Quick Facts
Biography
Norman Steven Maciver (born September 1, 1964) is a Canadian professional ice hockey executive and former player. He is currently an assistant general manager for the Chicago Blackhawks of the National Hockey League (NHL). As a player, he played defence for six teams in the NHL during a thirteen-year professional career.
Playing career
Maciver was not drafted by an NHL franchise and instead took the university route in order to reach the NHL. The defenceman played four seasons with the University of Minnesota Duluth, where he was a two-time All American and a finalist for the Hobey Baker Award, awarded to the NCAA's top player, for the 1985-86 season. While playing at the University of Minnesota - Duluth, MacIver earned a communications degree and signed as a free agent with the NHL's New York Rangers upon graduation.
He played 500 regular season games in the NHL, scoring 55 goals and 230 assists for 285 points and collecting 350 penalty minutes. A career highlight came during the Ottawa Senators' debut season of 1992–93, when Maciver led the team in scoring with 17 goals and 46 assists for 63 points in 80 games. In the spring of 1996, he scored the final goal in Winnipeg Jets' history prior to the team's relocation to Phoenix, Arizona, scoring in the sixth game of a first round playoff series against the Detroit Red Wings.
Post-playing Career
After retirement, Maciver served an assistant coach for the American Hockey League's Springfield Falcons from 2000 to 2003 and the NHL's Boston Bruins from 2003 to 2006.
In 2006, Maciver was hired by the NHL's Chicago Blackhawks to serve as the club's director of player development, and was promoted to director of player personnel in 2011. After Marc Bergevin left the club to become the general manager of the Montreal Canadiens for the 2012-13 season, Maciver was promoted to assistant general manager.
Career statistics
| Regular Season | Playoffs | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Team | League | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | ||
| 1982–83 | Minnesota-Duluth Bulldogs | WCHA | 45 | 1 | 26 | 27 | 40 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1983–84 | Minnesota-Duluth Bulldogs | WCHA | 31 | 13 | 28 | 41 | 28 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1984–85 | Minnesota-Duluth Bulldogs | WCHA | 47 | 14 | 47 | 61 | 63 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1985–86 | Minnesota-Duluth Bulldogs | WCHA | 42 | 11 | 51 | 62 | 36 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1986–87 | New Haven Nighthawks | AHL | 71 | 6 | 30 | 36 | 73 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | ||
| 1986–87 | New York Rangers | NHL | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1987–88 | New York Rangers | NHL | 37 | 9 | 15 | 24 | 14 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1987–88 | Colorado Rangers | IHL | 27 | 6 | 20 | 26 | 22 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1988–89 | New York Rangers | NHL | 26 | 0 | 10 | 10 | 14 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1988–89 | Hartford Whalers | NHL | 37 | 1 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | ||
| 1989–90 | Binghamton Whalers | AHL | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1989–90 | Cape Breton Oilers | AHL | 68 | 13 | 37 | 50 | 46 | 6 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 10 | ||
| 1989–90 | Edmonton Oilers | NHL | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1990–91 | Cape Breton Oilers | AHL | 56 | 13 | 46 | 59 | 60 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1990–91 | Edmonton Oilers | NHL | 21 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 14 | 18 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 8 | ||
| 1991–92 | Edmonton Oilers | NHL | 57 | 6 | 34 | 40 | 38 | 13 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 10 | ||
| 1992–93 | Ottawa Senators | NHL | 80 | 17 | 46 | 63 | 84 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1993–94 | Ottawa Senators | NHL | 53 | 3 | 20 | 23 | 26 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1994–95 | Ottawa Senators | NHL | 28 | 4 | 7 | 11 | 10 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1994–95 | Pittsburgh Penguins | NHL | 13 | 0 | 9 | 9 | 6 | 12 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 8 | ||
| 1995–96 | Pittsburgh Penguins | NHL | 32 | 2 | 21 | 23 | 32 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1995–96 | Winnipeg Jets | NHL | 39 | 5 | 25 | 30 | 26 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | ||
| 1996–97 | Phoenix Coyotes | NHL | 32 | 4 | 9 | 13 | 24 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1997–98 | Phoenix Coyotes | NHL | 41 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 38 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | ||
| 1998–99 | Houston Aeros | IHL | 49 | 6 | 25 | 31 | 48 | 10 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 14 | ||
| NHL Totals | 500 | 55 | 230 | 285 | 350 | 56 | 3 | 11 | 14 | 32 | ||||
Awards and honours
| Award | Year | |
|---|---|---|
| All-WCHA First Team | 1984–85 | |
| AHCA West First-Team All-American | 1984–85 | |
| All-WCHA First Team | 1985–86 | |
| AHCA West First-Team All-American | 1985–86 |
- AHL First All-Star Team (1991)
- Eddie Shore Award (Outstanding Defenseman - AHL) (1991)
- ^ "WCHA All-Teams". College Hockey Historical Archives. Retrieved May 19, 2013.
- ^ "Men's Ice Hockey Award Winners" (PDF). NCAA.org. Retrieved June 11, 2013.
Transactions
- September 8, 1986 – Signed as a free agent by the New York Rangers.
- December 26, 1988 – Traded to the Hartford Whalers by the New York Rangers with Brian Lawton and Don Maloney for Carey Wilson and the Hartford Whalers' 5th round choice (Lubos Rob) in 1990 NHL Entry Draft.
- October 10, 1989 – Traded to the Edmonton Oilers by the Hartford Whalers for Jim Ennis.
- October 4, 1992 – Claimed by the Ottawa Senators from the Edmonton Oilers in NHL Waiver Draft.
- April 7, 1995 – Traded to the Pittsburgh Penguins by the Ottawa Senators with Troy Murray for Martin Straka.
- December 28, 1995 – Traded to the Winnipeg Jets by the Pittsburgh Penguins for Neil Wilkinson.
- July 1, 1996 – Transferred to the Phoenix Coyotes after the Winnipeg Jets franchise relocated.