Craig MacTavish

Craig MacTavish
MacTavish in 2011
Born (1958-08-15) August 15, 1958 (age 66)
London, Ontario, Canada
Height 6 ft 1 in (185 cm)
Weight 195 lb (88 kg; 13 st 13 lb)
Position Centre
Shot Left
Played for Boston Bruins
Edmonton Oilers
New York Rangers
Philadelphia Flyers
St. Louis Blues
Coached for Edmonton Oilers
New York Rangers
Lausanne HC
Yaroslavl Lokomotiv
St. Louis Blues
NHL draft 153rd overall, 1978
Boston Bruins
Playing career 1979–1997
Coaching career 1997–present

Craig MacTavish (born August 15, 1958) is a Canadian professional ice hockey executive and former player, formerly an assistant coaching position with the St. Louis Blues. He played center for 17 seasons in the National Hockey League with the Boston Bruins, Edmonton Oilers, New York Rangers, Philadelphia Flyers and St. Louis Blues, winning the Stanley Cup four times (1987, 1988, 1990, 1994). He was the last NHL player not to wear a helmet during games.[1][2][3]

MacTavish later coached the Oilers from 2000 to 2009 and also served as assistant coach with the Rangers and Oilers. He last coached Team Canada at the 2019 Spengler Cup, after a short stint with Russian team Lokomotiv Yaroslavl of the KHL. He served as an assistant coach with the St. Louis Blues from 2022 to 2023.

  1. ^ Cite error: The named reference :0 was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  2. ^ McGran, Kevin (June 5, 2013). "Place in trivia history awaits NHL's last visor-less player". The Toronto Star. Retrieved December 21, 2017.
  3. ^ Johnston, Chris (November 27, 2015). "Visor-less NHLers an increasingly rare sight". Sportsnet.ca. Sportsnet. Retrieved December 21, 2017.