List of New York Rangers head coaches
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The New York Rangers are a professional ice hockey team based in Manhattan, New York. They are members of the Metropolitan Division of the Eastern Conference of the National Hockey League (NHL). Playing their home games at Madison Square Garden, the Rangers are one of the oldest teams in the NHL, having joined in 1926 as an expansion franchise, and are part of the group of teams referred to as the Original Six. The Rangers were the first NHL franchise in the United States to win the Stanley Cup,[1] which they have done four times (most recently in 1994).[2] The team is commonly referred to by its famous nickname, "The Broadway Blueshirts", or more commonly in New York media, as simply the "Blueshirts".[3]
There have been thirty-seven head coaches for the Rangers, the first one being Lester Patrick, and the most recent and current coach being Peter Laviolette. Muzz Patrick, Alfred Pike, Ron Smith, and Colin Campbell are the only coaches who spent their entire careers with the Rangers and were not elected to the Hockey Hall of Fame.[4][5][6][7] Bernie Geoffrion, Lynn Patrick, Emile Francis, Glen Sather, Craig Patrick, Roger Neilson, Herb Brooks, and Fred Shero have all been inducted to the Hockey Hall of Fame.[8][9][10][11][12][13][14][15] Lester Patrick, Frank Boucher, Neil Colville, Bill Cook, Phil Esposito, Doug Harvey, and Bryan Trottier have all coached the Rangers for their entire coaching careers and have been elected to the Hockey Hall of Fame.[16][17][18][19][20][21][22] Emile Francis has coached the most regular season games, 654, and the most playoff games, 75, in franchise history. Emile Francis also holds the franchise records in regular season wins, 342, and playoff wins, 34. Mike Keenan, the twenty-fifth head coach of the Rangers, amassed the best points percentage, .667, and regular season winning percentage, .619, having done so in a single, 84-game season. Keenan is also the only head coach to have coached the Rangers to a Presidents' Trophy and Stanley Cup in the same season.[23] Lester Patrick is the only head coach to have coached the Rangers to multiple Stanley Cups. Under head coach Alain Vigneault the Rangers set franchise records in wins (53) and points (113) in a single season, having set both records in the 2014–15 season.[24] The Jack Adams Award has never been awarded to the head coach of the New York Rangers.
Key
# | Number of coaches[A] |
GC | Games coached |
W | Wins |
L | Losses |
T | Ties (applicable until the 2003–04 NHL season) |
OTL | Overtime/shootout losses (shootouts applicable since the 2005–06 NHL season) |
P% | Points percentage |
W% | Winning percentage |
* | Elected to the Hockey Hall of Fame. |
† | Spent entire professional head coaching career with the Rangers. |
*† | Elected to the Hockey Hall of Fame and spent entire professional head coaching career with the Rangers. |
Coaches
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Note: Statistics are correct through the 2022–23 season.
# | Name | Term | Regular season | Playoffs | Achievements | Note | |||||||||
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GC | W | L | T | OTL | P% | W% | GC | W | L | T | |||||
1 | Lester Patrick*† | 1926–1939 | 604 | 281 | 216 | 107 | — | .554 | .465 | 65 | 31 | 26 | 8 | Stanley Cup champions (1928, 1933) | [16] |
2 | Frank Boucher*† | 1939–1948 | 487 | 167 | 243 | 77 | — | .422 | .343 | 27 | 13 | 14 | 0 | Stanley Cup champions (1940) | [17] |
3 | Lynn Patrick* | 1948–1950 | 107 | 40 | 51 | 16 | — | .449 | .374 | 12 | 7 | 5 | 0 | [9] | |
4 | Neil Colville*† | 1950–1951 | 93 | 26 | 41 | 26 | — | .419 | .280 | — | — | — | — | [18] | |
5 | Bill Cook*† | 1951–1953 | 117 | 34 | 59 | 24 | — | .393 | .291 | — | — | — | — | [19] | |
— | Frank Boucher*† | 1953–1954 | 40 | 14 | 20 | 6 | — | .425 | .350 | — | — | — | — | [17] | |
6 | Muzz Patrick† | 1954–1955 | 100 | 32 | 46 | 22 | — | .430 | .320 | — | — | — | — | [4] | |
