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  Online Encyclopedia and Dictionary - Craig MacTavish
Craig MacTavish (Born August 15, 1958 in London, Ontario, Canada.) is a former National Hockey League centre.
MacTavish played two years in the NCAA with the University of Lowell, from 1977 to 1979.
MacTavish spent a year in prison for vehicular manslaughter after he struck and killed a young woman while he was driving under the influence of alcohol.
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 Craig MacTavish - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Craig MacTavish (born August 15, 1958 in London, Ontario, Canada) is the head coach of the National Hockey League's Edmonton Oilers.
MacTavish missed 1984-85 after being convicted of vehicular homicide, having struck and killed a young woman while he was driving under the influence of alcohol.
MacTavish was traded to the New York Rangers in 1994, just in time to help several other former Oilers (including Adam Graves and Mark Messier) win the Stanley Cup for the Blueshirts.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Craig_MacTavish   (1018 words)

  
 Edmonton Oilers   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-04)
Craig MacTavish returns for his sixth season behind the bench of the Edmonton Oilers in 2005-06.
MacTavish guided the Oilers to a 36-29-12-5 (.543) record In 2003-04 and in the process became the second winningest coach in team history.
MacTavish made his debut behind the Oilers bench in 2000-01, leading Edmonton to a sixth place finish in the NHL’s Western Conference standings, second place in the Northwest Division and a Stanley Cup Playoff berth with a 39-28-12-3 record.
www.edmontonoilers.com /roster/all_staff/mactavish.php   (960 words)

  
 1978 NHL Amateur Draft -- Craig MacTavish
MacTavish survived the crash with an injured shoulder and deep facial cuts that resulted from his head hitting the windshield.
MacTavish pleaded innocent to the vehicular homicide charge, and the case was scheduled for trial.
MacTavish was sentenced to one year in prison without the possibility of parole.
www.hockeydraftcentral.com /1978/78153.html   (1145 words)

  
 CNNSI.com - Hockey - Oilers' MacTavish rips out tongue of Flames mascot - Tuesday January 21, 2003 02:47 AM
CALGARY, Alberta (AP) -- Edmonton Oilers coach Craig MacTavish ripped out the tongue of Calgary Flames mascot Harvey the Hound after the 6-foot-6 dog repeatedly taunted him at the bench.
MacTavish reached for a hockey stick but was calmed by Oilers trainer Ken Lowe.
The line of Craig Conroy, Dave Lowry and Jarome Iginla combined for nine points as the Flames held on for a 4-3 victory over the Edmonton Oilers, extending their unbeaten streak to three games.
sportsillustrated.cnn.com /hockey/news/2003/01/20/mactavish_mascot_ap   (347 words)

  
 Edmonton Oilers Heritage Website - Craig MacTavish
MacTavish’s reputation earned him the role of checking-line centre, one of hockey’s toughest jobs.
In both the minor leagues and with the Bruins (MacTavish bounced between the NHL and the American Hockey League from 1979 to 1983, finally earning a full-time job in 1984), coaches often assigned MacTavish the thankless job of guarding the opposition’s best players.
In 1985, after a year out of hockey, MacTavish was brought to Edmonton by Oilers general manager and coach Glen Sather.
www.oilersheritage.com /history/dynasty_players_craigmactavish.html   (497 words)

  
 Augusta Georgia: sports@ugusta: End of Blues' season marks end of an era 4/29/97
St. Louis Blues Craig MacTavish, shown in an undated photo with the Philadelphia Flyers, the last player to go without a helmet, announced his retirement Tuesday April 29, 1997.
MacTavish, who just completed his 16th season, didn't have to wear a helmet because he played before the NHL mandated head gear in 1979-80.
MacTavish played on four Stanley Cup champions, three with the Oilers and one with the New York Rangers in 1994.
chronicle.augusta.com /stories/043097/spo_nhl.html   (488 words)

  
 Atlanta Thrashers Coach - Craig MacTavish   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-04)
Craig MacTavish is the third coach in the history of the Atlanta Thrashers CTCHL organization.
The team has some very skilled players and MacTavish is brought in to point them in the right direction teaching the players that hard work comes first.
MacTavish was the last player in hockey history to play without a helmet as he got used to the old style of hockey.
www.angelfire.com /sports/AtlantaCTCHL/CraigMacTavish.html   (133 words)

  
 NHL Fines MacTavish, Hartley - NHL - KCRA.com | KCRA
Edmonton's Craig MacTavish and Atlanta's Bob Hartley were each fined $10,000 for their remarks after their teams' respective games on Friday.
MacTavish was upset that the officials overturned a potential game-tying goal at the end of regulation in the Oilers' 3-2 setback.
MacTavish called the ruling "ridiculous" and said that McGeough, who later acknowledged his mistake, should be suspended.
www.kcra.com /nhl/10242710/detail.html   (356 words)

  
 ESPN.com: NHL - Harvey the Hound on short leash with master Flames
CALGARY, Alberta -- Harvey the Hound is in the doghouse for his incessant yapping that prompted Edmonton coach Craig MacTavish to rip out the Calgary mascot's tongue.
MacTavish said the mascot was taunting the team.
MacTavish laughed about the encounter after the game and again Tuesday.
espn.go.com /nhl/news/2003/0122/1496996.html   (324 words)

