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Canada Craig MacTavish

#23 St. Louis Blues / NHL - 96/97

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Craig MacTavish Facts

Date of Birth
Aug 15, 1958
Position
C
Age
65
Height
6'1" / 185 cm
Place of Birth
London, ON, CAN
Weight
194 lbs / 88 kg
Nation
Canada
Shoots
L
Youth Team
-
Status
Retired
Drafted
1978 round 9 #153 overall by Boston Bruins
Highlights
4-time NHL Stanley Cup Champion 4

Son: Sean MacTavish

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Craig MacTavish Statistics

S Team League GP G A TP PIM +/-   POST GP G A TP PIM +/-
1976-77 Strathroy Blades WOHL -* -* -* -* -* -* |
1977-78 UMass-Lowell NCAA II 24* 26* 19* 45* -* -* |
1978-79 UMass-Lowell NCAA II 31* 36* 52* 88* -* -* |
1979-80 Boston Bruins NHL 46* 11* 17* 28* 8* 16* | Playoffs 10 2 3 5 7 -
Binghamton Dusters AHL 34* 17* 15* 32* 29* -* |
1980-81 Boston Bruins NHL 24* 3* 5* 8* 13* -1* |
Springfield Indians AHL 53* 19* 24* 43* 81* -* | Playoffs 7 5 4 9 8 -
1981-82 Boston Bruins NHL 2* 0* 1* 1* 0* 0* |
Erie Blades AHL 72* 23* 32* 55* 37* -* |
1982-83 Boston Bruins NHL 75* 10* 20* 30* 18* 15* | Playoffs 17 3 1 4 18 -
1983-84 Boston Bruins NHL 70* 20* 23* 43* 35* 9* | Playoffs 1 0 0 0 0 -
1984-85 Did not play * * * * * * |
1985-86 Edmonton Oilers NHL 74* 23* 24* 47* 70* 17* | Playoffs 10 4 4 8 11 -
1986-87 Edmonton Oilers NHL 79* 20* 19* 39* 55* 9* | Playoffs 21 1 9 10 16 -
1987-88 Edmonton Oilers NHL 80* 15* 17* 32* 47* -3* | Playoffs 19 0 1 1 31 0
1988-89 Edmonton Oilers NHL 80* 21* 31* 52* 55* 10* | Playoffs 7 0 1 1 8 1
1989-90 Edmonton Oilers NHL 80* 21* 22* 43* 89* 13* | Playoffs 22 2 6 8 29 6
1990-91 Edmonton Oilers “A” NHL 80* 17* 15* 32* 76* -1* | Playoffs 18 3 3 6 20 -3
1991-92 Edmonton Oilers “A” NHL 80* 12* 18* 30* 98* -1* | Playoffs 16 3 0 3 28 4
1992-93 Edmonton Oilers “C” NHL 82* 10* 20* 30* 110* -16* |
1993-94 Edmonton Oilers “C” NHL 66* 16* 10* 26* 80* -20* |
New York Rangers NHL 12* 4* 2* 6* 11* 6* | Playoffs 23 1 4 5 22 0
1994-95 Philadelphia Flyers “A” NHL 45* 3* 9* 12* 23* 2* | Playoffs 15 1 4 5 20 -3
1995-96 Philadelphia Flyers “A” NHL 55* 5* 8* 13* 62* -3* |
St. Louis Blues NHL 13* 0* 1* 1* 8* -6* | Playoffs 13 0 2 2 6 0
1996-97 St. Louis Blues NHL 50* 2* 5* 7* 33* -12* | Playoffs 1 0 0 0 2 -1
Team Staff History
S Team League Role on Team Notes
1997-98 New York Rangers NHL Asst. Coach
1998-99 New York Rangers NHL Asst. Coach
1999-00 Edmonton Oilers NHL Asst. Coach
2000-01 Edmonton Oilers NHL Head Coach
2001-02 Edmonton Oilers NHL Head Coach
2002-03 Edmonton Oilers NHL Head Coach
2003-04 Edmonton Oilers NHL Head Coach
2004-05 Edmonton Oilers NHL Head Coach
Canada WC Asst. Coach
Team Canada Loto Cup Asst. Coach
2005-06 Edmonton Oilers NHL Head Coach
2006-07 Edmonton Oilers NHL Head Coach
2007-08 Edmonton Oilers NHL Head Coach
Canada WC Asst. Coach
2008-09 Edmonton Oilers NHL Head Coach
2009-10 Canada WC Head Coach
2011-12 Chicago Wolves AHL Head Coach
2012-13 Edmonton Oilers NHL Sr. VP of Hockey Operations
2013-14 Edmonton Oilers NHL General Manager
2014-15 Edmonton Oilers NHL General Manager
2015-16 Edmonton Oilers NHL Sr. VP of Hockey Operations
2016-17 Edmonton Oilers NHL Sr. VP of Hockey Operations
2017-18 Edmonton Oilers NHL Sr. VP of Hockey Operations
2018-19 Edmonton Oilers NHL Sr. VP of Hockey Operations
2019-20 Lokomotiv Yaroslavl KHL Head Coach Released on September 24, 2019
Lausanne HC NL Head Coach Replaced Ville Peltonen on February 27, 2020
Team Canada Spengler Cup Head Coach
2020-21 Lausanne HC NL Head Coach
2022-23 St. Louis Blues NHL Asst. Coach
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Craig MacTavish Career Totals

League Years GP G A TP PPG PIM +/- | Years GP G A TP PPG PIM +/-
AHL 3 159* 59* 71* 130* 0.82* 147* -* | 1 7 5 * 4 * 9 * 1.29 * 8 * - *
NCAA II 2 55* 62* 71* 133* 2.42* -* -* | 0 * * * * * *
NHL 17 1 093* 213* 267* 480* 0.44* 891* 34* | 14 193 20 * 38 * 58 * 0.30 * 218 * 4 *
WOHL 1 -* -* -* -* -* -* -* | 0 * * * * * *
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Craig MacTavish Connections

Player Period Teams
Esa Tikkanen (F) 1985-1996 10 Edmonton Oilers, New York Rangers, St. Louis Blues
Kevin Lowe (D) 1985-1994 8 Edmonton Oilers, New York Rangers
Grant Fuhr (G) 1985-1997 8 Edmonton Oilers, St. Louis Blues
Kelly Buchberger (F) 1986-1994 8 Edmonton Oilers

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Craig MacTavish Biography and Trivia

Cult/Star player for Edmonton Oilers

Cult/Star player for UMass-Lowell

Career transactions
- 1996-03-15 • Traded to the St. Louis Blues for Dale Hawerchuk
- 1994-03-21 • Traded to the New York Rangers for Todd Marchant
- 1985-02-01 • Signed as a free agent by the Edmonton Oilers

Craig MacTavish was the last player in the NHL not to wear a helmet.

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