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E. J. McGuire, Canadian ice hockey coach and scout, died from cancer he was , 58

Edward John "E. J." McGuire was an ice hockey coach and served as the director of the NHL Central Scouting Bureau.


(1952 – April 7, 2011)

Coaching career

McGuire was an assistant coach in the National Hockey League with the Philadelphia Flyers from 1984 to 1988 and the Chicago Blackhawks from 1988 to 1991. His first head coaching job was in 1991–92 with the Maine Mariners of the AHL, which the team ended out of the playoffs with 23–47–10 record. After being let go from that position, he returned to the NHL, this time with the Ottawa Senators.
After three years in Ottawa, he took his second head coaching position, this time in Canadian major juniors with the Ontario Hockey League's Guelph Storm. With the help of future NHLers, Herberts Vasiļjevs and Dan Cloutier, he led the Storm to the Hamilton Spectator Trophy, as the team with the highest point total in the regular season.[1] Guelph made the playoffs the next year, falling in the semifinals of the OHL Playoffs.
McGuire moved back into professional hockey in 1997, signing on as the head coach with the AHL's Hartford Wolf Pack. After two playoff appearances in two years, he once again stepped back from coaching to focus on scouting. His last coaching position was as an assistant with the Philadelphia Flyers in 2001–02. Afterwards, he began to do more work with the NHL Central Scouting Bureau.

NHL Central scouting

McGuire was the director of NHL Central Scouting from 2005 to 2011. He usually gave his input on the rankings and was a desired interview by NHL media around the rankings time and the draft.

Awards

Death

On April 7, 2011, McGuire died from cancer (Leiomyosarcoma).[2]

Coaching statistics

Through 2001–02 season[3]
Season
Team
League
Position
GP
W
L
T
OTL
Pct
Result
Assistant







Philadelphia Flyers
NHL
Assistant







Philadelphia Flyers
NHL
Assistant







Philadelphia Flyers
NHL
Assistant







NHL
Assistant







Chicago Blackhawks
NHL
Assistant







Chicago Blackhawks
NHL
Assistant







Head
80
23
47
10
0
0.350
No Playoffs
NHL
Assistant







Ottawa Senators
NHL
Assistant







Ottawa Senators
NHL
Assistant







Head
66
45
16
5
0
0.720
Lost in Finals
Guelph Storm
OHL
Head
66
35
25
6
0
0.576
Lost in Semifinals
AHL
Head
80
43
24
12
1
0.619
Lost in Semifinals
Hartford Wolf Pack
AHL
Head
80
38
31
5
6
0.544
Lost in Quarterfinals
Philadelphia Flyers
NHL
Assistant







 

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