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Kelly McCrimmon | |
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Born | (1960-10-13) October 13, 1960 (age 63) Plenty, Saskatchewan, Canada |
Alma mater | University of Michigan |
Occupation | General manager of the Vegas Golden Knights |
Years active | 1990βpresent |
Kelly McCrimmon (born October 13, 1960) is a Canadian ice hockey executive who is general manager of the Vegas Golden Knights of the National Hockey League (NHL).
Playing careerβ»
Kelly McCrimmon played for the Prince Albert Raiders of the SJHL before suiting up with the Wheat Kings for two seasons, "winning his first championship there as a player in his rookie season." After his WHL career, he played hockey for the University of Michigan Wolverines for four seasons. And was named captain his final season.
Post-playing careerβ»
Brandon Wheat Kingsβ»
McCrimmon spent his first years of coaching junior hockey in the SJHL, starting with the North Battleford North Stars for two seasons, then one with the Lloydminster Lancers.
In 1988 he re-joined the Brandon Wheat Kings as an assistant coach, "then later became general manager in 1989," as well as a few stints as head coach on the way replacing Doug Sauter and Kevin Maxwell respectively. In 1992, he became the minority owner of the Wheat Kings, purchasing one-third of the franchise. In 2001, he became the sole owner of the franchise after he bought the remaining shares from Bob Cornell.
In 1995β96, McCrimmon won his first championship as a WHL general manager and "his second championship with the Wheat Kings."
In 2004, he took over the coaching duties for the Brandon Wheat Kings. In his third stint as head coach of Brandon Wheat Kings, he made an appearance in the finals as head coach and general manager. In 2011, he stepped down from his coaching duties handing them to former Ottawa Senators head coach Cory Clouston.
McCrimmon returned to the bench in the 2013β14 season for the Wheat Kings for the next three seasons. During the 2014β15 season, he coached the Wheat Kings to the Western Hockey League finals, losing to the Kelowna Rockets. The next season he was brought on as an assistant coach for Team Canada at the World Junior Championships in Helsinki, Finland. The Wheat Kings had a second stint at the finals that year winning the Ed Chynoweth Cup that year against the Seattle Thunderbirds in five games.
Vegas Golden Knightsβ»
After twenty-six seasons with the Brandon Wheat Kings, on August 2, 2016, McCrimmon was named the first-ever assistant general manager of the new NHL expansion team Vegas Golden Knights. This came after he turned down an offer from the Toronto Maple Leafs to join their front office.
In McCrimmon's first year as assistant general manager, the Vegas Golden Knights became the second expansion team ever, after the St. Louis Blues, to make the Stanley Cup Finals.
On May 2, 2019, he was promoted to general manager as former general manager George McPhee took on the role of president.
On January 26, 2021, McCrimmon acted as head coach of the Golden Knights in a 5-4 shootout loss to the St. Louis Blues due to a COVID-19 outbreak within the Vegas Golden Knights coaching staff.
On June 13, 2023, the Golden Knights defeated the Florida Panthers 9 - 3 to win the Stanley Cup. By winning the Cup after six seasons, they become the fastest team to win the Stanley Cup from the time of expansion beating the 1973-74 Philadelphia Flyers who won the Cup in their seventh season.
Awards and honoursβ»
Award | Year | |
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WHL | ||
Ed Chynoweth Cup | 2016 | |
NHL | ||
Stanley Cup champion | 2023 |
Personal lifeβ»
McCrimmon and his wife, Terri have two adult children, Chelsea and Mick. He is the younger brother of the late former NHL defenseman Brad McCrimmon.
