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List of Washington Capitals general managers

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The Washington Capitals are a professional ice hockey team based in Washington, D.C.The team is a member of the Metropolitan Division of the Eastern Conference of the National Hockey League (NHL). The Capitals played at the Capital Centre from their inaugural season in 1974 to 1997, when they moved to the MCI Center, now known as the Capital One Arena. The franchise has had six general managers since their inception.

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|+Key of terms and definitions

scope="col" |Term

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|Number of general managers{{ref label|Note1|a|a}}

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|References

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|Does not apply

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|Elected to the Hockey Hall of Fame in the Builder category

General managers

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|+General managers of the Washington Capitals

! scope="col" | No.

! scope="col" | Name

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! scope="col" | Accomplishments during this term

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| Milt Schmidt

| April 20, 1973 – December 29, 1975||

  • No playoff appearances

|{{cite news|title=Pollin picks Hall of Famer to run Washington NHL club |url=https://www.newspapers.com/newspage/39844710/ |newspaper=The Capital |date=April 21, 1973 |page=13 |via = Newspapers.com |accessdate = July 22, 2015 }}{{cite web |url=http://nyshistoricnewspapers.org/lccn/sn88074101/1975-12-31/ed-1/seq-15/ |title=McVie new Caps' coach |publisher=Press-Republican |date=December 31, 1975 |issue=1975/12/31 |page=15 |accessdate=July 22, 2015}}

scope="row" |2

| Max McNab

| December 30, 1975 – November 5, 1981||

  • No playoff appearances

|{{cite news |url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/archive/sports/1981/11/06/pollin-fires-mcnab-green/fd14462c-b2e1-4c9e-9619-b1bbf77f4e4c/ |title=Pollin Fires McNab, Green |newspaper=The Washington Post |first=Robert |last=Fachet |date=November 6, 1981 |accessdate=July 22, 2015}}

scope="row" |3

| Roger Crozier (interim)

| November 5, 1981 – August 27, 1982||

  • No playoff appearances

|{{cite news |url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/archive/sports/1982/08/31/poile-says-capitals-will-make-playoffs/e499b0d0-6ab2-483a-92cd-b0a91fd6f598/ |title=Poile Says Capitals Will Make Playoffs |newspaper=The Washington Post |first=Kathy |last=Blumenstock |date=August 31, 1982 |accessdate=July 22, 2015}}

scope="row" |4

| style="background: #FFE6BD"| David Poile{{dagger}}

| August 30, 1982 – May 12, 1997||

  • 1 division title and 14 playoff appearances

|{{cite news |url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/archive/sports/1997/05/13/after-15-year-stay-with-the-capitals-poile-goes/b3ffd5c4-100a-4faa-a86d-d4c119d0763a/ |title=AFTER 15-YEAR STAY WITH THE CAPITALS, POILE GOES |newspaper=The Washington Post |date=May 13, 1997 |first=Rachel |last=Alexander |accessdate=July 22, 2015}}

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| George McPhee

| June 9, 1997 – April 26, 2014||

|{{cite web |url=https://www.nytimes.com/1997/06/10/sports/three-nhl-teams-fill-coaching-vacancies.html |title=Three N.H.L. Teams Fill Coaching Vacancies |work=The New York Times |date=June 10, 1997 |accessdate=July 22, 2015}}{{cite web |url=http://capitals.nhl.com/club/news.htm?id=716620 |title=Capitals Announce Changes to Front Office and Coaching Staff |publisher=Washington Capitals |date=April 26, 2014 |accessdate=July 22, 2015}}

scope="row" |6

| Brian MacLellan

| May 26, 2014 – July 8, 2024||

|{{cite web |url=http://capitals.nhl.com/club/news.htm?id=720734 |title=Capitals Promote Brian MacLellan to General Manager, Name Barry Trotz Coach |publisher=Washington Capitals |date=May 26, 2014 |accessdate=July 22, 2015}}

scope="row" |7

| Chris Patrick

| July 8, 2024 – present||

| {{cite web |last=Gulitti |first=Tom |url=https://www.nhl.com/news/chris-patrick-named-washington-gm-brian-maclellan-remains-president |title=Patrick named Capitals general manager, MacLellan remains president of hockey operations |website=NHL.com |date=July 8, 2024 |access-date=July 8, 2024}}

See also

Notes

  • {{note label|Note1|a|a}} A running total of the number of general managers of the franchise. Thus any general manager who has two or more separate terms as general manager is only counted once.

References

  • {{citation |url=http://capitals.nhl.com/club/page.htm?id=100190 |title=GMs, Head Coaches and Captains |publisher=Washington Capitals |accessdate=July 22, 2015}}

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