Al MacNeil Biography
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Allister Wences "Al" MacNeil (born September 27, 1935) is a former National Hockey League player and coach. He was the first man from the Maritime region of Canada to be a head coach in the NHL.\n', '
He played parts of eleven seasons in the National Hockey League as a rugged defenceman with the Toronto Maple Leafs, Montreal Canadiens, Chicago Black Hawks, New York Rangers and Pittsburgh Penguins.\n', '
Upon retiring as a player, MacNeil turned to coaching with the Montreal Voyageurs of the American Hockey League, top farm club of the Canadiens, for the 1969–70 season. After a successful debut, MacNeil became an assistant coach to Claude Ruel of the NHL Canadiens for the 1970–71 season.\n', '
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