Playing career

Maciver was not drafted by an NHL franchise and instead took the university route in order to reach the NHL. The defenceman played four seasons with the University of Minnesota Duluth, where he was a two-time All American and a finalist for the Hobey Baker Award, awarded to the NCAA's top player, for the 1985-86 season. While playing at the University of Minnesota - Duluth, MacIver earned a communications degree and signed as a free agent with the NHL's New York Rangers upon graduation.

He played 500 regular season games in the NHL, scoring 55 goals and 230 assists for 285 points and collecting 350 penalty minutes. A career highlight came during the Ottawa Senators' debut season of 1992-93, when Maciver led the team in scoring with 17 goals and 46 assists for 63 points in 80 games. In the spring of 1996, he scored the final goal in Winnipeg Jets' history prior to the team's relocation to Phoenix, Arizona, scoring in the sixth game of a first round playoff series against the Detroit Red Wings.

Post-playing Career

After retirement, Maciver served an assistant coach for the American Hockey League's Springfield Falcons from 2000 to 2003 and the NHL's Boston Bruins from 2003 to 2006.

In 2006, Maciver was hired by the NHL's Chicago Blackhawks to serve as the club's director of player development, and was promoted to director of player personnel in 2011. After Marc Bergevin left the club to become the general manager of the Montreal Canadiens for the 2012-13 season, Maciver was promoted to assistant general manager.

Career statistics

				Regular Season						Playoffs
Season	Team	League		GP	G	A	Pts	PIM		GP	G	A	Pts	PIM
1982-83	University of Minnesota-Duluth	WCHA		45	1	26	27	40		—	—	—	—	—
1983-84	University of Minnesota-Duluth	WCHA		31	13	28	41	28		—	—	—	—	—
1984-85	University of Minnesota-Duluth	WCHA		47	14	47	61	63		—	—	—	—	—
1985-86	University of Minnesota-Duluth	WCHA		42	11	51	62	36		—	—	—	—	—
1986-87	New Haven Nighthawks	AHL		71	6	30	36	73		7	0	0	0	9
1986-87	New York Rangers	NHL		3	0	1	1	0		—	—	—	—	—
1987-88	New York Rangers	NHL		37	9	15	24	14		—	—	—	—	—
1987-88	Colorado Rangers	IHL		27	6	20	26	22		—	—	—	—	—
1988-89	New York Rangers	NHL		26	0	10	10	14		—	—	—	—	—
1988-89	Hartford Whalers	NHL		37	1	22	23	24		1	0	0	0	2
1989-90	Binghamton Whalers	AHL		2	0	0	0	0		—	—	—	—	—
1989-90	Cape Breton Oilers	AHL		68	13	37	50	46		6	0	7	7	10
1989-90	Edmonton Oilers	NHL		1	0	0	0	0		—	—	—	—	—
1990-91	Cape Breton Oilers	AHL		56	13	46	59	60		—	—	—	—	—
1990-91	Edmonton Oilers	NHL		21	2	5	7	14		18	0	4	4	8
1991-92	Edmonton Oilers	NHL		57	6	34	40	38		13	1	2	3	10
1992-93	Ottawa Senators	NHL		80	17	46	63	84		—	—	—	—	—
1993-94	Ottawa Senators	NHL		53	3	20	23	26		—	—	—	—	—
1994-95	Ottawa Senators	NHL		28	4	7	11	10		—	—	—	—	—
1994-95	Pittsburgh Penguins	NHL		13	0	9	9	6		12	1	4	5	8
1995-96	Pittsburgh Penguins	NHL		32	2	21	23	32		—	—	—	—	—
1995-96	Winnipeg Jets	NHL		39	5	25	30	26		6	1	0	1	2
1996-97	Phoenix Coyotes	NHL		32	4	9	13	24		—	—	—	—	—
1997-98	Phoenix Coyotes	NHL		41	2	6	8	38		6	0	1	1	2
1998-99	Houston Aeros	IHL		49	6	25	31	48		10	0	5	5	14
NHL Totals				500	55	230	285	350		56	3	11	14	32

Awards and honors

• WCHA First All-Star Team (1985, 1986)
• NCAA West First All-American Team (1985, 1986)
• AHL First All-Star Team (1991)
• Eddie Shore Award (Outstanding Defenseman - AHL) (1991)

Transactions

• September 8, 1986 - Signed as a free agent by the New York Rangers.
• December 26, 1988 - Traded to the Hartford Whalers by the New York Rangers with Brian Lawton and Don Maloney for Carey Wilson and the Hartford Whalers' 5th round choice (Lubos Rob) in 1990 NHL Entry Draft.
• October 10, 1989 - Traded to the Edmonton Oilers by the Hartford Whalers for Jim Ennis.
• October 4, 1992 - Claimed by the Ottawa Senators from the Edmonton Oilers in NHL Waiver Draft.
• April 7, 1995 - Traded to the Pittsburgh Penguins by the Ottawa Senators with Troy Murray for Martin Straka.
• December 28, 1995 - Traded to the Winnipeg Jets by the Pittsburgh Penguins for Neil Wilkinson.
• July 1, 1996 - Transferred to the Phoenix Coyotes after the Winnipeg Jets franchise relocated.

[ Source: Wikipedia ]