James Douglas MacLean, (born April 12, 1954) is a Canadian sportscaster working for Rogers Media\'s Sportsnet and former ice hockey coach and general manager. He is the former president/general manager and head coach of the National Hockey League\'s Columbus Blue Jackets and was also the head coach of the Florida Panthers. He is affectionately known as "Prince Eddy" due to his affinity to Prince Edward Island.\n', '

MacLean began coaching at the University of New Brunswick, followed by assistant coach positions with the St. Louis Blues and Washington Capitals. MacLean\'s first professional head coach position came in 1990, when he was sent to the Baltimore Skipjacks, the Capitals\' AHL affiliate, as part of a midseason shakeup that placed Skipjacks head coach Terry Murray at the Capitals\' helm. Before coaching, he had played varsity hockey for the University of Prince Edward Island Panthers.\n', '

MacLean served in the Detroit Red Wings organization from 1990 to 1994. During this time, he served as an assistant coach under Bryan Murray in 1990–91 and 1991–92. For the 1992–93 and 1993–94 seasons, MacLean served as the General Manager for the Adirondack Red Wings of the American Hockey League, the Red Wings top affiliate. During his time as general manager, he orchestrated the trade of Kris Draper from the Winnipeg Jets to the Red Wings for "future considerations", which turned out to be US$1.\n', '

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