Between those two stops on his coaching journey, Gallant would spend three seasons in the QMJHL as head coach of the Saint John Sea Dogs. Getting off to a 5-9-1 start to the 2006-07 season, Gallant was fired by the Blue Jackets organization and finished his first head coaching stint with a 56-76-4-6 record.īetween 2008-2014, Gallant would spend time with the New York Islanders and Montreal Canadiens, both in the assistant coach position. As the franchise got off to a slow start, as was typical for expansion franchises at the time, Gallant was promoted to head coach of the Blue Jackets halfway through the 2003-04 season. Gallant’s first stint in coaching came when he joined the Columbus Blue Jackets as an assistant coach for their inaugural season in the league. This will mark the end of his two-year stint in New York, and the Rangers now become a new player on the head coaching market this summer. In an odd mix between being a surprising yet expected move, the New York Rangers have announced today that they have agreed to part ways with head coach Gerard Gallant. The 44-year-old has guided the Hartford Wolf Pack as their head coach for four seasons and earned himself an appearance at the 2020 AHL All-Star Game.
One name that could step into the role, Brooks says, is current AHL bench boss Kris Knoblauch. The Rangers will not pursue this, Brooks said. For Quenneville to return to coaching, a team would need to initiate the process by requesting Bettman review Quenneville’s eligibility. That’s because Quenneville is currently barred from league work by commissioner Gary Bettman after his involvement in the 2010 Chicago Blackhawks’ coverup of former coach Brad Aldrich’s alleged sexual abuse of then-Blackhawk Kyle Beach. It means, for now, Quenneville remains unable to freely take any job in the NHL. Late last night, however, Larry Brooks of the New York Post relayed reports from sources that Quenneville will not be part of the Rangers’ search for their next bench boss. Speculation about Gallant’s firing and potential candidates began days before the announcement, though, with multiple reports drawing connections between the Rangers and storied coach Joel Quenneville. The New York Rangers joined the fray of teams looking for a new head coach next season after parting ways with Gerard Gallant last night after just two seasons.
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