Al MacNeil, former Flames coach, executive, dies at 89 [Video]

Al MacNeil, a former Calgary Flames executive and head coach, has died at the age of 89.

MacNeil, the Calgary Flames’ first coach, died on Jan. 5, 2025, surrounded by his family in Calgary, the team announced on Monday.

MacNeil won four Stanley Cups over the course of his career on the bench and in NHL front offices.

He won his first as the rookie head coach of the Montreal Canadiens in 1971, his second and third cups as the director of player personnel for the Canadiens in 1978 and 1979 and finally his fourth as the assistant general manager of the Flames in 1989.

“Al was a great man who will be dearly missed by our organization,” said Calgary Sports and Entertainment Corporation chairman Murray Edwards.

“He was a long-term, loyal member of our Flames family ever since the team’s arrival in Calgary in 1980. He played, coached, and …