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Paul MacLean enters his second campaign with the Red Wings after spending two seasons as an assistant under Mike Babcock with the Mighty Ducks of Anaheim. In their first season in the NHL, Babcock and MacLean led the Ducks to their first-ever apperance in the Stanley Cup Finals.
Prior to the Ducks, MacLean was head coach of the Quad City Mallards of the United Hockey League from 2000-02. He led the Mallards to a two-season record of 112-27-9 (.787) and the 2001 Colonial Cup Championship.
MacLean was the head coach of the International Hockey League's Kansas City Blades from 1997-2000. He spent one season as an assistant coach with the Phoenix Coyotes in 1996-97, and was head coach at Peoria (IHL) from 1993-96. While with Peoria, MacLean was named the Hockey News' Minor League Coach of the Year in 1994 after leading the Rivermen to a 51-24-6 mark and a division title. He was also a scout with the St. Louis Blues for two seasons from 1991-93.
A power play specialist, MacLean spent 11 years in the NHL as a player with Winnipeg, Detroit and St. Louis from 1980-91. He played 719 NHL regular season games, scoring 324 goals and 349 assists. He also appeared in 53 playoff games. Spending most of his playing career with Winnipeg (1981-87), MacLean had a career-high 101 points in 1984-85 and was named to the Campbell Conference All-Star Team.
Paul and his wife Sharon have two sons, A.J. and David, and a daughter, Erin. | 