Doug MacLean

Inducted into the Brockville and Area Sports Hall of Fame: June 11th, 2010

Doug played two years for the Brockville Braves in 1973-74 and then pursued his education. Upon graduation, he returned home to P.E.I,. where he taught high school and became head coach of the Summerside Junior “A” Hockey Team. In 1985-86, he became the head coach at the University of New Brunswick and after one season, he was asked by Jacques Martin to join his coaching staff in St. Louis. He helped lead the Blues to first and second place finishes in the Norris Division before becoming Bryan Murray’s Assistant Coach in Washington. He left the Capitals after two seasons to become Murray’s Assistant in Detroit. In 1995, Doug was named Head Coach of the Florida Panthers. In his first season, he won the Eastern Conference Championship and a berth in the Stanley Cup Finals. He was named a finalist for the Jack Adams Award as the NHL’s Coach of the Year and was the winner of the Hockey News Coach of the Year. In 1998, Doug was named General Manager of the Columbus Blue Jackets. A month later, he was named President of the Organization. In 2008, he became a co-host on Toronto Sports Radio Station, The Fan 590 and is now an analyst on Rogers’ Sportsnet Hockey Central.