He then says Tom McVie’s our coach. Tom meets me at the airport, and he’s got on these plaid pants and checkered jacket and patent-leather shoes and I’m looking at him funny.

Former Jets coach Tom McVie was known for serving up barrels of laughter wherever he went. Photo by Jeff Vinnick / NHLI via Getty Images It was, without a doubt, the greatest interview I ever did.

Tom McVie, who coached the Winnipeg Jets to the 1979 World Hockey Association championship over Wayne Gretzky's Edmonton Oilers in the final year before the franchises were absorbed into the NHL ...

Tom McVie, the second head coach in New Jersey Devils history, has died at 89. McVie was also the Jets’ first coach in the NHL and the Devils’ second after they moved from Colorado in 1982.

Coach Tom McVie of the New Jersey Devils looks on from the bench during an NHL Hockey game circa 1983 at the Brendan Byrne Arena in East Rutherford, New Jersey. McVie coached the Devils from 1983-92.

Tom McVie, who coached the Winnipeg Jets to the 1979 World Hockey Association championship over Wayne Gretzky’s Edmonton Oilers in the final year before the franchises were absorbed into the NHL ...

Tom McVie, who coached the Winnipeg Jets to the 1979 World Hockey Association championship before moving on to a head-coaching career in the NHL with the Washington Capitals and New Jersey Devils ...

Tom McVie, the second head coach in New Jersey Devils history, has died at 89. McVie was also the Jets’ first coach in the NHL and the Devils’ second after they moved from Colorado in 1982.

“Tom was a huge part of our Bruins family, having served as coach, scout and ambassador for more than 30 years,” said Boston president Cam Neely, whose playing career overlapped with McVie’s ...

“Tom was a huge part of our Bruins family, having served as coach, scout and ambassador for more than 30 years,” said Boston president Cam Neely, whose playing career overlapped with McVie’s ...