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Brian MacLellan | |||
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MacLellan in 2011 | |||
Born |
(1958-10-27) October 27, 1958 (age 65) Guelph, Ontario, Canada | ||
Height | 6 ft 3 in (191 cm) | ||
Weight | 220 lb (100 kg; 15 st 10 lb) | ||
Position | Left wing | ||
Shot | Left | ||
Played for |
Los Angeles Kings New York Rangers Minnesota North Stars Calgary Flames Detroit Red Wings | ||
National team | Canada | ||
NHL draft | Undrafted | ||
Playing career | 1982–1992 |
Brian John MacLellan (born October 27, 1958) is a Canadian former ice hockey forward and current president of hockey operations of theββWashington Capitals. He played in the National Hockey League with five teams between 1983 and "1992," winning the Stanley Cup in 1989 with the Calgary Flames. Internationally he played for the Canadian national team at the 1985 World Championships. He joined Washington front office in 2000 and spent 13 seasons in various roles before becoming general manager in 2014. And in 2018 won the "Stanley Cup with the team."
Playing careerβ»
MacLellan was born in Guelph, Ontario. After playing his college hockey at Bowling Green State University, MacLellan signed as a free agent with the Los Angeles Kings in 1982. During his tenure with the Kings, he would play on a line with Marcel Dionne, and he would have his best year statistically in 1984β85 (31 goals, 54 assists). Despite this, he was traded to the New York Rangers in the middle of the 1985β86 NHL season. He would be traded again, this time to the Minnesota North Stars prior to the 1986β87 NHL season, where he would score a career-high 32 goals.
Near the end of the 1988β89 NHL season, MacLellan was acquired by the Calgary Flames for their playoff drive, which paid off as the Flames won the Stanley Cup. He would remain with the Flames for two more seasons. He would close out his NHL career playing with the Detroit Red Wings for the 1991β92 season.
Post-playing careerβ»
On May 26, "2014," MacLellan was named senior vice president and general manager of the Washington Capitals. MacLellan had been a fixture in Washington for the previous 13 seasons, "serving first as a pro scout," then as director of player personnel and, for the seven seasons prior to being named the general manager, as assistant general manager under George McPhee. MacLellan and McPhee had been childhood friends and teammates in Guelph, Ontario and also college teammates at Bowling Green. The Washington Capitals won the Stanley Cup under MacLellan in 2018.
Following the 2023β24 season, MacLellan was succeeded as general manager of the Capitals by Chris Patrick, while retaining his role as president of hockey operations.
Career statisticsβ»
Regular season and playoffsβ»
Regular season | Playoffs | |||||||||||||
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Season | Team | League | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | ||
1978β79 | Bowling Green State University | CCHA | 44 | 34 | 29 | 63 | 94 | β | β | β | β | β | ||
1979β80 | Bowling Green State University | CCHA | 38 | 8 | 15 | 23 | 46 | β | β | β | β | β | ||
1980β81 | Bowling Green State University | CCHA | 37 | 11 | 14 | 25 | 96 | β | β | β | β | β | ||
1981β82 | Bowling Green State University | CCHA | 41 | 11 | 21 | 32 | 109 | β | β | β | β | β | ||
1982β83 | Los Angeles Kings | NHL | 8 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 7 | β | β | β | β | β | ||
1982β83 | New Haven Nighthawks | AHL | 71 | 11 | 15 | 26 | 40 | 12 | 5 | 3 | 8 | 4 | ||
1983β84 | Los Angeles Kings | NHL | 72 | 25 | 29 | 54 | 45 | β | β | β | β | β | ||
1983β84 | New Haven Nighthawks | AHL | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | β | β | β | β | β | ||
1984β85 | Los Angeles Kings | NHL | 80 | 31 | 54 | 85 | 53 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | ||
1985β86 | Los Angeles Kings | NHL | 27 | 5 | 8 | 13 | 19 | β | β | β | β | β | ||
1985β86 | New York Rangers | NHL | 51 | 11 | 21 | 32 | 47 | 16 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 15 | ||
1986β87 | Minnesota North Stars | NHL | 76 | 32 | 31 | 63 | 69 | β | β | β | β | β | ||
1987β88 | Minnesota North Stars | NHL | 75 | 16 | 32 | 48 | 74 | β | β | β | β | β | ||
1988β89 | Minnesota North Stars | NHL | 60 | 16 | 23 | 39 | 104 | β | β | β | β | β | ||
1988β89 | Calgary Flames | NHL | 12 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 14 | 21 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 19 | ||
1989β90 | Calgary Flames | NHL | 65 | 20 | 18 | 38 | 26 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 8 | ||
1990β91 | Calgary Flames | NHL | 57 | 13 | 14 | 27 | 55 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
1991β92 | Detroit Red Wings | NHL | 23 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 38 | β | β | β | β | β | ||
NHL totals | 606 | 172 | 241 | 413 | 551 | 47 | 5 | 9 | 14 | 42 |
Internationalβ»
Year | Team | Event | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | |
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1985 | Canada | WC | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
Senior totals | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Awards and honoursβ»
Award | Year | References |
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All-CCHA First Team | 1981-82 | |
AHCA West All-American | 1981β82 | |
Stanley Cup champion | 1989 (as player) 2018 (as GM) |
Referencesβ»
- ^ Prewitt, Alex (May 28, 2018). "How the Roster Decisions of Golden Knights GM George McPhee Color the Stanley Cup Final". Sports Illustrated. Retrieved May 29, 2018.
- ^ Gulitti, Tom (July 8, 2024). "Patrick named Capitals general manager, MacLellan remains president of hockey operations". NHL.com. Retrieved July 8, 2024.
- ^ "CCHA All-Teams". College Hockey Historical Archives. Retrieved May 19, 2013.
- ^ "Men's Ice Hockey Award Winners" (PDF). NCAA.org. Retrieved June 11, 2013.
External linksβ»
- Biographical information and career statistics from NHL.com, or Eliteprospects.com, or Hockey-Reference.com, or The Internet Hockey Database
Sporting positions | ||
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Preceded by | General manager of the Washington Capitals 2014β2024 |
Succeeded by |
- 1958 births
- Living people
- AHCA Division I men's ice hockey All-Americans
- Bowling Green Falcons men's ice hockey players
- Calgary Flames players
- Canadian ice hockey forwards
- Detroit Red Wings players
- Canadian expatriate ice hockey players in the United States
- Los Angeles Kings players
- Minnesota North Stars players
- National Hockey League general managers
- New Haven Nighthawks players
- New York Rangers players
- Ice hockey people from Guelph
- Stanley Cup champions
- Undrafted National Hockey League players
- Washington Capitals executives
- Washington Capitals scouts