September 29, 2009
Cail MacLean is in his first season as head coach and director of hockey operations for South Carolina after working as an assistant coach for the Stingrays Kelly Cup champion team in 2008-09. MacLean replaced Jared Bednar, who is now an assistant coach with Abbotsford in the American Hockey League, on July 1, 2009.
The 33 year old concluded his 11-year playing career with South Carolina in 2007-08 when he led the team with 14 power-play goals while scoring 46 points (21g-25a) in 63 games. He played three seasons for the Stingrays and ranks in the Top 20 on the team career lists with 63 goals, 74 assists and 137 points while his 17 power-play goals in 2006-07 are the second-most in team history.
MacLean played nine seasons in the ECHL with Jacksonville, Reading, Trenton and South Carolina and he ranks in the Top 20 with 224 career regular season goals. He had 439 points (224g-215a) in 474 regular season games and 50 points (29g-21a) in 67 Kelly Cup Playoff games.
He also played in the American Hockey League and had 60 points (27g-33a) in 207 regular season games with Bridgeport, Cincinnati, Hartford, Hershey, Lowell, Philadelphia and Providence, and one goal in 18 playoff games with Bridgeport and Hershey.
MacLean also played in the original International Hockey League and had 25 points (15g-10a) in 66 regular season games with Cleveland, Grand Rapids, Indianapolis and Kalamazoo and four points (2g-2a) in seven playoff games for Indianapolis.
He and his wife, Keri, live in Mount Pleasant, S.C.