Philip McRae

American ice hockey player (born 1990)

Ice hockey player

Philip McRae

McRae with the St. Louis Blues in 2011

Born|  (1990-03-15) March 15, 1990 (age 35)
Chesterfield, Missouri, U.S.
Height|  6 ft 3 in (191 cm)
Weight|  191 lb (87 kg; 13 st 9 lb)
Position|  Center
Shot|  Left
Played for|  St. Louis Blues
Tappara
Espoo Blues
Ässät
Schwenninger Wild Wings
Orli Znojmo
NHL draft|  33rd overall, 2008
St. Louis Blues
Playing career|  2010–2020

Philip Christopher McRae (born March 15, 1990) is an American former professional ice hockey player who last played for Orli Znojmo in the Austrian Hockey League (EBEL). He was selected by the St. Louis Blues in the 2nd round (33rd overall) of the 2008 NHL Entry Draft and would end up playing 15 games in the National Hockey League (NHL), all with the Blues.[1]

## Playing career

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McRae, a native of St. Louis, played his freshman season with CBC High School in Town & Country. He then went on to play major junior hockey for the London Knights of the Ontario Hockey League.

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 Rivermen, 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. He and his father became the fourth father-son combination to play for the Blues, joining Bob and Brent Johnson, Peter, Yan, and Paul 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] In the 2018–19 season, McRae secured a top-nine role among the forwards and contributed with 5 goals and 12 points through 44 games, but was unable to help the Wild Wings progress to the post-season. At the completion of the season, McRae left Schwenninger at the conclusion of his contract.[12]

On May 22, 2019, McRae moved to the neighbouring EBEL, agreeing to a one-year deal with Orli Znojmo.[13] Following the 2019-2020 season, McRae would retire from professional hockey.[14]

## Career statistics

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### Regular season and playoffs

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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
2018–19 | Schwenninger Wild Wings | DEL | 44  | 5  | 7  | 12  | 10  | —  | —  | —  | —  | —
2019–20 | Orli Znojmo | EBEL | 44  | 16  | 16  | 32  | 12  | —  | —  | —  | —  | —
NHL totals  | 15  | 1  | 2  | 3  | 2  | —  | —  | —  | —  | —

### International

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Year  | Team  | Event  | Result  |  | GP  | G  | A  | Pts  | PIM

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2006 | United States | U17 |  | 6  | 0  | 1  | 1  | 0
2008 | United States  | WJC18 |  | 7  | 3  | 3  | 6  | 4
2010 | United States  | WJC |  | 7  | 1  | 4  | 5  | 2
Junior totals  | 20  | 4  | 8  | 12  | 6

## References

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1. ^ "Philip McRae". Elite Prospects. Retrieved December 21, 2016.
2. ^ "McRae, Reaves will join Blues". sportifi.com. April 5, 2012. Retrieved April 18, 2013.
3. ^ Fuehring, Alan (January 13, 2011). "McRae Born to be a Blue". NHL.com. NHL. Retrieved November 30, 2017.
4. ^ "Philip McRae player profile". The Hockey News. January 11, 2011. Retrieved January 11, 2011.
5. ^ "St. Louis Blues at Anaheim Ducks Game Recap". National Hockey League. January 12, 2011. Retrieved January 12, 2011.
6. ^ "Espoo Blues 2013-14 Roster". Espoo Blues. October 17, 2013. Archived from the original on March 26, 2014. Retrieved October 17, 2013.
7. ^ "McRae, Regner get one-year deals". St. Louis Blues. July 1, 2014. Retrieved July 1, 2014.
8. ^ "Condors sign Philip McRae". Bakersfield Condors. August 7, 2015. Retrieved August 7, 2015.
9. ^ "Pack sign forward Phil McRae". Hartford Wolf Pack. August 24, 2016. Retrieved August 24, 2016.
10. ^ "Philip McRae signs with Ässät" (in Finnish). Ässät. June 1, 2017. Retrieved June 1, 2017.[permanent dead link]
11. ^ "Wild Wings agree to terms with Philip McRae" (in German). Schwenninger Wild Wings. April 20, 2018. Archived from the original on September 17, 2019. Retrieved April 20, 2018.
12. ^ "First personnel decisions made" (in German). Schwenninger Wild Wings. March 4, 2019. Archived from the original on December 11, 2019. Retrieved March 4, 2019.
13. ^ "Znojmo sign former NHL player Philip McRae" (in Czech). Orli Znojmo. May 22, 2019. Retrieved May 22, 2019.
14. ^ "Former NHL Blue McRae to Lead TPH-St. Louis". Total Package Hockey. April 13, 2020. Retrieved April 7, 2022.

## External links

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* Biographical information and career statistics from NHL.com, or Eliteprospects.com, or Hockey-Reference.com, or The Internet Hockey Database