his playing days, spending his summers training on the family farm. He brought the Stanley Cup back to Plenty in 1989 after winning it with the Flames, fulfilling a promise McCrimmon made to his grandfather as a youth. Hockey was a significant part of McCrimmon's life from his youth. His father Byron was a long time senior player and coach for the Rosetown Red Wings in Saskatchewan. The younger McCrimmon played for teams in both Plenty and Rosetown at the same time, often appearing on teams one level above his age. His younger brother Kelly is the general manager for the Vegas Golden Knights, and the pair played together as teammates with the Wheat Kings in 1978–79. Nicknamed both "Beast" and "Sarge," McCrimmon was often considered "gruff" and had a direct way of speaking that cultivated respect amongst his peers. According to former teammate Lanny McDonald: "He was tough, he was abrasive, but on the inside he was a big teddy bear, a big softie." McCrimmon's brother remembered him as a person who dedicated himself to his family. McCrimmon had two children with his wife Maureen: daughter Carlin and son Liam. Career statistics Regular season and playoffs International Coaching Awards and honours See also List of NHL players with 1000 games played References Career Statistics: External links 1959 births 2011 deaths Atlanta Thrashers coaches Boston Bruins draft picks Boston Bruins players Brandon Wheat Kings players Calgary Flames captains Calgary Flames coaches Calgary Flames players Canadian expatriate ice hockey players in the United States Canadian expatriate sportspeople in Russia Canadian ice hockey defencemen Detroit Red Wings coaches Detroit Red Wings players Hartford Whalers players Ice hockey people from Saskatchewan National Hockey League first-round draft picks New York Islanders coaches Philadelphia Flyers players Phoenix Coyotes players Prince Albert Raiders (SJHL) players Saskatoon Blades coaches Stanley Cup champions Victims of the Lokomotiv Yaroslavl plane crash Canadian ice hockey coaches Accidental deaths in Russia