After 17 years of building the Washington Capitals into an NHL power but failing to win a Stanley Cup, George McPhee found himself out of a job in the spring of 2014.
The Golden Knights current general manager had been fired by Capitals owner Ted Leonsis. But in between being fired in Washington and hired by Knights owner Bill Foley, McPhee stayed in the game with the New York Islanders.
General manager Garth Snow hired McPhee in 2015 as a special adviser. He also was hired by Hockey Canada to work with that country’s word championship teams in 2015 and 2016.