2023 New York Rangers Coaching Search

The latest on what the Rangers may be looking at (Updates)

5/16/23 | Elliotte Friedman said on NHL Tonight that Peter Laviolette is on the radar for both the Rangers and Columbus.

5/12/23 | On Friday’s 32 Thoughts Podcast, Elliotte Friedman said:

  • “I think Chris Drury believes that NHL coaching experience is going to be a huge part of this search. I always think that there is a chance that anything can change if you get blown away by someone, so I always keep that door open, but I do think that NHL coaching experience is high on their list.”

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2023 New York Rangers Offseason

Assistant coaches Mike Kelly and Jim Midgley also let go

Larry Brooks tweets that the Rangers have also fired assistant coaches Mike Kelly and Jim Midgley.

Kelly has been with Gerard Gallant since Gallant coached in the QMJHL.

Midgley had previously been a coach in the QMJHL.

Gord Murphy’s future will be determined by the next head coach. Murphy has been with the Rangers as both an assistant with Hartford and in the NHL since 2019. (Brooks)

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2023 New York Rangers Coaching Search

The latest on what the Rangers may be looking for

6:40 PM: Mark Messier said on ESPN of the Rangers firing Gallant, The Rangers were in a tough position because their kids weren’t ready to take on a top-six role so they had to go out and supplement their top-six forwards because they weren’t good enough and all the expectations from last year and going to the conference finals and it just didn’t work for them this year. They couldn’t get on the same page for whatever reason, the chemistry didn’t seem to be there, they never looked comfortable, to me, going into the playoffs and that is a horrible place to be as a team, trying to find your game going into the playoffs and it ultimately cost the Rangers in this years playoffs.”

6:03 PM: EJ Hradek, in speaking about the Rangers, said “when you hear people talk about it, they feel like wanted someone that could make in-game adjustments better and strategy was, they felt like it was a weak point. So I guess you gotta add somebody that can do that.” (NHL Network)

11:42 AM: Elliotte Friedman spoke about the Rangers on the 32 Thoughts podcast and said:

  • “There is no doubt to me that whoever is going to be the next head coach of the New York Rangers is going to have to be somebody who can reach the likes of Panarin and Lafreniere. Someone said to me that those are the two players, and they weren’t the only ones, those are the two players that the Rangers were most concerned about after the playoffs.”

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2023 New York Rangers Coaching Search, 2023 New York Rangers Offseason

Joel Quenneville WILL NOT be a candidate to replace Gerard Gallant

Larry Brooks writes in the NY Post that Joel Quenneville will not be a candidate to replace Gerard Gallant.

Quenneville has not been reinstated and Gary Bettman said on Friday that “at the appropriate time there will need to be some discussion about where things have been and where things are and whether or not it’s appropriate to return.”

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2023 New York Rangers Coaching Search, 2023 New York Rangers Offseason

Who might be coaching candidates for the Rangers to replace Gerard Gallant

Chris Drury said that he wants to be as “thorough” as he can be and that the focus isn’t on a “specific style or type of coach, but finding “the right fit.”

On Saturday, Elliotte Friedman was asked about potential candidates to replace Gerard Gallant, on the NHL Network, and said “well, I think a lot of us are kind of wondering about Joel Quenneville. Right now, as I understand it, Joel Quenneville has not been officially reinstated and I do think at some point in time he’s going to meet with the NHL and talk about if this is the right time to do it. He did speak to the AHL coaches about a month or two ago about some of the courses he’s taken and some of the things he’s done to work his way back. I know he’s been in contact with Kim Davis from the NHL about coming back, but I think there has to be a formal process here and until we get any kind of ruling or clarity on Joel Quenneville not being allowed to return, I think a lot of the search will be around his name.”

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