PROFILE Doug MacLean

Age: 49 (Born April 12, 1954).
Birthplace: Summerside, Prince Edward Island.
Family: Wife, Jill; two children, Clark, MacKenzie.
NHL general manager and president: Columbus Blue Jackets 1998-present.
NHL head coach: Florida Panthers 1995-97. Regular season record 83-71-23. Playoff record 13-14. MacLean's best season was 1995-96, when the Panthers won the Eastern Conference title and lost in the Stanley Cup finals in the franchise's third season.
Other stops: Head coach, University of New Brunswick (1985-86); Assistant, St. Louis Blues (1986-88); Assistant, Washington Capitals (1988-89); Head coach of Baltimore, Washington's AHL affiliate (1989-90); Assistant, Detroit Red Wings (1990-92).
Milestones: Got NHL front office job in 1992 as Detroit's assistant general manager and general manager of the Adirondack Red Wings, Detroit's AHL affiliate.Named director of player development and pro scout for Florida Panthers, 1994, becoming coach following year.Received Hockey News coach of the year award with the Panthers, 1996.Coach of the winning East team in 1996 and 1997 NHL All-Star games.Fired as Panthers coach in 1997.Hired as general manager of the expansion Columbus Blue Jackets on Feb. 11, 1998.Fires three-year coach Dave King and becomes interim coach on Jan. 7, 2003. The team was 14-20-4-2 before the change and 15-22-4-1 afterward.Hired as full-time coach on June 6, 2003, remaining general manager and president.
-- Associated Press