Good for George McPhee. This is a very nice article on George and his work for us regarding the rebuild and the make-up of this team. Click here for details.
George also hired our coach which he deserves a lot of credit for as well.
We have been through a lot together. I am proud to work with George and his staff.
Here is a terrific piece of work by a local blogger, a really crisp interview with George McPhee. Kudos.
How many folks out there would like to see a George McPhee Bobblehead Night?
I can see it now, it trades you or it punches you before you get it opened. 
Thanks Thom. We all need to have fun at times like this. We all need enjoyment and belief in better times ahead. Your article here made me smile and we all hope that our fans have a great time and leave smiling after our games.
Here is an interview with George McPhee. Well done and thank you.
As I read this post, I was surprised to note that Brendan Witt was a minus -5 last night in our 5-4 overtime win. Ouch.
Kudos! Deserved and true.
George McPhee, Professor of the Art of Generally Managing.
The students of Georgetown thank you and I thank you – but tenure will NOT be forthcoming. Get back to work!
Here we go again - back to the drafting tables. This is the weekend of the year where our amateur scouts earn their money and see payback for all of their time spent on the road.
We have a first round pick and a bunch of second round picks. We can trade up. We can make some trades for more picks. We can use our picks and prospects for a trade of a player that can help us today. We can trade some picks for this year for some picks in an out year. We can stay put and use them all. We have a lot of choices.
George McPhee plays it so close to the vest that even I don’t know what he is thinking. I do know that he listens to his scouts and professionals and that they fight and argue – in a good-hearted fashion - about who are the best players at what positions. I also know that the team’s philosophy is to pick the best available player on the board that is left when it is our time to pick. We don’t usually draft by positional need.
I do know now that we have a lot of fire power; a lot of role players; and a lot of goalie prospects in the pipeline. We have work to do in the off season on finalizing our lineup for next season but the draft will add to our potential lineup. Last year’s #1 pick, Karl Alzner, will be fighting for a spot in the lineup when camp opens. The NHL draft is a time of renewal and of potential and a time for us to hope and dream. Can we find someone who is a steal in the later rounds? Can we package up a pick and a player for a player that impacts our team today? Stay tuned. This is a fun time of year. The draft is how we chose to rebuild the team. It works. It is important and fundamental. Wish George and the scouting team luck this weekend.
We are blessed to have such a straightforward, authentic and good man as Coach Boudreau be our coach. He had a remarkable season - leading us to 94 points, a Division championship and a playoff spot - when there didn’t appear to be any hope of a successful season when he took over the team.
He was always positive. He loved the talent that we had amassed. He saw the youth we had as a positive and he is so in love with the game of hockey that every day was a “great day”.
He is a coach to lead our young team over the long term. He is aggressive, creative, honest and fair and he has certainly paid his dues. I give kudos to General Manager George McPhee for hiring Bruce and placing him in our Hershey affiliate and then having the courage to tap Bruce as our interim and then coach for the year and then getting him re-signed for a long period of time.
I can think of no coach who did a better job that Bruce this year in the NHL. Can you?