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Philip McRae
Born (1990-03-15) March 15, 1990 (age 34)
Chesterfield, Missouri
Height 6 ft 3 in (191 cm)
Weight 191 lb (87 kg; 13 st 9 lb)
Position Center
Shoots Left
DEL team
Former teams
Schwenninger Wild Wings
St. Louis Blues
Tappara
Espoo Blues
Ässät
NHL draft 33rd overall, 2008
St. Louis Blues
Playing career 2010–present

Philip Christopher "Phil" McRae (born March 15, 1990) is an American professional ice hockey player who is currently playing for Schwenninger Wild Wings in the Deutsche Eishockey Liga (DEL). He was selected by the St. Louis Blues in the 2nd round (33rd overall) of the 2008 NHL Entry Draft.[1]

Playing career

The son of former Minnesota North Stars and St. Louis Blues winger Basil McRae, he began the 2010–11 season playing in the AHL with the Peoria Rivermen.[2] Before joining the Peoria Riverman, he spent his summer with former Blues forward Keith Tkachuk to get a feel for playing in professional hockey.[3] On January 11, 2011, he was called up to the NHL by the St. Louis Blues[4] to make his NHL debut the following evening, playing more than 12 minutes and taking a 2-minute tripping penalty, for the Blues in a 7-4 road game loss to the Anaheim Ducks.[5] McRae scored his first NHL goal on January 26, 2011 against Miikka Kiprusoff of the Calgary Flames.

McRae, a native of St. Louis, played his freshman season with CBC High School in Town & Country. Philip and his father, Basil McRae, would become the fourth father-son duo to play for the Blues, joining Bob and Brent Johnson, Peter and Yan Stastny and Mike and B.J. Crombeen.[1]

In the 2013–14 season, as an unsigned restricted free agent with the St. Louis Blues, McRae opted to venture abroad to the Finnish Liiga with Tappara. After just 8 games in Tampere, McRae secured a transfer to fellow Finnish club, Espoo Blues for the remainder of the season.[6]

On July 1, 2014, McRae returned to the St. Louis Blues fold, in signing a one-year, two-way contract.[7] In the 2014–15 season he was assigned to AHL affiliate, the Chicago Wolves and in 67 games scored 15 goals.

On August 7, 2015, McRae continued his career in the AHL, signing as a free agent to a one-year contract with the Bakersfield Condors, an affiliate of the Edmonton Oilers.[8] In the Condors inaugural 2015–16 season in the AHL, McRae appeared in 35 games producing 9 goals and 15 points.

As a free agent in the off-season, McRae opted to continue his career in the AHL, signing a one-year deal with the New York Rangers affiliate, the Hartford Wolf Pack on August 24, 2016.[9]

After three seasons in the AHL, McRae returned to a second stint in Finland, agreeing to a one-year deal with Ässät of the Liiga on June 1, 2017.[10] In the 2017–18 season, McRae established himself as a versatile forward, contributing with 21 points in 42 games.

As a free agent in the following off-season, McRae continued his career in Europe by agreeing to a one-year contract with German outfit, Schwenninger Wild Wings of the DEL on April 20, 2018.[11]

Career statistics

Regular season and playoffs

Regular season Playoffs
Season Team League GP G A Pts PIM GP G A Pts PIM
2005–06 U.S. National Development Team NAHL 33 8 8 16 9 10 1 2 3 2
2006–07 London Knights OHL 63 2 8 10 27 16 0 0 0 6
2007–08 London Knights OHL 66 18 28 46 61 4 0 0 0 7
2008–09 London Knights OHL 59 29 31 60 54 14 5 5 10 12
2009–10 London Knights OHL 33 11 26 37 43
2009–10 Plymouth Whalers OHL 19 5 9 14 21 9 6 9 15 11
2010–11 Peoria Rivermen AHL 46 12 14 26 23
2010–11 St. Louis Blues NHL 15 1 2 3 2
2011–12 Peoria Rivermen AHL 71 23 16 39 26
2012–13 Peoria Rivermen AHL 45 7 11 18 19
2013–14 Tappara Liiga 8 0 1 1 2
2013–14 Espoo Blues Liiga 45 8 12 20 12 7 3 1 4 2
2014–15 Chicago Wolves AHL 67 15 18 33 21
2015–16 Bakersfield Condors AHL 35 9 6 15 33
2016–17 Hartford Wolf Pack AHL 76 8 11 19 20
2017–18 Ässät Liiga 42 5 16 21 43 1 0 0 0 0
NHL totals 15 1 2 3 2

International

Year Team Event Result GP G A Pts PIM
2006 United States U17 2nd place, silver medalist(s) 6 0 1 1 0
2008 United States WJC18 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) 7 3 3 6 4
2010 United States WJC 1st place, gold medalist(s) 7 1 4 5 2
Junior totals 20 4 8 12 6

References

  1. ^ "Philip McRae". Elite Prospects. Retrieved 2016-12-21.
  2. ^ "McRae, Reaves will join Blues". sportifi.com. 2012-04-05. Retrieved 2013-04-18. {{cite web}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in: |publisher= (help)
  3. ^ Fuehring, Alan (January 13, 2011). "McRae Born to be a Blue". NHL.com. NHL. Retrieved 30 November 2017.
  4. ^ "Philip McRae player profile". The Hockey News. 2011-01-11. Retrieved 2011-01-11. {{cite web}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in: |publisher= (help)
  5. ^ "St. Louis Blues at Anaheim Ducks Game Recap". National Hockey League. 2011-01-12. Retrieved 2011-01-12. {{cite web}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in: |publisher= (help)
  6. ^ "Espoo Blues 2013-14 Roster". Espoo Blues. 2013-10-17. Archived from the original on 2014-03-26. Retrieved 2013-10-17. {{cite web}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in: |publisher= (help); Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)
  7. ^ "McRae, Regner get one-year deals". St. Louis Blues. 2014-07-01. Retrieved 2014-07-01. {{cite web}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in: |publisher= (help)
  8. ^ "Condors sign Philip McRae". Bakersfield Condors. 2015-08-07. Retrieved 2015-08-07. {{cite web}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in: |publisher= (help)
  9. ^ "Pack sign forward Phil McRae". Hartford Wolf Pack. 2016-08-24. Retrieved 2016-08-24. {{cite web}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in: |publisher= (help)
  10. ^ "Philip McRae signs with Ässät" (in Finnish). Ässät. 2017-06-01. Retrieved 2017-06-01. {{cite web}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in: |publisher= (help)
  11. ^ "Wild Wings agree to terms with Philip McRae" (in German). Schwenninger Wild Wings. 2018-04-20. Retrieved 2018-04-20. {{cite web}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in: |publisher= (help)