Tom McVie, Bruins Ambassador, Dies

McVie dies at 89, was ‘quite a character’ as coach for Devils, Capitals, Jets
Tom McVie, a Boston Bruins ambassador who coached the New Jersey Devils, Washington Capitals and Winnipeg Jets, died at the age of 89.
Tom McVie, longtime Bruins assistant who also coached Capitals, Jets and Devils, has died 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.
Tom McVie, Bruins Ambassador, Dies At 89
BOSTON – I’ve said it and wrote it time and again about Tom McVie – he was the best storyteller in the hockey world. It’s not even close. You mention his name to anyone who knew him and immediately that person would attempt to tell a story and imitate McVie’s scratchy, deep voice. McVie passed away Sunday night. He was 89.
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
Tom McVie, longtime NHL coach, dead at 89
Tom McVie, Boston Bruins ambassador and former coach for the Washington Capitals, New Jersey Devils and Winnipeg Jets, is dead at age of 89.
Tom McVie's hockey career took him from the Johnstown Jets to the Boston Bruins
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,
Tom McVie, second head coach in New Jersey Devils history, dies at 89
Tom McVie, the second head coach in New Jersey Devils history, has died at 89. McVie was also the Jets’ first coach in the NHL and the Devils’ second after they moved from Colorado in 1982. He also coached the Washington Capitals,
Tom McVie, longtime Boston Bruins assistant, dies 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.
Former Bruins assistant coach Tommy McVie is dead at 89
The entire Boston Bruins organization is deeply saddened to learn of the passing of Tom McVie,” club president Cam Neely said in a team release. “Tom was a huge part of our Bruins family, having served as a coach,
Tom McVie, NHL lifer and former Washington Capitals coach, dies 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.
Long time Bruins assistant coach, team ambassador Tom McVie 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.
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