Tom McVie
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Tom McVie (born June 6, 1935, Trail, British Columbia) was a coach in the National Hockey League. He coached the Washington Capitals from the 1975–76 season to the middle of the 1978–79 season. He moved to the Winnipeg Jets, then in the World Hockey Association, and coached the team with Bill Sutherland in its first two NHL seasons, 1979–80 and 1980–81. He replaced Bill MacMillan as head coach of the New Jersey Devils midway through the 1983–84 season, in which the team posted the worst record in its history. McVie returned as an NHL head coach with the Devils in 1991–92 after coaching the AHL Utica Devils.
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Preceded by Milt Schmidt |
Head Coaches of the Washington Capitals 1975–1979 |
Succeeded by Danny Belisle |
Preceded by Larry Hillman |
Head Coaches of the Winnipeg Jets 1979–1981 |
Succeeded by Bill Sutherland |
Preceded by Bill MacMillan |
Head Coaches of the New Jersey Devils 1983–1984 |
Succeeded by Doug Carpenter |
Preceded by John Cunniff |
Head Coaches of the New Jersey Devils 1991–1992 |
Succeeded by Herb Brooks |
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