7 | Phil Watson | 1955–1959 | 295 | 119 | 124 | 52 | — | .492 | .403 | 16 | 4 | 12 | — | [25] | |
— | Muzz Patrick† | 1959 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | — | .250 | .000 | — | — | — | — | [4] | |
8 | Alfred Pike† | 1959–1961 | 123 | 36 | 66 | 21 | — | .378 | .293 | — | — | — | — | [5] | |
9 | Doug Harvey*† | 1961–1962 | 70 | 26 | 32 | 12 | — | .457 | .371 | 6 | 2 | 4 | — | [21] | |
— | Muzz Patrick† | 1962 | 34 | 11 | 19 | 4 | — | .382 | .324 | — | — | — | — | [4] | |
10 | Red Sullivan | 1962–1965 | 196 | 58 | 103 | 35 | — | .385 | .296 | — | — | — | — | [26] | |
11 | Emile Francis* | 1965–1968 | 194 | 82 | 82 | 30 | — | .500 | .423 | 10 | 2 | 8 | — | [10] | |
12 | Bernie Geoffrion* | 1968–1969 | 43 | 22 | 18 | 3 | — | .547 | .512 | — | — | — | — | [8] | |
— | Emile Francis* | 1969–1973 | 343 | 201 | 88 | 54 | — | .665 | .586 | 49 | 24 | 25 | — | [10] | |
13 | Larry Popein† | 1973–1974 | 41 | 18 | 14 | 9 | — | .549 | .439 | — | — | — | — | [27] | |
— | Emile Francis* | 1974–1975 | 117 | 59 | 39 | 19 | — | .585 | .504 | 16 | 8 | 8 | — | [10] | |
14 | Ron Stewart | 1975–1976 | 39 | 15 | 20 | 4 | — | .436 | .385 | — | — | — | — | [28] | |
15 | John Ferguson, Sr. | 1976–1977 | 121 | 43 | 59 | 19 | — | .434 | .355 | — | — | — | — | [29] | |
16 | Jean-Guy Talbot | 1977–1978 | 80 | 30 | 37 | 13 | — | .456 | .375 | 3 | 1 | 2 | — | [30] | |
17 | Fred Shero* | 1978–1980 | 180 | 82 | 74 | 24 | — | .522 | .456 | 27 | 15 | 12 | — | [15] | |
18 | Craig Patrick* | 1980–1981 | 60 | 26 | 23 | 11 | — | .525 | .433 | 14 | 7 | 7 | — | [12] | |
19 | Herb Brooks* | 1981–1985 | 285 | 131 | 113 | 41 | — | .532 | .460 | 24 | 12 | 12 | — | [14] | |
— | Craig Patrick* | 1985 | 35 | 11 | 22 | 2 | — | .343 | .314 | 3 | 0 | 3 | — | [12] | |
20 | Ted Sator | 1985–1986 | 99 | 41 | 48 | 10 | — | .465 | .414 | 16 | 8 | 8 | — | [31] | |
21 | Tom Webster | 1986–1987 | 16 | 5 | 7 | 4 | — | .438 | .313 | — | — | — | — | [32] | |
22 | Phil Esposito*† | 1987 | 43 | 24 | 19 | 0 | — | .558 | .558 | 6 | 2 | 4 | — | [20] | |
23 | Michel Bergeron | 1987–1989 | 158 | 73 | 67 | 18 | — | .519 | .462 | — | — | — | — | [33] | |
— | Phil Esposito*† | 1989 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | .000 | .000 | 4 | 0 | 4 | — | [20] | |
24 | Roger Neilson* | 1989–1993 | 280 | 141 | 104 | 35 | — | .566 | .504 | 29 | 13 | 16 | — | Presidents' Trophy (1992) | [13] |
25 | Ron Smith† | 1993 | 44 | 15 | 22 | 7 | — | .420 | .341 | — | — | — | — | [6] | |
26 | Mike Keenan | 1993–1994 | 84 | 52 | 24 | 8 | — | .667 | .619 | 23 | 16 | 7 | — | Presidents' Trophy (1994) Stanley Cup champions (1994) | [23] |
27 | Colin Campbell† | 1994–1998 | 269 | 118 | 108 | 43 | — | .519 | .439 | 36 | 18 | 18 | — | [7] | |
28 | John Muckler | 1998–2000 | 185 | 70 | 88 | 24 | 3 | .451 | .378 | — | — | — | — | [34] | |
29 | John Tortorella | 2000 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 1 | — | .125 | .000 | — | — | — | — | [35] | |
30 | Ron Low | 2000–2002 | 164 | 69 | 81 | 9 | 5 | .463 | .421 | — | — | — | — | [36] | |
31 | Bryan Trottier*† | 2002–2003 | 54 | 21 | 26 | 6 | 1 | .454 | .389 | — | — | — | — | [22] | |
32 | Glen Sather* | 2003–2004 | 90 | 33 | 39 | 11 | 7 | .572 | .367 | — | — | — | — | [11] | |
33 | Tom Renney | 2004–2009 | 327 | 164 | 117 | — | 46 | .572 | .502 | 24 | 11 | 13 | — | [37] | |
— | John Tortorella | 2009–2013 | 315 | 171 | 115 | — | 29 | .589 | .543 | 44 | 19 | 25 | — | [35] | |
34 | Alain Vigneault | 2013–2018 | 410 | 226 | 147 | — | 37 | .596 | .551 | 61 | 31 | 30 | — | Presidents' Trophy (2015) | [24] |
35 | David Quinn | 2018–2021 | 208 | 96 | 87 | — | 25 | .522 | .462 | 3 | 0 | 3 | — | [38] | |
36 | Gerard Gallant | 2021–2023 | 164 | 99 | 46 | — | 19 | .652 | .604 | 27 | 13 | 14 | — | [39] | |
37 | Peter Laviolette | 2023–present | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
See also
Notes
- A A running total of the number of coaches of the New York Rangers. Thus any coach who has two or more separate terms as head coach is only counted once.
