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McVie, 89, former Jets, Caps, Devils coach, dies

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Tom McVie coached the Winnipeg Jets to the 1979 World Hockey Association championship.

He was also the Jets' first coach in the NHL and the New Jersey Devils' second after they moved from Colorado in 1982 .

He also coached the Washington Capitals , compiling an overall NHL record of 126-263 with 73 ties.

The Trail , British Columbia , native joined the Bruins as an assistant coach in 1992 and got his name on the Stanley Cup as a team ambassador.

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