Blues hire Craig MacTavish as assistant coach

Photo by Graig Abel/Getty ImagesCraig MacTavish is a familiar name to Blues fans. He finished his 17 year NHL career here with the Blues in the 1995-1996 and 1996-1997 seasons, and while it was more of a farewell tour than a return to his previous output, MacTavish was still memorable.

He was the last player in the NHL to not wear a helmet.

Much like Ryan O’Reilly and his lack of visor, MacTavish had been grandfathered into not wearing one pre rule-change.

After his retirement, he returned to the Edmonton Oilers - the team with which he saw his most playing success - as a head coach. He served in that position from 2000-2009, heading to the Stanley Cup Final in 2009. While in Edmonton, he let…