MacTavish Coaching Again
by Lisa McRitchie on Aug 2, 2011 11:15 AM MDT
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It was announced this afternoon that the Vancouver Canucks have hired ex-Oiler and ex-Oiler head coach Craig MacTavish as head coach of their AHL team, the Chicago Wolves.
MacT has not coached any team aside from Team Canada in the 2009 Spengler Cup since stepping away from the Edmonton Oilers in at the end of the 2008-09 season. It is not to say that MacTavish has not been busy, nor that he is not qualified to coach again, far from it. MacTavish has been busy working as a TSN analyst and it's not as if hockey, or coaching is something that would be easily forgotten.
If MacT plays his cards right, he may still be one of the first coaches "called up" should an NHL coach be fired during the regular season. Perhaps MacTavish sees a potential opening in the Vancouver Canucks coaching system, or maybe MacTavish just wants to get out and coach again as soon as possible. Whether or not MacTavish accepts a job with any team will be up to him ultimately, but it is always fun to watch and see where anyone with an Oilers affiliation may end up. Personally, I would like to have him coaching in the NHL once again, I always enjoyed his press conferences.
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Good for MacT
Always liked him as a coach!
I hope he does great (and doesn’t run in to another Penner again)!:)
MacT is a great coach (if you disregard his last year here he’s freakin’ amazing) so were I a Canuck fan I would be quite happy right now.
MacT is a guy who should get a team like Vancouver to the final more often than not (at least while he has a window to work with).
I’m relatively sure the Canucks beat the unbeatable Tim Thomas with MacT. He rules.
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if you disregard his last year here he’s freakin’ amazing
I will quote Harvey Dent on this one:
You either die a hero or live long enough to see yourself become the villian.
Success is not a goal..its a byproduct
by SumOil on Aug 3, 2011 12:03 AM MDT up reply actions 2 recs
Not sure how Mac T couldn’t find an NHL job. Might have just been a case of waiting for the right fit rather than just any job.
Everyone knows rock attained perfection in 1974. It's a scientific fact.
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by ryanbatty on Aug 2, 2011 8:52 PM MDT via mobile reply actions
I tend to agree with you on that thought. He is respected for the most part through the NHL, and there were a few openings. I was disappointed he didn’t land the Jets job.
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