Kelly McCrimmon
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Kelly McCrimmon (October 13, 1960) is the current General Manager of the Vegas Golden Knights of the National Hockey League and owner of the Brandon Wheat Kings of the Western Hockey League (WHL).
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 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 bought 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 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.
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 as former General Manager George McPhee took on the role as President.
Awards and Achievements
Ed Chynoweth Cup - 2016
Personal Life
He is the younger brother of former NHL Defenseman Brad McCrimmon.
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 | W | L | OT | 5th in East | Did not qualify |
| 1990–91 | Brandon Wheat Kings | 19 | 51 | 2 | 5th in East | Did not qualify |
| 1991–92 | Brandon Wheat Kings | 11 | 55 | 6 | 5th 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 quartar-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 |