BOSTON — Tom McVie, who coached the Winnipeg Jets to the 1979 World Hockey Association championship over Wayne Gretzky’s Edmonton Oilers in the final year before the franchises were absorbed into the NHL, has died. He was 89. Read more...

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Longtime Vancouver resident Tom McVie, former NHL coach, dies at 89

Tom McVie, who coached the Winnipeg Jets to the 1979 World Hockey Association championship over Wayne Gretzky's Edmonton Oilers in the final year before the franchises were absorbed into the NHL, has died. He was 89.

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Tom McVie, 1st NHL coach of the Winnipeg Jets, dead at 89

Tom McVie, who coached the Winnipeg Jets to the 1979 World Hockey Association championship before moving on to a head-coaching career in the NHL with the Washington Capitals and New Jersey Devils, died at the age of 89.

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McVie, 89, former Jets, Caps, Devils coach, dies

A longtime NHL head coach for the New Jersey Devils, Winnipeg Jets, and Washington Capitals who also coached and scouted for the Boston Bruins has died at age 89.

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Tom McVie, who coached the New Jersey Devils, Washington Capitals and Winnipeg Jets, has died. He was 89.

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Tom McVie’s hockey career took him from the Johnstown Jets to the Boston Bruins

Athletes Who Unfortunately Passed Away In 2024 (1:45) Tom McVie, a former NHL coach and Boston Bruins ambassador, died at age 89.The Bruins confirmed their longtime scout's passing in a statement shared Monday afternoon."The entire Boston Bruins organization is deeply saddened to learn of the passing of Tom McVie," Bruins president Cam Neely said. "Tom was a huge part of our Bruins family, having served as coach, scout and ambassador for more th…

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Longtime NHL Coach, Ambassador Passes Away At 89

BOSTON (AP) — Tom McVie, who coached the Winnipeg Jets to the 1979 World Hockey Association championship over Wayne Gretzky’s Edmonton Oilers in the final year before the franchises were absorbed into the NHL, has died. He was 89.

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Tom McVie, longtime Bruins assistant who also coached Capitals, Jets and Devils, has died at 89

McVie made his NHL head coaching debut when he succeeded Hall of Famer Milt Schmidt in Washington on New Year’s Eve in 1975, but he never finished higher than fourth before heading to the WHA.

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Tom McVie, NHL lifer and former Washington Capitals coach, dies at 89

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Long time Bruins assistant coach, team ambassador Tom McVie dies at 89

Tom McVie, who coached the New Jersey Devils, Washington Capitals and Winnipeg Jets, has died. He was 89. McVie, also a longtime member of the Boston Bruins organization, died Sunday at his home in Vancouver, Wash., said a Bruins spokesman citing McVie’s family. Born June 6, 1935, the native of Trail, B.C., played 15 seasons in the Western Hockey League from 1967-58 to 1972-73, including championship seasons in 1959 with Seattle and 1964-65 with…

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