Cail MacLean | |||
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Born |
Middleton, NS, CAN |
September 30, 1976 ||
Height | 5 ft 11 in (180 cm) | ||
Weight | 197 lb (89 kg; 14 st 1 lb) | ||
Position | Right Wing | ||
Shot | Right | ||
Played for |
Cleveland Lumberjacks Cincinnati Mighty Ducks Indianapolis Ice Michigan K-Wings Lowell Lock Monsters Philadelphia Phantoms Grand Rapids Griffins Providence Bruins Hartford Wolf Pack Hershey Bears Bridgeport Sound Tigers |
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NHL Draft | Undrafted | ||
Playing career | 1997–2008 |
Cail MacLean (born September 30, 1976 in Middleton, Nova Scotia) is a retired Canadian professional ice hockey player who is the head coach for the Adirondack Thunder of the ECHL.
MacLean played his junior career with the Kingston Frontenacs of the OHL. After being skipped over in the NHL Entry Draft, MacLean signed his first professional contract with the ECHL's Jacksonville Lizard Kings in 1997. He played two partial seasons with Jacksonville while also playing games in the AHL and the now defunct IHL.
After signing with the Trenton Titans in 1999 MacLean spent most of the remainder of his career with the ECHL, seeing two full seasons of AHL action with the Hershey Bears (2002–03) and the Bridgeport Sound Tigers (2003–04). He served as the Titans' team captain and led them to the 2001 Kelly Cup finals, where they lost to the South Carolina Stingrays 4 games to 1.
He signed with the Reading Royals in 2004, and spent one season on the team. In 2005 he signed with the South Carolina Stingrays and was named team captain a year later. MacLean spent the remainder of his professional career with the Stingrays, leading them to the 2007–08 American Conference finals where they were bested by the Cincinnati Cyclones 4 games to 1.