Yes, but contextually I think it's a lot different:
Trying To Rebuild A Life
MacTavish killed Kim Radley during the 83-84 Season.
Drinking and Driving was still considered socially acceptable as late as 1978.
MADD was formed in 1980. It took several years for public perception to change on DUI's.
MacTavish's kind of came at the tail end of public acceptance for DUI. Pelle Lindburgh's DUI death kind of shook the hockey world more dramatically.
This kind of illustrates a better picture:
Drinking, driving in hockey: some traditions die hard