“I see unlimited potential” – Craig MacTavish joins St. Louis Blues as assistant coach

Craig MacTavish

Former Canadian ice hockey player Craig MacTavish is set to join as an assistant coach with the St. Louis Blues. He’ll replace Jim Montgomery, who was named the Boston Bruins coach on June 30 after two seasons as a Blues assistant.

Notably, the 64-year-old MacTavish returned to where he played the final two of his 17-season National Hockey League (NHL) career. He was previously associated with the Edmonton Oilers as general manager for two seasons (2013-15) and was hired on July 1 to join coach Craig Berube’s staff.

“I love the city,” MacTavish said, as quoted by NHL.com. “I loved my time in St. Louis. It helps to have some familiarity. There are still some holdovers from when I was there last. Familiarity to a certain degree helps your comfort level.”

“I see unlimited potential,” MacTavish said. “I see potential to win. They won the Stanley Cup three years ago and the core of the team is still in place. When I watch the team, I see a very balanced scoring attack.”

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“Excited to add MacTavish’s experience to our staff”

The Ontario native MacTavish is a four-time Stanley Cup champion for the Oilers (1987, 1988 and 1990) and the New York Rangers (1994). He started his coaching career as a Rangers assistant in 1997 and coached Edmonton for nine seasons (2000-09), guiding them to the 2006 Stanley Cup Final, where they suffered a seven-game loss to the Carolina Hurricanes.

Happy 64th Birthday to Craig MacTavish.
MacT spent 9 seasons with the @EdmontonOilers as a player winning 3 Stanley Cups (87/88/90).
He also coached the team for 8 seasons guiding the Oilers to the '06 Stanley Cup Final and later was in Management for 7 seasons in EDM. pic.twitter.com/aL4tx9C9ds
— Bob Stauffer (@Bob_Stauffer) August 15, 2022

“Craig has spent 30 years in our league, serving as a player, coach and general manager,” Blues general manager Doug Armstrong said. “He played in over 1,000 games, has coached in almost 700 and is a four-time Stanley Cup Champion. We are excited to add his experience to our staff.”

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