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Tom McVie, 1st NHL coach of the Winnipeg Jets, dead at 89
Tom McVie, who coached the Winnipeg Jets to the 1979 World Hockey Association championship over Wayne Gretzky's Edmonton Oilers in the final year before the franchises were absorbed into the NHL, has died.
McVie dies at 89, was ‘quite a character’ as coach for Devils, Capitals, Jets
Tom McVie, a Boston Bruins ambassador who coached the New Jersey Devils, Washington Capitals and Winnipeg Jets, died at the age of 89.
Former NHL head coach, scout Tom McVie dies at 89
On Monday, it was announced that former NHL head coach Tom McVie passed away at the age of 89. McVie’s career in pro hockey spanned close to seven decades.
Tom McVie's hockey career took him from the Johnstown Jets to the Boston Bruins
McVie also coached in the American Hockey League, guiding the Maine Mariners (1982-87), Utica Devils (1987-91) and Providence Bruins (1997-98). He led Maine to the Calder Cup final in 1982 and won the Louis A.R. Pieri Memorial Award as the league’s outstanding coach in 1988-89. His 328 victories put his among the top 20 in AHL history.
Tom McVie, longtime Bruins assistant who also coached Capitals, Jets and Devils, has died at 89
He also coached the Washington Capitals, compiling an overall NHL record of 126-263 with 73 ties in parts of eight seasons from 1975-92.
Tom McVie, longtime Boston Bruins assistant, dies at 89
Tom McVie, who coached the Winnipeg Jets to the 1979 World Hockey Association championship before moving on to a head-coaching career in the NHL with the Washington Capitals and New Jersey Devils, died at the age of 89.

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