E. J. McGuire
E. J. McGuire | |||
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Born |
Buffalo, New York, U.S. | June 26, 1952||
Died |
April 7, 2011 Toronto, Ontario , Canada | (aged 58)||
Coached for |
Philadelphia Flyers (assistant coach) Chicago Blackhawks (assistant coach) Maine Mariners Ottawa Senators (assistant coach) Guelph Storm Hartford Wolf Pack | ||
Coaching career | 1984–2002 |
Edward John McGuire (June 26, 1952 – April 7, 2011) was an American
Coaching career
A native of
After three years in Ottawa, he took his second head coaching position, this time in Canadian major juniors with the Ontario Hockey League's Guelph Storm. With the help of future NHLers, Herberts Vasiļjevs and Dan Cloutier, he led the Storm to the Hamilton Spectator Trophy, as the team with the highest point total in the regular season.[2] Guelph made the playoffs the next year, falling in the semifinals of the OHL Playoffs.
McGuire moved back into professional hockey in 1997, signing on as the head coach with the
McGuire served as head coach at SUNY Brockport (ECAC) from 1977 to 1982.
NHL Central scouting
McGuire was the director of NHL Central Scouting from 2005 to 2011. He usually gave his input on the rankings and was a desired interview by NHL media around the rankings time and the draft.
Awards
- Coach of Hamilton Spectator Trophy–winning Guelph Storm in 1995–96
Death
On April 7, 2011, McGuire died in Toronto from cancer (leiomyosarcoma), aged 58.[3]
Coaching statistics
Through 2001–02 season[4]
Season | Team | League | Position | GP | W | L | T | OTL | Pct | Result |
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1984–85 | Philadelphia Flyers | NHL | Assistant | |||||||
1985–86 | Philadelphia Flyers | NHL | Assistant | |||||||
1986–87 | Philadelphia Flyers | NHL | Assistant | |||||||
1987–88 | Philadelphia Flyers | NHL | Assistant | |||||||
1988–89 | Chicago Blackhawks | NHL | Assistant | |||||||
1989–90 | Chicago Blackhawks | NHL | Assistant | |||||||
1990–91 | Chicago Blackhawks | NHL | Assistant | |||||||
1991–92 | Maine Mariners | AHL | Head | 80 | 23 | 47 | 10 | 0 | 0.350 | No playoffs |
1992–93 | Ottawa Senators | NHL | Assistant | |||||||
1993–94 | Ottawa Senators | NHL | Assistant | |||||||
1994–95 | Ottawa Senators | NHL | Assistant | |||||||
1995–96 | Guelph Storm | OHL | Head | 66 | 45 | 16 | 5 | 0 | 0.720 | Lost in Finals |
1996–97 | Guelph Storm | OHL | Head | 66 | 35 | 25 | 6 | 0 | 0.576 | Lost in Semifinals |
1997–98 | Hartford Wolf Pack | AHL | Head | 80 | 43 | 24 | 12 | 1 | 0.619 | Lost in Semifinals |
1998–99 | Hartford Wolf Pack | AHL | Head | 80 | 38 | 31 | 5 | 6 | 0.544 | Lost in Quarterfinals |
2001–02 | Philadelphia Flyers | NHL | Assistant |
See also
- E.J. McGuire Award of Excellence
- List of University of Waterloo people
References
- ^ "Warriors Hockey". Archived from the original on 2012-04-26. Retrieved 2011-12-06.
- ^ "1995–96 Guelph Storm". guelphstorm.com. January 12, 2010.
- ^ NHL Scouting VP EJ McGuire passes away - NHL.com - News
- ^ "E.J. McGuire hockey statistics". hockeydb.com. January 12, 2010.