Tom McVie

Tom McVie (born June 6, 1935 in 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. He has served in the Boston Bruins organization for 17 years, 11 of them as a scout. He finally got his name on the Stanley Cup in 2011 with Boston.

NHL coaching record

Team	Year	Regular season						Post season
		G	W	L	T	Pts	Finish	Result
WAS	1975-76	44	8	31	5	(32)	5th in Norris	Missed Playoffs
Washington Capitals	1976-77	80	24	42	14	62	4th in Norris	Missed Playoffs
Washington Capitals	1977-78	80	17	49	14	48	5th in Norris	Missed Playoffs
WPG	1979-80	77	19	47	11	(51)	5th in Smythe	(fired)
Winnipeg Jets	1980-81	28	1	20	7	(32)	6th in Smythe	(interim coach)
NJ	1983-84	6	15	38	7	(41)	5th in Patrick	Missed Playoffs
New Jersey Devils	1990-91	13	4	5	4	(79)	4th in Norris	Lost in First Round
New Jersey Devils	1991-92	80	38	31	11	87	4th in Norris	Lost in First Round
Total		462	126	263	73

External links

• Tom McVie's career statistics at The Internet Hockey Database

Preceded by Milt Schmidt	Head coach of the Washington Capitals 1975–79	Succeeded by Danny Belisle
Preceded by Larry Hillman Bill Sutherland	Head coach of the original Winnipeg Jets 1979-80 1980	Succeeded by Bill Sutherland
Preceded by Bill MacMillan John Cunniff	Head coach of the New Jersey Devils 1983–84 1991-92	Succeeded by Doug Carpenter Herb Brooks
Preceded by Bob Francis	Head coach of the Providence Bruins 1997–98	Succeeded by Peter Laviolette