Cail MacLean (born September 30, 1976) is a

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former professional

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player and is an

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for the

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of the

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Playing career

MacLean was born in

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. He played his junior career with the Kingston Frontenacs of the

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(OHL). After being skipped over in the

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, MacLean signed his first professional contract with the

ECHL The ECHL (formerly the East Coast Hockey League) is a mid-level professional ice hockey league based in Shrewsbury, New Jersey, with teams scattered across the United States and Canada. It is a tier below the American Hockey League (AHL). The ...

Jacksonville Lizard Kings The Jacksonville Lizard Kings were a professional ice hockey team based in Jacksonville, Florida. Formerly known as the Louisville Icehawks, they played in the East Coast Hockey League (ECHL) from 1995–2000. They played their home games in the ...

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. He played two partial seasons with Jacksonville while also playing games in the

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(AHL) and the International Hockey League (IHL). After signing with the

Trenton Titans The Trenton Titans were a professional minor league ice hockey team that played in the ECHL. The team last played in the Atlantic Division of the ECHL's Eastern Conference. The Titans played their home games at the Sun National Bank Center in Trent ...

1999 File:1999 Events Collage.png, From left, clockwise: The funeral procession of King Hussein of Jordan in Amman; the 1999 İzmit earthquake kills over 17,000 people in Turkey; the Columbine High School massacre, one of the first major school shoot ...

, MacLean spent most of the remainder of his career with the ECHL, seeing two full seasons of AHL action with the

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( 2002–03) and the

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( 2003–04). He served as the Titans' team captain and led them to the 2001 Kelly Cup finals, where they lost to the

South Carolina Stingrays The South Carolina Stingrays are a professional minor league ice hockey team based in North Charleston, South Carolina. The Stingrays play in the South Division of the ECHL's Eastern Conference. They play their home games at the North Charleston Co ...

4 games to 1. He signed with the

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in 2004, and spent one season on the team. In 2005 he signed with the South Carolina Stingrays and was named team captain a year later. MacLean spent the remainder of his professional career with the Stingrays, leading them to the 2007–08 American Conference finals where they were bested by the Cincinnati Cyclones 4 games to 1.

Coaching career

South Carolina Stingrays

In 2008, MacLean announced his retirement from professional hockey and was named the assistant coach of the Stingrays soon after. He helped lead the Stingrays to the Kelly Cup championship in 2009. After head coach Jared Bednar stepped down in 2009, MacLean was named the head coach of the team. He spent two seasons ( 2009–10 and 2010–11) with the Stingrays as head coach before accepting an assistant coaching position with the AHL's

Abbotsford Heat The Abbotsford Heat were a professional ice hockey team that played five seasons in the American Hockey League (AHL) between 2009 and 2014. The team was based in Abbotsford, British Columbia, Canada, and played its home games at the 7,046-seat A ...

in July 2011. MacLean led the Stingrays to two Kelly Cup playoff appearances and a 78-48-18 record during his tenure as head coach.Miller, Andrew (2011-07-21)
"Stingrays head coach taking job with Abbotsford Heat"
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''. Retrieved 2011-07-21. While with the Stingrays, MacLean was selected as the American Conference coach for the 2010 ECHL All-Star Game and was recognized as the runner-up for the ECHL's 2009–10

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.Press release (2010-01-03)
"All-Star coaches announced"
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. Retrieved 2011-01-07.Press release (2010-04-06)
Idaho's Laxdal receives John Brophy Award
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. Retrieved 2011-01-07.

Abbotsford Heat

MacLean replaced

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as Abbotsford's assistant coach when Ward was named the Heat's head coach in June 2011. MacLean previously played for Ward when Ward was the head coach for the ECHL's

Adirondack Thunder

In 2015, he returned to the

' organization and was named head coach of the Adirondack Thunder of the

. In 2017, the Flames ended their affiliation with the Thunder and MacLean moved up to an assistant coach position with the Flames' AHL affiliate, the Stockton Heat.

Stockton Heat

After serving one season as an assistant in Stockton, the Heat's head coach Ryan Huska moved up to the Flames as an assistant in 2018. MacLean was then promoted to the head coaching position for the

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. In 2021, the

promoted MacLean to assistant coach with the Flames after serving as the Heat's head coach for three seasons and a 72–65–16 record.

Awards

Coaching

*American Conference coach, 2010 ECHL All-Star Game (2009–10) *Runner-up,

(2009–10)

Career statistics

References

External links

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