Kelly McCrimmon was promoted to General Manager of the Las Vegas Golden Knights from his prior role as assistant GM. George Mcphee isn’t going anywhere he will still be president of hockey operations.
Kelly McCrimmon was being courted by Edmonton and on the top of the list to become the general manager of the new Seattle expansion team. George Mcphee and the Golden Knights couldn’t let McCrimmon go because he’s seen as an integral part of the Golden Knights early success with his input on the initial expansion draft and bringing in defensive minded forward Mark Stone.