TheWashington Capitals are a professionalice hockey team based inWashington, D.C.The team is a member of theMetropolitan Division of theEastern Conference of theNational Hockey League (NHL). The Capitals played at theCapital Centre from their inaugural season in 1974 to 1997, when they moved to the MCI Center, now known as theCapital One Arena. The franchise has had sixgeneral managers since their inception.[1]
| Term | Definition |
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| No. | Number of general managers[a] |
| Ref(s) | References |
| – | Does not apply |
| † | Elected to theHockey Hall of Fame in theBuilder category |
| No. | Name | Tenure | Accomplishments during this term | Ref(s) |
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| 1 | Milt Schmidt | April 20, 1973 – December 29, 1975 |
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| 2 | Max McNab | December 30, 1975 – November 5, 1981 |
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| 3 | Roger Crozier (interim) | November 5, 1981 – August 27, 1982 |
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| 4 | David Poile† | August 30, 1982 – May 12, 1997 |
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| 5 | George McPhee | June 9, 1997 – April 26, 2014 |
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| 6 | Brian MacLellan | May 26, 2014 – July 8, 2024 |
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| 7 | Chris Patrick | July 8, 2024 – present | [9] |
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