Philip McRae

Philip McRae
Born March 15, 1990
Chesterfield, MO, USA
Height 6 ft 3 in (191 cm)
Weight 191 lb (87 kg; 13 st 9 lb)
Position Center
Shoots Left
NHL team
Former teams 		St. Louis Blues
Tappara
Espoo Blues
NHL Draft 33rd overall, 2008
St. Louis Blues
Playing career 2010–present

Philip Christopher "Phil" McRae (born March 15, 1990) is an American professional ice hockey player who is currently playing for the St. Louis Blues of the National Hockey League (NHL). He was selected by the Blues in the 2nd round (33rd overall) of the 2008 NHL Entry Draft.

The son of former St. Louis Blues winger Basil McRae, he began the 2010–11 season playing in the AHL with the Peoria Rivermen.[1] On January 11, 2011, he was called up to the NHL by the St. Louis Blues[2] 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.[3] McRae scored his first NHL goal on January 26, 2011 against Miikka Kiprusoff of the Calgary Flames.

McRae, a native of St. Louis, played his freshman season with CBC High School in Town & Country. Philip and his father, Basil McRae, would become the fourth father-son duo to play for the Blues, joining Bob and Brent Johnson, Peter and Yan Stastny and Mike and B.J. Crombeen.

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.[4]

On July 1, 2014, McRae returned to the St. Louis Blues fold, in signing a one-year, two-way contract.[5]

References

  1. ↑ "McRae, Reaves will join Blues". sportifi.com. 2012-04-05. Retrieved 2013-04-18.
  2. ↑ "Philip McRae player profile". The Hockey News. 2011-01-11. Retrieved 2011-01-11.
  3. ↑ "St. Louis Blues at Anaheim Ducks Game Recap". National Hockey League. 2011-01-12. Retrieved 2011-01-12.
  4. ↑ "Espoo Blues 2013-14 Roster". Espoo Blues. 2013-10-17. Retrieved 2013-10-17.
  5. ↑ "McRae, Regner get one-year deals". St. Louis Blues. 2014-07-01. Retrieved 2014-07-01.

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