Larry Mavety Larry Mavety ( born May 29 , 1942 in Woodstock , Ontario , Canada ) is a former professional ice hockey player , and is the current general manager of the Kingston Frontenacs ice hockey team of the Ontario Hockey League ( OHL ) . Playing career . Mavety starting his minor league hockey career in 1963 – 64 season as a defenceman with the Toledo Blades of the International Hockey League ( IHL ) , recording 20 points ( 7G - 13A ) , along with 133 PIM in 70 games , and helped the Blades have the best record in the league . He added 2 points ( 1G - 1A ) in 13 playoff games as the Blades won the Turner Cup . After starting the 1964 – 65 with the Syracuse Stars , an independent team , he returned to the IHL with the Port Huron Flags , earning 18 points ( 4G - 14A ) in 23 games , and he added an assist in 7 playoff games . Mavety returned in 1965 – 66 , and recorded 62 points ( 19G - 43A ) in 69 games with the Flags , and added 12 points ( 3G - 9A ) in 9 playoff games as the Flags won the Turner Cup . In 1966 – 67 , Mavety again improved his numbers with 73 points ( 25G - 48A ) in 71 games with Port Huron , as he won the Governor ' s Trophy as the best defenceman in the IHL . Despite his great season , the Flags did not qualify for the playoffs . In 1967 – 68 , Mavety joined the Vancouver Canucks of the Western Hockey League ( WHL ) , and he recorded 25 points ( 2G - 23A ) , along with 148 PIM in 72 games , as the Canucks failed to make the playoffs . He then moved on with the Denver Spurs , of the WHL , and in his first season with the team , Mavety had 33 points ( 5G - 28A ) in 74 games as the team did not make the playoffs . In 1969 – 70 , Mavety recorded 57 points ( 10G - 47A ) in 72 games , and again the Spurs failed to make the playoffs . Mavety returned to Denver for the 1970 – 71 season , and finished 2nd in team scoring with 63 points ( 18G - 45A ) in 71 games as the Spurs qualified for the playoffs . He added 4 points in 5 playoff games . In 1971 – 72 , Mavety joined the Salt Lake Golden Eagles , and recorded 53 points ( 15G - 38A ) in 62 games . With the World Hockey Association ( WHA ) beginning play in 1972 – 73 , Mavety began the season with the Los Angeles Sharks , however he played only 2 games with the club , scoring a goal . He moved on to the Philadelphia Blazers , where he went pointless in 4 games before finding a home with the Chicago Cougars , where he had 49 points ( 9G - 40A ) in 67 games . He returned to the Cougars for the 1973 – 74 season , registering 51 points ( 15G - 36A ) in 77 games and helped the club make the post - season . The Cougars then upset the defending champion New England Whalers in the division semi - finals , then beat heavily favoured Toronto Toros in the division finals before losing to the Houston Aeros in the Avco Cup Finals . Mavety had 12 points ( 4G - 8A ) in 18 playoff games . In 1974 – 75 , Mavety earned 32 points ( 10G - 22A ) in 57 games with the Cougars . He also spent a few games with the Long Island Cougars of the North American Hockey League ( NAHL ) , playing in 4 games and scoring 2 goals before being traded to the Toronto Toros . He played in 17 games with the Toros , recording 9 points ( 0G - 9A ) , helpin them to the playoffs . In 6 playoff games , Mavety registered 3 assists as the Toros lost in the first round . Mavety split the 1975 – 76 season between the Erie Blades of the NAHL , getting 24 points ( 7G - 17A ) in 24 games , the Binghamton Dusters , also of the NAHL , recording 36 points ( 14G - 22A ) in 31 games , and the Denver Spurs of the WHA , getting 4 points ( 0G - 4A ) in 14 games . He then spent the majority of the 1976 – 77 season with the Dusters again , getting 67 points ( 16G - 51A ) in 59 games , and he also spent 10 games with the Indianapolis Racers of the WHA , getting 4 points ( 2G - 2A ) . With Binghamton in the playoffs , Mavety had 10 points ( 1G - 9A ) in 10 games . Mavety then retired from professional hockey after the season . Coaching career . In 1979 – 80 , Mavety was hired by the Belleville Bulls , an expansion junior tier II team in the OHA . He led the club to a 24 – 18 – 2 record . In 1980 – 81 , he led the Bulls to a 35 – 7 – 2 record , as the team won the league championship , defeating the Guelph Platers . The Bulls then went on to play for the national championship for the Manitoba Centennial Trophy , losing to the Prince Albert Raiders in the final game . In 1981 – 82 , the Bulls moved to the Ontario Hockey League ( OHL ) as an expansion team , where they finished the year with a 24 – 42 – 2 record , and missed the playoffs . In 1982 – 83 , the Bulls improved to a 34 – 36 – 0 record and qualified for the playoffs for the first time , as the club lost to the Oshawa Generals in the first round . In 1983 – 84 , the Bulls had a 33 – 37 – 0 record , making the playoffs again , and lost in the first round to the Generals again . In 1984 – 85 , the Bulls had their first winning season with a 42 – 24 – 0 record . They had another rematch against the Generals , this time beating them in 5 games . In the 2nd round , they got past the Cornwall Royals , before falling to the Peterborough Petes in the division finals . The 1985 – 86 Bulls had another winning season , this time with a 37 – 27 – 2 record . The Bulls defeated Cornwall in the 1st round , tied with Peterborough in a round - robin matchup against the Kingston Canadians , defeated Peterborough in the division finals , before losing to the Guelph Platers in the J . Ross Robertson Cup finals . The 1986 – 87 season was a rebuilding one for the Bulls , who had a 26 – 39 – 1 record , and lost to Kingston in the 1st round . In 1987 – 88 , the Bulls rebounded with a 32 – 30 – 4 record , but again lost in the first round , this time to Cornwall . In 1988 Mavety left the Bulls and joined the Kingston Raiders as the head coach . The club finished the 1988 - 89 season with a 25 – 36 – 5 record , failing to qualify for the playoffs . In the summer of 1989 , the Raiders were renamed to the Kingston Frontenacs , and in 1989 – 90 , the Frontenacs finished with a 42 – 21 – 3 record , and Mavety won the OHL Coach of the Year award . The Fronts had a disappointing playoff though , losing in 7 games in the opening round to Mavety ' s former team , the Belleville Bulls . For the 1990 - 91 season , Mavety returned to coach the Bulls , who finished with a 38 – 21 – 7 record , and lost to the Ottawa 67 ' s in the first round of the playoffs . In 1991 – 92 , the Bulls fell to a 27 – 27 – 12 record , losing to the North Bay Centennials in the opening round . The 1992 – 93 Bulls had a rough season , finishing with a 21 – 34 – 11 record , and lost to the Generals in the 1st round . In 1993 – 94 , the Bulls finished with a winning record , with a 32 – 28 – 6 record , and defeated the Frontenacs in the first round , the first time since 1986 that Mavety won a playoff round . The Bulls then fell to the Centennials in the 2nd round . The 1994 – 95 Bulls had a 32 – 31 – 3 record , and won their opening round against North Bay , then defeated Kingston before losing to the Guelph Storm in the 3rd round . In 1995 – 96 , Belleville had a 35 – 26 – 5 record , and defeated Oshawa in the 1st round , Ottawa in the 2nd round , before falling to Guelph in the 3rd round . In 1996 – 97 , the Bulls slumped to a 22 – 37 – 7 record , and lost to Ottawa in the 1st round . In 1997 Mavety returned to the Kingston Frontenacs , and the club finished the 1997 – 98 season with a 35 – 27 – 4 record for 3rd place in the OHL East , and won a first round playoff series over Oshawa , but fell to the London Knights in the 2nd round . In 1998 - 99 , the Fronts fell to a 22 – 42 – 4 record for 5th place in the East , losing to the Barrie Colts in the opening round . He then helped Kingston rebound in 1999 – 2000 with a 38 – 22 – 5 – 3 record , however they lost in the opening round to the Sudbury Wolves . The Fronts then played . 500 hockey in 2000 – 01 with a 28 – 28 – 11 – 1 record , losing to Belleville in the opening round . In 2001 - 02 , Kingston slumped to a 18 – 37 – 9 – 4 record , and lost a tie - breaker game to North Bay 6 – 2 to miss the playoffs . Mavety stepped down halfway through the 2002 – 03 season to focus solely on being the GM of the team . With Mavety as the general manager , Kingston finished the 2002 – 03 season with a 25 – 37 – 2 – 4 record , missing the playoffs . The Fronts rebounded in 2003 – 04 with a 30 – 28 – 7 – 3 record , but lost to Barrie in the 1st round . Kingston missed the playoffs in 2004 – 05 with a 28 – 33 – 4 – 3 record , but had a strong season in 2005 – 06 with a 37 – 24 – 4 – 3 record , however , lost to Sudbury in the opening round of the playoffs . The Fronts in 2006 – 07 qualified for the playoffs for the 2nd year in a row , finishing 5th in the Eastern Conference with a 31 – 30 – 7 record , but lost to Oshawa in the first round . After a 2 – 9 – 1 start by the Frontenacs in 2007 – 08 , the club fired head coach Bruce Cassidy and Mavety took over coaching for the remainder of the season . Under Mavety , the Frontenacs played better hockey , and finished with a 23 – 32 – 1 record , however , they were unable to rebound from their poor start and failed to qualify for the post - season . Mavety returned as head coach of the team for the 2008 - 09 season , however , after Kingston began the year with a 5 - 13 - 5 record and in last place in the Eastern Conference , he resigned from the position to focus on his general manager duties . Mavety hired former Toronto Maple Leafs captain and Kingston - born Doug Gilmour to coach the hockey club .