George McPhee

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CanadaCanada  George McPhee Ice hockey player
Date of birth 2nd July 1958
place of birth Guelph , Ontario , Canada
size 175 cm
Weight 77 kg
position striker
Shot hand Right
Career stations
1977-1988 Guelph Platers
1978-1982 Bowling Green State University
1982-1983 Tulsa Oilers
1984-1987 New York Rangers
1987-1988 New Jersey Devils
1988-1989 Utica Devils

George McPhee (born July 2, 1958 in Guelph , Ontario ) is a former Canadian ice hockey player and current manager who has served as President of Hockey Operations for the Vegas Golden Knights since May 2019 and was previously their first general manager . From 1997 to 2014 he was General Manager of the Washington Capitals of the National Hockey League before joining the management of the New York Islanders in September 2015 .

Player career

During his college days , McPhee played for Bowling Green State University in the Central Collegiate Hockey Association , a league in the NCAA's gaming operations . There he was voted Rookie of the Year in 1979. In 1982 he received the Hobey Baker Memorial Award for best college player, in the same year he was also elected to the league's first-all-star team.

After college, George McPhee was less successful in the NHL for the New York Rangers and the New Jersey Devils on the ice.

NHL statistics

Seasons Games Gates Assists Points Penalty minutes
Regular season 10 115 24 25th 49 257
Playoffs 4th 29 5 3 8th 73

Managerial career

In 1992, McPhee became director of sport and vice president of the Vancouver Canucks , later becoming assistant to GM Pat Quinn . With McPhee, the team reached the playoffs four times and won a division title . In 1994 the Canucks even made it to the Stanley Cup final , which they lost to McPhee's former club, the New York Rangers.

In 1997, McPhee received the post of General Manager at Washington Capitals , which planned with him a complete change in the previously unsuccessful franchise . In his first season as GM, the Capitals reached the final of the Stanley Cup, but lost with 0–4 games against the Detroit Red Wings . In 2000 and 2001 , the capital city won the title of Southeast Division , but since the successful year 1998 they have not managed to survive the first round of the playoffs.

During the 2003/04 season , McPhee and franchise owner Ted Leonsis began to completely change the line-up of the Capitals, so that many new players were signed with lower wages. Well-known players such as Sergei Gontschar , Jaromír Jágr , Peter Bondra , Michael Nylander , Mike Grier , Robert Lang and Steve Konowalchuk have all been transferred to other clubs within this season, which generated some criticism of McPhee's transfer policy. The general manager started the new beginning with first overall picks of the NHL Entry Draft 2004 , Alexander Ovetschkin , but the playoffs did not reach the Capitals at first.

Since Leonsis stuck to McPhee for the next two years, he was able to sign some established players with Chris Clark , Donald Brashear , Tom Poti , Wiktor Koslow and Michael Nylander , who are supposed to support the young talents during the restructuring of the team.

After the 2013/14 season , McPhee and his coach Adam Oates were sacked. In September 2015, he was hired by the New York Islanders and supported General Manager Garth Snow in an advisory capacity. In July 2016, McPhee was named the first general manager of the Vegas Golden Knights . In its debut season in the 2018 playoffs, the team surprisingly reached the final of the Stanley Cup , but lost to its former employer, the Washington Capitals. Nevertheless, he received the NHL General Manager of the Year Award at the end of the season . After the following season 2018/19 McPhee handed over the position of General Manager to his previous assistant Kelly McCrimmon and took over the position of President of Hockey Operations himself .

Achievements and Awards

  • 1979 CCHA Second All-Star Team
  • 1979 CCHA Rookie of the Year
  • 1981 CCHA Second All-Star Team
  • 1982 CCHA First All-Star Team

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personal data
SURNAME McPhee, George
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Canadian ice hockey player and official
DATE OF BIRTH 2nd July 1958
PLACE OF BIRTH Guelph , Ontario , Canada