| Max McNab |
McNab had grown with a reputation of being a great hockey mind when he had been behind the bench and in
the front office for teams in the Central Hockey League and with the Washington Capitals.
In 1983, with a tarnished reputation, that's exactly what the Devils needed... Well, they needed to build a team
basically from scratch, really, and that's the approach McNab took.
And with the teams being so bad that they consistently got lottery picks out of it, he was able to draft well, with
the biggest prize coming in 1984, when he chose Kirk Muller with the #2 pick in that draft.
His biggest accomplishment was building a goaltending factory, mostly through the draft with the likes of Craig
Billington, Kirk McLean, and Sean Burke. I don't list Chris Terrreri because he was drafted by Billy MacMillan
in 1983.
The end result was even though still no playoffs, the Devils did get progressively better each year.
He was also a senior VP for the team, a job he kept when Lou Lamoriello came in and took over the GM post
in 1987. McNab would hold that job until he retired in 1994
the front office for teams in the Central Hockey League and with the Washington Capitals.
In 1983, with a tarnished reputation, that's exactly what the Devils needed... Well, they needed to build a team
basically from scratch, really, and that's the approach McNab took.
And with the teams being so bad that they consistently got lottery picks out of it, he was able to draft well, with
the biggest prize coming in 1984, when he chose Kirk Muller with the #2 pick in that draft.
His biggest accomplishment was building a goaltending factory, mostly through the draft with the likes of Craig
Billington, Kirk McLean, and Sean Burke. I don't list Chris Terrreri because he was drafted by Billy MacMillan
in 1983.
The end result was even though still no playoffs, the Devils did get progressively better each year.
He was also a senior VP for the team, a job he kept when Lou Lamoriello came in and took over the GM post
in 1987. McNab would hold that job until he retired in 1994
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| Max Douglas McNab Born: 6.21.24 Watson, Saskatchewan Died: 9.2.07 |
