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.

Cail MacLean
MacLean in 2010
Born	(1976-09-30) September 30, 1976 (age 48) Middleton, Nova Scotia, Canada
Height	5 ft 11 in (180 cm)
Weight	197 lb (89 kg; 14 st 1 lb)
Position	Right wing
Shot	Right
Played for	Trenton Titans Cleveland Lumberjacks Cincinnati Mighty Ducks Indianapolis Ice Michigan K-Wings Lowell Lock Monsters Philadelphia Phantoms Grand Rapids Griffins Providence Bruins Hartford Wolf Pack Hershey Bears Bridgeport Sound Tigers
NHL draft	Undrafted
Playing career	1997–2008

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.^[1]

He signed with the Reading Royals in 2004, and spent one season on the team. In 2005 he signed with the South Carolina Stingrays and was named team captain a year later.^[2] 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.^[3] 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.^[4] 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.^[1] 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.^[5][6]

Abbotsford Heat

MacLean replaced Troy Ward as Abbotsford's assistant coach when Ward was named the Heat's head coach in June 2011.^[7] MacLean previously played for Ward when Ward was the head coach for the ECHL's Trenton Titans.^[1]

Adirondack Thunder

In 2015, he returned to the Calgary Flames' organization and was named head coach of the Adirondack Thunder of the ECHL. In 2017, the Flames ended their affiliation with the Thunder and MacLean moved up to an assistant coach position with the Flames' AHL affiliate, the Stockton Heat.^[8]

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.^[9] 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.^[10]

Awards

Coaching

• American Conference coach, 2010 ECHL All-Star Game (2009–10)^[5]
• Runner-up, John Brophy Award (2009–10)^[6]

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