Cail MacLean

Cail MacLean (born September 30, 1976) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey player and is an assistant coach for the Calgary Flames of the National Hockey League.

Playing career MacLean was born in Middleton, Nova Scotia. He played his junior career with the Kingston Frontenacs of the Ontario Hockey League (OHL). After being skipped over in the NHL entry draft, MacLean signed his first professional contract with the ECHL's Jacksonville Lizard Kings in 1997. He played two partial seasons with Jacksonville while also playing games in the American Hockey League (AHL) and the International Hockey League (IHL).

After signing with the Trenton Titans in 1999, MacLean spent most of the remainder of his career with the ECHL, seeing two full seasons of AHL action with the Hershey Bears (2002–03) and the Bridgeport Sound Tigers (2003–04). He served as the Titans' team captain and led them to the 2001 Kelly Cup finals, where they lost to the South Carolina Stingrays 4 games to 1. MacLean spent the remainder of his professional career with the Stingrays, leading them to the 2007–08 American Conference finals where they were bested by the Cincinnati Cyclones 4 games to 1.

Coaching career

South Carolina Stingrays In 2008, MacLean announced his retirement from professional hockey and was named the assistant coach of the Stingrays soon after. He helped lead the Stingrays to the Kelly Cup championship in 2009.

After head coach Jared Bednar stepped down in 2009, MacLean was named the head coach of the team. He spent two seasons (2009–10 and 2010–11) with the Stingrays as head coach before accepting an assistant coaching position with the AHL's Abbotsford Heat in July 2011. MacLean led the Stingrays to two Kelly Cup playoff appearances and a 78-48-18 record during his tenure as head coach. While with the Stingrays, MacLean was selected as the American Conference coach for the 2010 ECHL All-Star Game and was recognized as the runner-up for the ECHL's 2009–10 John Brophy Award.

Abbotsford Heat MacLean replaced Troy Ward as Abbotsford's assistant coach when Ward was named the Heat's head coach in June 2011. MacLean previously played for Ward when Ward was the head coach for the ECHL's Trenton Titans.

Stockton Heat After serving one season as an assistant in Stockton, the Heat's head coach Ryan Huska moved up to the Flames as an assistant in 2018. MacLean was then promoted to the head coaching position for the 2018–19 AHL season. In 2021, the Calgary Flames promoted MacLean to assistant coach with the Flames after serving as the Heat's head coach for three seasons and a 72–65–16 record.

Awards

Coaching American Conference coach, 2010 ECHL All-Star Game (2009–10) Runner-up, John Brophy Award (2009–10)

Career statistics Regular season Playoffs Season Team League GP G A Pts PIM GP G A Pts PIM 1993–94 Kingston Frontenacs OHL 53 7 7 14 15 1 0 0 0 0 1994–95 Kingston Frontenacs OHL 65 11 17 28 17 6 0 0 0 0 1995–96 Kingston Frontenacs OHL 66 15 37 52 53 6 2 2 4 2 1996–97 Kingston Frontenacs OHL 60 34 42 76 47 5 1 1 2 2 1997–98 Jacksonville Lizard Kings ECHL 5 1 0 1 4 1 0 0 0 0 1997–98 Cleveland Lumberjacks IHL 1 0 0 0 0 — — — — — 1997–98 Cincinnati Mighty Ducks AHL 7 0 1 1 4 — — — — — 1998–99 Jacksonville Lizard Kings ECHL 40 29 28 57 14 — — — — — 1998–99 Indianapolis Ice IHL 35 13 7 20 20 7 2 2 4 0 1999–00 Trenton Titans ECHL 50 34 25 59 24 14 10 5 15 6 1999–00 Michigan K-Wings IHL 14 0 3 3 6 — — — — — 1999–00 Lowell Lock Monsters AHL 5 0 1 1 0 — — — — — 1999–00 Philadelphia Phantoms AHL 3 0 0 0 0 — — — — — 2000–01 Trenton Titans ECHL 49 28 17 45 26 19 13 4 17 10 2000–01 Grand Rapids Griffins IHL 16 2 0 2 0 — — — — — 2000–01 Philadelphia Phantoms AHL 9 0 1 1 4 — — — — — 2001–02 Providence Bruins AHL 9 1 0 1 0 — — — — — 2001–02 Hartford Wolf Pack AHL 1 0 0 0 0 — — — — — 2001–02 Trenton Titans ECHL 41 17 17 34 18 — — — — — 2001–02 Lowell Lock Monsters AHL 3 0 1 1 0 — — — — — 2001–02 Hershey Bears AHL 21 4 6 10 4 6 0 0 0 0 2002–03 Hershey Bears AHL 74 16 13 29 14 5 0 0 0 0 2003–04 Bridgeport Sound Tigers AHL 61 6 10 16 16 7 1 0 1 0 2004–05 Reading Royals ECHL 59 23 19 42 42 8 2 1 3 2 2004–05 Hershey Bears AHL 14 0 0 0 4 — — — — — 2005–06 South Carolina Stingrays ECHL 46 17 16 33 42 6 2 2 4 4 2006–07 South Carolina Stingrays ECHL 60 25 33 58 58 — — — — — 2007–08 South Carolina Stingrays ECHL 63 21 25 46 30 20 2 9 11 14 AHL totals 207 27 33 60 46 18 1 0 1 0