Today Team USA announced the staff for the 2026 Winter Olympic Men's ice hockey team, and it includes four names with longstanding ties to the New York Rangers.
The staff for the 2026 U.S. Olympic Men’s Ice Hockey Team is set for the #WinterOlympics 🇺🇸
— USA Hockey (@usahockey) September 17, 2025
Team USA's full staff: https://t.co/9vyvNsuveu pic.twitter.com/h5T6uxfLiH
Rangers well represented on the bench, on management staff
Mike Sullivan most recently coached Team USA at the 4 Nations Face-Off, and was already a lock to coach the Olympic team. Joining him is Rangers assistant coach David Quinn, and former Rangers head coach John Tortorella.
Both Torts and Quinn were part of Sullivan's Team USA staff at the 4 Nations Face-Off, and this news is seemingly more of a formality than a true announcement. Joining the trio of coaches is John Hynes, the current head coach of the Nashville Predators.
The Rangers will also be represented by Chris Drury, as the team's president and general manager is one of the assistant general managers for Team USA along with Tom Fitzgerald, Bill Zito, Stan Bowman, Chris Kelleher, and John Vanbiesbrouck.
Three Rangers hope to make Team USA's final roster
What remains to be seen is which Ranger players will make the final roster. Adam Fox, J.T. Miller, and Vincent Trocheck were part of Team USA's orientation camp, and all will compete for a roster spot.
Despite what has been written over the summer, Fox is one of the best defenders in the NHL. Team USA would be wise not to have him in the fold, because if there were to be an injury and Fox weren't at least round as an alternate, there would be a lot of criticism to be faced by the management group.
Miller is a top-six center who very likely could end up in the bottom six, and that's an area where he can thrive. He has the ability to play a gritty and grimy game, and the fact he can do that while also being a top-end offensive threat would add another dimension to Team USA.
Trocheck is a talented player who could get pushed out by the overall numbers game. When you consider someone like Tage Thompson and Jason Robertson were excluded from the squad that went to the 4 Nations Face-Off, and lost, you can start to see how the Rangers' alternate captain could end up on the outside looking in.