References
- ^ Anderson, Dave (May 14, 1995). "Sports of The Times; At Boston Garden, There's Much More Gold Than Green". The New York Times. Retrieved May 12, 2021.
- ^ Vecsey, George (June 23, 1994). "Sports of The Times; Houston Finally Has an Edge". The New York Times. Retrieved May 12, 2021.
- ^ Stein, Michael. "New York Rangers: The Baby Broadway Blueshirts". /bleacherreport.com. Archived from the original on October 14, 2008. Retrieved September 7, 2008.
- ^ a b c d "Muzz Patrick". Hockey-Reference. Sports Reference, LLC. Retrieved September 1, 2008.
- ^ a b "Alf Pike". Hockey-Reference. Sports Reference, LLC. Retrieved September 1, 2008.
- ^ a b "Ron Smith". Hockey-Reference. Sports Reference, LLC. Retrieved September 1, 2008.
- ^ a b "Colin Campbell". Hockey-Reference. Sports Reference, LLC. Retrieved September 1, 2008.
- ^ a b "Bernie Geoffrion". Hockey-Reference. Sports Reference, LLC. Retrieved September 1, 2008.
- ^ a b "Lynn Patrick". Hockey-Reference. Sports Reference, LLC. Retrieved July 18, 2008.
- ^ a b c d "Emile Francis". Hockey-Reference. Sports Reference, LLC. Retrieved September 1, 2008.
- ^ a b "Glen Sather". Hockey-Reference. Sports Reference, LLC. Retrieved September 1, 2008.
- ^ a b c "Craig Patrick". Hockey-Reference. Sports Reference, LLC. Retrieved September 1, 2008.
- ^ a b "Roger Neilson". Hockey-Reference. Sports Reference, LLC. Retrieved September 1, 2008.
- ^ a b "Herb Brooks". Hockey-Reference. Sports Reference, LLC. Retrieved September 1, 2008.
- ^ a b "Fred Shero". Hockey-Reference. Sports Reference, LLC. Retrieved September 1, 2008.
- ^ a b "Lester Patrick". Hockey-Reference. Sports Reference, LLC. Retrieved July 5, 2008.
- ^ a b c "Frank Boucher". Hockey-Reference. Sports Reference, LLC. Retrieved July 6, 2008.
- ^ a b "Neil Colville". Hockey-Reference. Sports Reference, LLC. Retrieved September 1, 2008.
- ^ a b "Bill Cook". Hockey-Reference. Sports Reference, LLC. Retrieved September 1, 2008.
- ^ a b c "Phil Esposito". Hockey-Reference. Sports Reference, LLC. Retrieved September 1, 2008.
- ^ a b "Doug Harvey". Hockey-Reference. Sports Reference, LLC. Retrieved September 1, 2008.
- ^ a b "Bryan Trottier". Hockey-Reference. Sports Reference, LLC. Retrieved September 1, 2008.
- ^ a b "Mike Keenan". Hockey-Reference. Sports Reference, LLC. Retrieved September 1, 2008.
- ^ a b "Alain Vigneault". Hockey-Reference. Sports Reference, LLC. Retrieved June 16, 2013.
- ^ "Phil Watson". Hockey-Reference. Sports Reference, LLC. Retrieved September 1, 2008.
- ^ "Red Sullivan". Hockey-Reference. Sports Reference, LLC. Retrieved September 1, 2008.
- ^ "Larry Popein". Hockey-Reference. Sports Reference, LLC. Retrieved September 8, 2008.
- ^ "Ron Stewart". Hockey-Reference. Sports Reference, LLC. Retrieved September 1, 2008.
- ^ "John Ferguson, Sr". Hockey-Reference. Sports Reference, LLC. Retrieved September 1, 2008.
- ^ "Jean-Guy Talbot". Hockey-Reference. Sports Reference, LLC. Retrieved September 1, 2008.
- ^ "Ted Sator". Hockey-Reference. Sports Reference, LLC. Retrieved September 1, 2008.
- ^ "Tom Webster". Hockey-Reference. Sports Reference, LLC. Retrieved September 1, 2008.
- ^ "Michel Bergeron". Hockey-Reference. Sports Reference, LLC. Retrieved September 1, 2008.
- ^ "John Muckler". Hockey-Reference. Sports Reference, LLC. Retrieved September 1, 2008.
- ^ a b "John Tortorella". Hockey-Reference. Sports Reference, LLC. Retrieved September 1, 2008.
- ^ "Ron Low". Hockey-Reference. Sports Reference, LLC. Retrieved September 1, 2008.
- ^ "Tom Renney". Hockey-Reference. Sports Reference, LLC. Retrieved September 1, 2008.
- ^ "David Quinn". Hockey-Reference. Sports Reference, LLC. Retrieved May 12, 2021.
- ^ "Gerard Gallant". Hockey-Reference. Sports Reference, LLC. Retrieved June 17, 2021.
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