The New York Rangers finally have a head coach in David Quinn. Next up on the agenda, hiring assistants to round out Quinn’s staff.
After about six weeks of speculation, the New York Rangers have their head coach, former Boston University coach David Quinn. At Quinn’s press conference last week, he stressed that he wants to play an uptempo game, focused on puck possession. While this should cause every Ranger fan to be ecstatic, Quinn is not exactly known as a strong X’s and O’s guy and will need some good assistants to help ease his transition.
There are a few different routes that the organization can take in finding Quinn’s assistants. They can hire career coaches, guys with experience coaching in the NH or they can go the route they did with Quinn, and hire guys out of the box, guys with fresh ideas.
Whichever option they choose, the hiring of Quinn’s assistants will be crucial. There are many qualified candidates out there, and it is imperative that the organization gets it right. Now, let’s take a look at five potential assistant coaching candidates.