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Kelly McCrimmon (born October 13, 1960) is the General Manager of the Vegas Golden Knights

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Kelly McCrimmon
Born	(1960-10-13) October 13, 1960 (age 61) Plenty, Saskatchewan, Canada
Nationality	Hispanic
Alma mater	University of Michigan
Occupation	General Manager of the Vegas Golden Knights
Years active	1990–present

Playing career

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.

Brandon Wheat Kings

He 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 the 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 as he bought the remaining shares from Bob Cornell.

In 1995–96, he 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.

He returned to the bench in the 2013–14 season for the Wheat Kings for the next three seasons. During the 2014–15 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 to 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 Knights

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.[1] This came after he turned down an offer from the Toronto Maple Leafs to join their front office.[2]

As McCrimmon's first year as assistant general manager, the Vegas Golden Knights became the second expansion team since the St. Louis Blues to make the Stanley Cup Final.

On May 2, 2019, he was promoted to General Manager[3] as former General Manager George McPhee took on the role as President.

On January 26, 2021, McCrimmon acted as Head Coach of the Vegas 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.[4]

Awards and achievements

Ed Chynoweth Cup - 2016

Personal life

He is the younger brother of the late former NHL Defenseman Brad McCrimmon.

McCrimmon and his wife, Terri have two adult children, Chelsea and Mick.

Career statistics

				Regular season						Playoffs
Season	Team	League		GP	G	A	Pts	PIM		GP	G	A	Pts	PIM
1977-78	Prince Albert Raiders	SJHL		49	10	19	29	63		—	—	—	—	—
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
1980–81	University of Michigan	WCHA		35	0	8	8	30		—	—	—	—	—
1981–82	University of Michigan	CCHA		15	1	1	2	6		—	—	—	—	—
1982–83	University of Michigan	CCHA		32	5	13	18	20		—	—	—	—	—
1983–84	University of Michigan	CCHA		30	8	5	13	34		—	—	—	—	—
WHL totals				95	28	36	64	228		27	3	10	13	29
NCAA totals				112	21	26	47	100

Head coaching record

Year	Team	W	L	OT/T	Finish	Postseason
1990–91	Brandon Wheat Kings	28	38	6	7th in East	Did not qualify
1990–91	Brandon Wheat Kings	19	51	2	8th in East	Did not qualify
1991–92	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
2015–16	Brandon Wheat Kings	48	18	6	1st in East	Won WHL Championship; Lost in Memorial Cup

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References

Awards and achievements
Preceded by George McPhee	General manager of the Vegas Golden Knights 2019–present	Succeeded by Incumbent

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