Career statisticsβ»
Regular season | Playoffs | |||||||||||||
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Season | Team | League | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | ||
1977-78 | Prince Albert Raiders | SJHL | 49 | 10 | 19 | 29 | 63 | β | β | β | β | β | ||
1978-79 | Brandon Wheat Kings | WHL | 40 | 15 | 24 | 39 | 139 | 18 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 23 | ||
1979-80 | Brandon Wheat Kings | WHL | 55 | 13 | 12 | 25 | 89 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 6 | ||
1980β81 | University of Michigan | WCHA | 35 | 0 | 8 | 8 | 30 | β | β | β | β | β | ||
1981β82 | University of Michigan | CCHA | 15 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 6 | β | β | β | β | β | ||
1982β83 | University of Michigan | CCHA | 32 | 5 | 13 | 18 | 20 | β | β | β | β | β | ||
1983β84 | University of Michigan | CCHA | 30 | 8 | 5 | 13 | 34 | β | β | β | β | β | ||
WHL totals | 95 | 28 | 36 | 64 | 228 | 27 | 3 | 10 | 13 | 29 | ||||
NCAA totals | 112 | 21 | 26 | 47 | 100 |
Head coaching recordβ»
Year | Team | W | L | OT/T | Finish | Postseason |
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1990β91 | Brandon Wheat Kings | 28 | 38 | 6 | 7th in East | Did not qualify |
1990β91 | Brandon Wheat Kings | 19 | 51 | 2 | 8th in East | Did not qualify |
1991β92 | Brandon Wheat Kings | 11 | 55 | 6 | 8th in East | Did not qualify |
2004-05 | Brandon Wheat Kings | 45 | 21 | 6 | 1st in East | Lost in WHL finals |
2005-06 | Brandon Wheat Kings | 30 | 32 | 10 | 3rd in East | Lost East Division quarter-final |
2006-07 | Brandon Wheat Kings | 41 | 20 | 11 | 1st in East | Lost East Division semi-final |
2007-08 | Brandon Wheat Kings | 42 | 24 | 6 | 3rd in East | Lost East Division quarter-final |
2008-09 | Brandon Wheat Kings | 30 | 32 | 10 | 3rd in East | Lost East Division final |
2009-10 | Brandon Wheat Kings | 50 | 18 | 4 | 3rd in East | Lost West Division final |
2010-11 | Brandon Wheat Kings | 32 | 31 | 9 | 3rd in West | Lost East Division quarter-final |
2013-14 | Brandon Wheat Kings | 45 | 23 | 4 | 3rd in East | Lost East Division final |
2014-15 | Brandon Wheat Kings | 53 | 11 | 8 | 1st in East | Lost WHL finals |
2015β16 | Brandon Wheat Kings | 48 | 18 | 6 | 1st in East | Won WHL Championship; Lost in Memorial Cup |
Referencesβ»
- ^ "Kelly McCrimmon named Las Vegas assistant GM". NHL.com. National Hockey League. August 2, 2016.
- ^ "MCCRIMMON TO STAY WITH WHEAT KINGS". Brandon Wheat Kings. Canadian Hockey League. June 22, 2015.
- ^ "Kelly McCrimmon Named General Manager Of The Vegas Golden Knights". Vegas Golden Knights. National Hockey League. May 2, 2019.
- ^ "Golden Knights isolate coaching staff, Kelly McCrimmon steps behind bench". Sportsnet Staff. Sportsnet. January 26, 2021.
- ^ "Kelly McCrimmon at eliteprospects.com". www.eliteprospects.com.
- ^ "Kelly McCrimmon named Las Vegas assistant GM". NHL.com.
- ^ "Kelly McCrimmon named general manager of Vegas Golden Knights β WHL Network".
- ^ "Kelly McCrimmon stays w/ Vegas Golden Knights, no Edmonton Oilers GM job". Edmonton Sun. 2 May 2019.
- ^ "Kelly McCrimmon Hockey Stats and Profile at hockeydb.com". www.hockeydb.com.
- ^ "Brandon Wheat Kings ownership to change hands as team sold to local businessman". CJOB.
External linksβ»
- Biographical information and career statistics from Eliteprospects.com, or The Internet Hockey Database
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Preceded by | General manager of the Vegas Golden Knights 2019βpresent |
Incumbent |