Background
The son of former Saint Louis Blues winger Basil McRae, he began the 2010-2011 season playing in the AHL with the Peoria Rivermen.
The son of former Saint Louis Blues winger Basil McRae, he began the 2010-2011 season playing in the AHL with the Peoria Rivermen.
He was selected by the Saint Louis Blues in the 2nd round (33rd overall) of the 2008 National Hockey League Entry Draft. On January 11, 2011, he was called up to the National Hockey League by the Saint Louis Blues to make his National Hockey League 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. McRae scored his first National Hockey League goal on January 26, 2011 against Miikka Kiprusoff of the Calgary Flames.
McRae, a native of Saint Louis, played his freshman season with Canadian Broadcasting Company 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 Bachelor of Journalism Crombeen. In the 2013-2014 season, as an unsigned restricted free agent with the Saint 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. On July 1, 2014, McRae returned to the Saint Louis Blues fold, in signing a one-year, two-way contract.
In the 2014-2015 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.