ECHL mourns loss of Don MacAdam

The ECHL and its member teams mourn the loss and express their condolences to the family and friends of former ECHL coach and owner Don MacAdam, who passed away on Tuesday at the age of 76.

MacAdam was head coach of the Charlotte Checkers for parts of five seasons from 1999-2000 through 2003-04, compiling a record of 146-112-35 and leading the team to two appearances in the Kelly Cup Playoffs. Prior to the 2004-05 season, MacAdam was part of a group that purchased the Dayton Bombers, and he served as the team's head coach for three seasons highlighted by an appearance in the 2007 Kelly Cup Finals, where the club fell in five games to Idaho.

Prior to his time in the ECHL, MacAdam was head coach of the Ontario's Hockey League Soo Greyhounds and the American Hockey League's Cape Breton Oilers, New Haven Senators and Prince Edward Island Senators along with serving as an assistant coach with the National Hockey League's Detroit Red Wings.

After departing the ECHL, he spent parts of two seasons as head coach of the Quebec Major Junior Hockey League's Lewiston MAINEiacs from 2008-10. He then served as Director of Sport and Development in Hungary and was invited to coach the Hungarian National Men’s Hockey Team in 2024, where he led the team to the gold medal at the IIHF 1A World Championships.

In lieu of flowers, donations can be made to the Canadian Cancer Society, Pancreatic Cancer Research.

Please click here to view MacAdam's complete obituary.