John Cecil McIlhargey (March 7, 1952July 19, 2020) was a Canadian professional ice hockey defenceman who played eight seasons in the National Hockey League (NHL). He played for the Philadelphia Flyers, Vancouver Canucks, and Hartford Whalers from 1974 until 1982. He featured in two Stanley Cup Finals with the Flyers (1976, 1980). After his playing career, he worked for both the Canucks and Flyers in coaching roles, and also served as a scout for the Canucks for one season. Playing career McIlhargey was born on March 7, 1952 in Edmonton, Alberta. He played only one season in major junior hockey, splitting the season between the Victoria Cougars and the Flin Flon Bombers of the Western Canadian Hockey League. He racked up 279 penalty minutes as a defenseman, his rough style of play and fighting ability contributing to numerous penalties. Undrafted in the 1972 NHL or WHA amateur draft, he signed with the Jersey Devils in the EHL where he played 72 games in the 1972-73 season. He also played 9 games in the same season in the AHL for the Richmond Robins. He toiled in the minor leagues until he was first called up by Philadelphia Flyers and played two games in the 1974-75 season. He would see another full season with the Richmond Robins before playing 57 games for the NHL's Flyers in 1975-76, the era of the "Broad Street Bullies" as the team was known. McIlhargey's playing career in the NHL spanned 7 years on defense splitting nearly full seasons between Philadelphia, Vancouver Canucks and Hartford Whalers. He became a Vancouver Canuck on January 20, 1977 when he was traded to Vancouver with Larry Goodenough in exchange for Bob Dailey. He appeared in 167 games for the Canucks (1977–80) before being dealt back to Philadelphia for cash on January 2, 1980. He finished his NHL career for the Hartford Whalers after he was traded there with Norm Barnes on November 21, 1980 for Hartford's second round choice in the 1982 Entry Draft. He played in 393 career NHL games recording 11 goals, 36 assists and 1102 penalty minutes. He retired following the 1981–82 season. Post-playing career After retiring as a player, McIlhargey was a member of the Vancouver Canucks organization from 1984 to 2007, serving mostly as an assistant coach with the NHL team but also as a head coach of their top minor-league affiliates in Milwaukee, Hamilton