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'''George McPhee''' (born July 2, 1958) is a [[Canadians|Canadian]] [[ice hockey]] executive currently serving as the president of hockey operations for the [[Vegas Golden Knights]] of the [[National Hockey League]] (NHL).<ref>{{cite news| url = http://www.reviewjournal.com/sports/hockey-vegas/las-vegas-nhl-team-introduces-george-mcphee-gm-video | title = Las Vegas NHL team introduces George McPhee as GM | newspaper = [[Las Vegas Review-Journal]] | date = 2016-07-13 | accessdate = 2016-07-13}}</ref> McPhee is the former general manager of the [[Washington Capitals]] and has also served as alternate governor, vice president and special assistant to the general manager of the [[New York Islanders]]. Since September 1st, he is the former general manager of the [[Vegas Golden Knights]] and will now focus solely on his role as president of hockey operations<ref>{{
==Early life==
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==Playing career==
Prior to his career in management, McPhee was a prominent college hockey player at [[Bowling Green State University]] for the [[Bowling Green Falcons men's ice hockey|Falcons ice hockey team]]. He was the recipient of the 1982 [[Hobey Baker Award]] (given to college hockey's top player), was chosen as a First-Team All-[[Central Collegiate Hockey Association]] (CCHA) selection in 1982, Second-Team All-CCHA honors in 1979 and 1981 and was the CCHA's Rookie of the Year in 1979. After leaving Bowling State, he won the 1983–84 [[Central Professional Hockey League|Central Hockey League]] championship (the Adams Cup) as a member of the [[Tulsa Oilers]] team coached by [[Tom Webster (ice hockey)|Tom Webster]].<ref>{{
McPhee began his NHL career in the [[1983 Stanley Cup playoffs]] for the [[New York Rangers]]. In those playoffs, he and [[Ray Cote]] of the [[Edmonton Oilers]] became the first players to score three goals in a single [[Stanley Cup playoffs]] prior to playing a regular season NHL game.<ref name=three>{{cite news|title=With Three Postseason Goals,
==Management career==
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===Vegas Golden Knights===
On July 13, 2016, McPhee left the Islanders organization after he was hired by [[William P. Foley II|Bill Foley]], owner of the Las Vegas expansion franchise (which would later be named the [[Vegas Golden Knights]]) to be the new general manager of the team.<ref>{{cite news| url = https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/capitals-insider/wp/2016/07/13/george-mcphee-named-gm-of-las-vegas-expansion-team/ | title = George McPhee named GM of Las Vegas expansion team | newspaper = [[Washington Post]] | date = 2016-07-13 | accessdate = 2016-07-13}}</ref> McPhee was named a finalist for the [[NHL General Manager of the Year Award]] after the Golden Knights had a phenomenal inaugural season,<ref>{{cite web|title=NHL General Manager of Year finalists unveiled|url=https://www.nhl.com/news/nhl-general-manager-of-year-finalists-unveiled/c-298644320|website=NHL.com|accessdate=May 17, 2018|date=May 16, 2018}}</ref> which he would be awarded on June 20.<ref>{{cite web |title=Golden
==Personal life==
McPhee interned on [[Wall Street]] in [[New York City|New York]] for two off-seasons while playing for the Rangers in the 1980s. After retirement from his professional playing career, he studied law at [[Rutgers University]]'s [[Rutgers Law School|law school]] in [[New Jersey]] and clerked for a judge on the [[United States Court of International Trade]] before moving into a hockey management career.<ref name="SI2018">{{cite magazine|last1=Prewitt|first1=Alex|title=How the Roster Decisions of Golden Knights GM George McPhee Color the Stanley Cup Final|url=https://www.si.com/nhl/2018/05/28/stanley-cup-finals-las-vegas-golden-knights-george-mcphee|accessdate=May 29, 2018|magazine=Sports Illustrated|date=May 28, 2018}}</ref>
McPhee is married to wife Leah, with whom he has three children: son Graham (a [[Boston College Eagles men's ice hockey|Boston College Eagles]] player drafted 149 overall in the [[2016 NHL Entry Draft]] by the [[Edmonton Oilers]]) and daughters Grayson and Adelaide.<ref name="SI2018"/><ref>{{Cite web | url=https://www.rollinssports.com/sports/wlax/2015-16/bios/mcphee_grayson_xzfd?view=bio |title = Grayson McPhee}}</ref>
==Career statistics==
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