  
 ESPN.com: NHL - Oilers coach hears enough, rips tongue from mascot
Harvey the Hound is lost without his tongue as Oilers coach Craig MacTavish, left, is calmed down by team trainier Ken Lowe.
CALGARY, Alberta -- Edmonton Oilers coach Craig MacTavish ripped out the tongue of Calgary Flames mascot Harvey the Hound after the 6-foot-6 dog repeatedly taunted him at the bench.
Oilers coach Craig MacTavish takes out his frustration on Flames mascot Harvey the Hound.
espn.go.com /nhl/news/2003/0120/1496188.html   (278 words)

  
 NHL fines Craig MacTavish - hockeyfights.com forums
MacTavish shouldn't have to bite his tounge and move on.
Not suspending Schoenfeld was a P.R. nightmare and a fleye on the league.
But the bottom line is MacTavish should have bit his tongue instead of calling a league official and his call "retarded." That was going a bit too far and any professional sports league would have doled out the same kind of fine and punishment.
www.hockeyfights.com /forums/showthread.php?p=832040   (1529 words)

  
 Oilers re-sign Craig MacTavish
MacTavish saw his eighth-seeded Oilers upset Detroit, San Jose and Anaheim before losing to Carolina in the final.
While MacTavish has posted a respectable 190-139-47-34 regular-season record during his five seasons with Edmonton, the team missed the playoffs twice and was bounced from the post-season on two other occasions before this year's Stanley Cup run.
MacTavish, 47, is also expected to be in consideration for coaching Team Canada's entry into the 2010 Vancouver Winter Olympics.
cbc.ca /sports/story/2006/07/19/oilers-mactavish-contract.html?ref=rss   (1290 words)

  
 USATODAY.com - Oilers re-sign coach MacTavish, CEO to extensions   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-04)
EDMONTON (AP) — The Edmonton Oilers gave coach Craig MacTavish and president Patrick LaForge four-year contract extensions on Thursday.
MacTavish guided the Oilers to their first Stanley Cup final since 1990.
The 47-year-old MacTavish has a 190-139-47-34 record in five seasons with the Oilers.
www.usatoday.com /sports/hockey/nhl/oilers/2006-07-20-mactavish_x.htm   (171 words)

  
 CANOE -- SLAM! Sports - Hockey NHL - Edmonton: MacTavish wants more
Oilers head coach Craig MacTavish addresses the media in Edmonton after signing a new four-year contract with the Oilers.
MacTavish has been the Oilers head coach since the 2000-2001 season.
MacTavish had seen his winning percentage decline behind the bench prior to leading the Oilers to a 41-28-13 record last season.
slam.canoe.ca /Slam/Hockey/NHL/Edmonton/2006/07/21/1695804-sun.html   (770 words)

  
 Oilers give 'superb leader' MacTavish extension - - MSNBC.com
Craig MacTavish guided the eighth-seeded Oilers to their first Stanley Cup finals since 1990.
Craig MacTavish is being rewarded for his work last season.
Before retiring as a member of the St. Louis Blues following the 1996-97 season, MacTavish played with the Oilers for more than 8 1/2 campaigns, winning three Stanley Cups and serving as team captain.  He was traded in 1993-94 to the New York Rangers, helping them end their 54-year championship drought that postseason.
www.msnbc.msn.com /id/13944173   (401 words)

  
 Read A Blog - Iceref - Ice hockey referees.. KANSAS CITY professional hockey team... Craig MacTavish and Atlanta ...
Craig MacTavish and Atlanta Thrashers coach Bob Hartley..
Edmonton Oilers coach Craig MacTavish and Atlanta Thrashers coach Bob Hartley each were fined $10,000 by the NHL on Saturday for criticizing officials.
On Friday night, MacTavish snapped after referee Mick McGeough called off Ales Hemsky's goal with only seconds left in the third period.
www.readablog.com /feed14960.aspx?hi=6   (842 words)

  
 Mascots an endangered species around MacTavish - Pittsburgh Tribune-Review
NHL mascots need to watch their tongues around Edmonton coach Craig MacTavish.
MacTavish yanked the tongue out of Harvey the Hound on Monday in Calgary after the Flames' mascot got a little too close when heckling the coach.
MacTavish, tongue in hand, paused before throwing it into the stands.
www.pittsburghlive.com /x/pittsburghtrib/s_114866.html   (831 words)

  
 Craig MacTavish News
Craig MacTavish news continually updated from thousands of sources around the net.
If there's a silver lining about the shoulder injury that's put Ales Hemsky on the shelf, Edmonton Oilers coach Craig MacTavish is hoping his loss might jump-start his lineup.
Roloson the main reason Oilers have won five in a row It was with a dozen minutes left in the second period that the crowd thawed out and began the chant.
www.topix.net /hockey-players/craig-mactavish   (665 words)

