EDMONTON OILERS MEDIA GUIDE

CRAIG
MACTAVISH
SENIOR VICE-PRESIDENT, HOCKEY OPERATIONS
Craig MacTavish rejoins the Edmonton Oilers this
season as their Senior Vice-President of Hockey
Operations after a three year absence from the club.
He will assist President, Kevin Lowe and General
Manager, Steve Tambellini on all duties related
to the daily operations of the club as well as help
oversee scouting and development of their minor
league affiliates.
MacTavish, 53, was the Head Coach of the Chicago
Wolves of the American Hockey League last year,
where he led the Vancouver Canucks’ AHL affiliate
to a 42-27-7 record, third best in the conference.
Named the eighth coach in Oilers history on June 22, 2000, MacTavish compiled a career record
of 301-252-103 (.537) in 656 regular season games over the course of eight seasons (2000-01
to 2008-09).
MacTavish became the 36th coach in NHL history to win 300-or-more games with a 5-3 win
versus the Vancouver Canucks on April 4th at Rexall Place.
He completed his coaching tenure behind the Oilers bench after the 2008-09 season, ranking
second among Edmonton coaches in games coached, wins, losses, ties/overtime losses and
winning percentage and ranked 36th all-time in NHL history in wins and 41st in games coached.
The former Oilers’ captain has a 17-13 (.567) record in the Stanley Cup Playoffs and became the
third coach to lead the Oilers to the Stanley Cup Final.
In 2005-06 MacTavish guided the Oilers to their first trip to the Stanley Cup Final since 1990, as
Edmonton fell in seven games to the Carolina Hurricanes. After finishing the regular season in
8th place in the NHL’s Western Conference standings with a 41-28-13 record, MacTavish led the
Oilers to within a game of their sixth Stanley Cup. In the post-season the Oilers went 15-9 and
defeated the President Trophy winning Detroit Red Wings, the San Jose Sharks and the Mighty
Ducks of Anaheim on their way to winning the Clarence S. Campbell Bowl as Western Conference
champions.
After departing the Oilers organization following the 2008-09 season, MacTavish earned a
master’s degree in business from Queen’s University and spent two years as an analyst for the
NHL on TSN.
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