
- During that UHL Champion run his team went an insane 55-12-0-7 for a .791 winning percentage
- He played for the Hull Olympiques for a year, registering 38 goals & 33 assists for 71 pts in 66 games
- He has 968 career NHL penalty minutes
- He was the last player picked in the QMJHL entry draft
- His son plays pro hockey in Scotland & another son is a scout for the Phoenix Coyotes
- The Red Wings won 5 division titles during his time there, as well as 2 Stanley Cup Finals
- He is the first Frenchmen to have his name on the Stanley Cup
- He played in 719 career NHL games, with an impressive 324 goals & 349 assists - good for 673 career NHL points
Thoughts on his career so far and the hire?