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

• Coach of Hamilton Spectator Trophy winning Guelph Storm in 1995–96

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
1984–85	Philadelphia Flyers	NHL	Assistant
1985–86	Philadelphia Flyers	NHL	Assistant
1986–87	Philadelphia Flyers	NHL	Assistant
1987–88	Philadelphia Flyers	NHL	Assistant
1988–89	Chicago Blackhawks	NHL	Assistant
1989–90	Chicago Blackhawks	NHL	Assistant
1990–91	Chicago Blackhawks	NHL	Assistant
1991–92	Maine Mariners	AHL	Head	80	23	47	10	0	0.350	No Playoffs
1992–93	Ottawa Senators	NHL	Assistant
1993–94	Ottawa Senators	NHL	Assistant
1994–95	Ottawa Senators	NHL	Assistant
1995–96	Guelph Storm	OHL	Head	66	45	16	5	0	0.720	Lost in Finals
1996–97	Guelph Storm	OHL	Head	66	35	25	6	0	0.576	Lost in Semifinals
1997–98	Hartford Wolf Pack	AHL	Head	80	43	24	12	1	0.619	Lost in Semifinals
1998–99	Hartford Wolf Pack	AHL	Head	80	38	31	5	6	0.544	Lost in Quarterfinals
2001–02	Philadelphia Flyers	NHL	Assistant

 

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