Al MacAdam named new Mooseheads\' Head Coach
January 5, 2005 - Quebec Maritimes Junior Hockey League (QMJHL)
Halifax Mooseheads News Release
Halifax Mooseheads announced today that they have signed P.E.I. native Al MacAdam as their new Head Coach, effective immediately.
MacAdam comes to the Mooseheads with an extensive hockey resume, both as a player and a coach.
He played in 864 games during 12 seasons in the National Hockey League with Philadelphia, California, Cleveland, and Minnesota, accumulating 591 points, 240 goals, 351 assists along the way, along with 509 penalty minutes. He played in 64 playoff games, including a Stanley Cup win with the Philadelphia Flyers in 1974, and picked up 44 NHL career playoff points, from 20 goals and 24 assists.
After retiring as a player, MacAdam coached for 11 seasons at St. Thomas University before moving into the professional coaching ranks as Head Coach of the St. John's Maple Leafs for the 1997-98 season. He spent three seasons in St. John's before moving to the NHL in 2000-01 with the Chicago Black Hawks where he served as Assistant Coach until the end of the 2003-04 season.
"We are very pleased to bring a coach with his experience and knowledge to the Halifax Mooseheads Hockey Club," Majority Owner Bobby Smith said. "I am looking forward to Al's contribution to our hockey club. The team and our players will benefit from his expertise and experience."
MacAdam is looking forward to the challenge and says he is excited to get started behind the bench tomorrow when the Mooseheads face off against the P.E.I. Rocket.
MacAdam will be introduced at the Time Out Sports Bar in the Halifax Metro Centre Friday, Jan. 7th at 1:00pm.
The Mooseheads will host the Gatineau Olympiques at the Metro Centre Friday at 7:00 p.m.
Quebec Maritimes Junior Hockey League Stories from January 5, 2005
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- Al MacAdam named new Mooseheads' Head Coach - Halifax Mooseheads
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