- John MacLean (ice hockey)
Infobox Ice Hockey Player
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played_for =New Jersey Devils San Jose Sharks New York Rangers Dallas Stars
position = Right Wing
shoots = Right
height_ft = 6
height_in = 0
weight_lb = 200
nationality = CAN
birth_date = birth date and age|1964|11|20
birth_place = Oshawa, ONT, CAN
draft = 6th overall
draft_year = 1983
draft_team =New Jersey Devils
career_start = 1983
career_end = 2002John MacLean (born
November 20 ,1964 in Oshawa,Ontario ) is a former Canadianice hockey player, and currently one of the assistant coaches of theNew Jersey Devils . During his playing career, he played for the New Jersey Devils,San Jose Sharks ,New York Rangers andDallas Stars .Playing career
John MacLean was selected 6th overall in the
1983 NHL Entry Draft . He was selected as the 1st choice of theNew Jersey Devils . MacLean made his Devils debut onOctober 5 ,1983 against theNew York Rangers . Perhaps his most memorable moment as a Devil came onApril 3 ,1988 , when he scored a goal in overtime against theChicago Blackhawks to send the Devils to the playoffs for the first time. During his tenure with the Devils, MacLean won theStanley Cup in 1995 while serving as the team's alternate captain. He remained with the Devils untilDecember 7 ,1997 when he was traded to theSan Jose Sharks . After finishing the1997–98 NHL season with the Sharks, MacLean signed as a free agent with theNew York Rangers in July 1998. The Rangers traded MacLean to theDallas Stars in February 2001. OnJune 7 ,2002 John MacLean retired from hockey after 18 seasons.Coaching career
In September 2002 MacLean joined the coaching staff of the
New Jersey Devils , and has served as an assistant coach since. He earned his second Stanley Cup as an assistant coach in 2003. In 2007, John was a candidate for the head coach position but the job was given toBrent Sutter and MacLean remained as assistant coach.Awards
*Selected to two
NHL All-Star Game s, 1989 & 1991
*New Jersey Devils MVP, 1989–90Career statistics
Records
*New Jersey Devils franchise record for goals (347)
*New Jersey Devils franchise record for points (701)
*New Jersey Devils franchise record for power play goals (92)
*New Jersey Devils franchise record for power play points (197)
*New Jersey Devils franchise record for game-winning goals (55)
*New Jersey Devils franchise record for hat tricks (6, tied withPatrik Elias )
*New Jersey season points leader: 1988–89 (87), 1990–91 (78)
*New Jersey season goals leader: 1988–89 (42), 1989–90 (41), 1990–91 (45), 1993–94 (37), 1996–97 (29, tie)
*New Jersey playoffs points leader: 1991 (8, tie), 1997 (9)
*New Jersey playoffs goals leader: 1990 (4), 1991 (5), 1997 (4, tie)
*New Jersey playoffs assists leader: 1997 (5)
*San Jose Sharks playoffs points leader: 1998 (5, tie)
*San Jose Sharks playoffs goals leader: 1998 (2, tie)External links
*hockeydb|3293|John MacLean
*legendsofhockey|10991|John MacLean
* [http://www.hockeydraftcentral.com/1983/83006.html John MacLean profile at hockeydraftcentral.com]Persondata
NAME = Maclean, John
ALTERNATIVE NAMES =
SHORT DESCRIPTION = ice hockey player
DATE OF BIRTH =November 20 ,1964
PLACE OF BIRTH =Oshawa, Ontario ,Canada
DATE OF DEATH =
PLACE OF DEATH =
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