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.

Key +Key of terms and definitionsTermDefinitionNo.Number of general managersRef(s)References–Does not applyElected to the Hockey Hall of Fame in the Builder category

General managers +General managers of the Washington Capitals No. Name Tenure Accomplishments during this term Ref(s)1 Milt Schmidt April 20, 1973 – December 29, 1975 No playoff appearances2 Max McNab December 30, 1975 – November 5, 1981 No playoff appearances3 Roger Crozier (interim) November 5, 1981 – August 27, 1982 No playoff appearances4 David Poile August 30, 1982 – May 12, 1997 1 division title and 14 playoff appearances5 George McPhee June 9, 1997 – April 26, 2014 1 Stanley Cup Final appearance (1998) Won Presidents' Trophy (2009–10) 1 conference title, 7 division titles, and 10 playoff appearances6 Brian MacLellan May 26, 2014 – July 8, 2024 Won Stanley Cup (2018) Won Presidents' Trophy twice (2015–16, 2016–17) 1 conference title, 5 division titles, and 9 playoff appearances7 Chris Patrick July 8, 2024 – present

See also List of NHL general managers

Notes 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.

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