Robert McCammon (April 14, 1941 – December 23, 2021) was a Canadian professional

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and a

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(NHL) and

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(AHL) head coach and general manager. He was a pro scout with the

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Hockey career

McCammon never played in the

(NHL), spending his entire career in the minor leagues, playing centre with the Port Huron Flags/Wings for nine year in the International Hockey League (IHL). He began his coaching career in Port Huron during the 1973–74 IHL season. He later became head coach of the Maine Mariners of the

and won the

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in 1977-78 and 1978–79, the first two years of the team's existence. McCammon had two stints as head coach of the

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, also serving as the team's general manager during the latter. He was also the head coach of the

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and an assistant coach for the

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on two occasions. In the two times he was fired as coach (Philadelphia and Vancouver), he was replaced by Pat Quinn. With Vancouver in 1988–89, he was runner-up to

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of the

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for the Jack Adams Trophy as NHL Coach of the Year. He won the

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with the

in 1987 as director of player development and in 2002 and 2008 as a scout with Detroit. McCammon's name was added to the Stanley Cup in 2002 with Detroit.

Personal life

In 2007, McCammon - along with former Canucks goaltender

Kirk McLean Kirk Alan McLean (born June 26, 1966) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey goaltender who played in the National Hockey League (NHL) for the New Jersey Devils, Vancouver Canucks, Carolina Hurricanes, Florida Panthers and New York Rangers. ...

- was a co-owner of the

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restaurant So.cial in

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. By 2010, McLean had taken over the restaurant and rebranded it as McLean's. McCammon died on December 23, 2021, at the age of 80.

Coaching record

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