  
 NHL notebook - Pittsburgh Tribune-Review
NEW YORK - Edmonton Oilers coach Craig MacTavish and Atlanta Thrashers coach Bob Hartley each were fined $10,000 by the NHL on Saturday for criticizing officials.
"While the NHL regrets the missed call, Craig MacTavish's comments after the game regarding the call were totally inappropriate and crossed the line," Colin Campbell, the league's director of hockey operations, said in a statement.
Hartley was assessed a gross misconduct penalty and fined for verbal abuse of the officials at the end of the Thrashers' game against Washington on Friday night.
www.pittsburghlive.com /x/pittsburghtrib/sports/s_478356.html   (252 words)

  
 Champ Car > News Monday, July 17, 2006
MacTavish has a record of 190-139-47-34 in his six seasons behind the Oilers bench.
Prior to taking the reins of the Oilers, MacTavish was an assistant coach with both the Oilers and New York Rangers.
MacTavish won a fourth Stanley Cup as a player as a member of the New York Rangers.
www.champcarworldseries.com /News/Article.asp?ID=10556   (424 words)

  
 Ticker News - Toronto Maple Leafs   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-04)
Named the eighth coach in Edmonton history on June 22, 2000, MacTavish directed the Oilers to a 41-28-13 record this past season, earning them the eighth seed in the Western Conference.
The 47-year-old, whose contract option was not picked up before the postseason, led the club to upsets of the Presidents' Trophy-winning Detroit Red Wings, fifth-seeded San Jose Sharks and sixth-seeded Mighty Ducks of Anaheim before losing to the Carolina Hurricanes in a seven-game Stanley Cup Finals series.
MacTavish also skated for the Boston Bruins and Philadelphia Flyers during his 17-year playing career.
www.mapleleafs.com /news/TickerNews.asp?ticker_id=3798   (385 words)

  
 Oilers Extend MacTavish, LaForge - NHL - Edmonton Oilers - TheDenverChannel.com | KMGH
Under MacTavish's leadership the Oilers went 41-28-13 this past season and advanced to the Stanley Cup Finals, where the club eventually lost to the Carolina Hurricanes.
In his five seasons behind the bench for the Oilers, MacTavich has a 190-160-60 mark in the regular season and a 19-17 post-season record.
MacTavish, the last player to skate in the NHL without a helmet, totaled 213 goals and 267 assists in 1,093 career games with the New York Rangers, Boston Bruins, Philadelphia Flyers, St. Louis Blues and Edmonton.
www.thedenverchannel.com /nhl126/9549159/detail.html   (483 words)

  
 Hockey Trade Rumors - MacTavish leaving Edmonton?
Sportsnet.ca reports that the Oilers had an option on MacTavish for one more year, however they didn't exercise it, which leaves MacTavish without a contract and essentially a free agent.
With the Oilers dramatic playoff run still fresh in everybody's mind, MacTavish will undoubtedly be fielding a lot of offers by other teams in the next few days.
Once they got there, heart took over from their inconsistancies of the regular season, plus all of the pieces were in place, or, the planets were aligned.
www.hockeytraderumors.com /article6713.html   (609 words)

  
 Names & Games: Mascot gets tongue-lashing
For Edmonton Oilers Coach Craig MacTavish, it was bad enough that his team was being bullied by the last-place Calgary Flames.
With the Oilers trailing the Flames, 4-0, Jan. 20 in Calgary, Harvey began taunting MacTavish during a third-period stoppage.
Oilers trainer Ken Lowe restrained MacTavish after the incident, and several players squirted Harvey with water bottles before security arrived.
www.post-gazette.com /sports/other/20030126names0126p5.asp   (812 words)

  
 Edmonton Oilers, Craig MacTavish, Chris Pronger, Dwayne Roloson, National Hockey League - CBS SportsLine.com
"There are a lot of distractions here with the players and their families," Edmonton coach Craig MacTavish said Wednesday after a vigorous hour-long skate, the Oilers' first hard workout since they punched their ticket for the finals.
MacTavish said getting caught up in the hype and not capturing the Cup would be the ultimate disappointment for the eighth-seeded club.
Edmonton is the lowest-seeded team to reach the finals under the current playoff format.
cbs.sportsline.com /nhl/story/9472773/rss   (706 words)

  
 Craig MacTavish   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-04)
A defensive forward, Craig MacTavish has had his named engraved in the Holy Grail of Hockey three times via the Edmonton Oilers.
He has also won a fourth with the Rangers in 1994, along with ex-Oilers Mark Messier, Jeff Beukeboom, Kevin Lowe, Esa Tikkanen, Glen Anderson, and Adam Graves.
MacTavish is now retired, having played his final year in St. Louis (1996-97 season) and scoring only seven points in fifty games.
members.tripod.com /~theOilDynasty/players/mactavish.html   (99 words)

  
 SportingNews.com - NHL - Oilers coach MacTavish gets contract extension
EDMONTON -- The Edmonton Oilers gave coach Craig MacTavish and president Patrick LaForge four-year contract extensions on Thursday.
If anyone can get the most out of the Oilers current roster it's him.
Hey Mactavish had a good year, he deserves to get signed.
www.sportingnews.com /yourturn/viewtopic.php?t=109930   (275 words)

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