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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