The Funniest Man In Hockey: The Life and Times of Tom McVie

“Quite a character.”

Tom McVie was the last coach of the World Hockey Association Winnipeg Jets, leading them to the final AVCO Cup, and their first coach in the NHL. He had the highs of a championship followed by the lows of a record that will never be broken: going winless in thirty consecutive games.

All the way through, he never lost his sense of humour.

In the midst of the 30-game winless streak, McVie continued to do his weekly radio show. He’d even reward the trivia question winners. F...