Unthinkable
01-29-03, 04:29 PM
http://www.sportsnet.ca/nhl/story/10438822211969.shtml?sport=hockey&association=nhl&STORY_OID=10438822211969
Rangers fire head coach Bryan Trottier
Despite having stars such as Eric Lindros, Pavel Bure, Brian Leetch and Bobby Holik, the New York Rangers still languish near the bottom of the Eastern Conference.
(posted Jan. 29, 6:02PM EST)
The inevitable has finally happened in Broadway.
Sportsnet has learned that the New York Rangers have fired head coach Bryan Trottier. No replacement has been named as of yet.
Trottier, hired as head coach in June, has led the underachieving Rangers to a 21-26-6-1 record, good for 11th place in the Eastern Conference.
Before taking over the reins in New York, Trottier spent the past four seasons in the Colorado Avalanche organization serving as an assistant coach.
During his playing career, Trottier was regarded as one of the best two-way centers in the history of the National Hockey League, as he was inducted into the Hockey Hall of Fame in 1997. An 18-year NHL veteran, he appeared in 1,279 regular season games with the New York Islanders and Pittsburgh Penguins, and currently ranks 12th on the NHL's all-time scoring list and sixth on the all-time playoff scoring list. Trottier's playing career is highlighted with six Stanley Cup championships; four with the Islanders (1980, 1981, 1982 and 1983) and two with the Penguins (1991 and 1992).
Rangers fire head coach Bryan Trottier
Despite having stars such as Eric Lindros, Pavel Bure, Brian Leetch and Bobby Holik, the New York Rangers still languish near the bottom of the Eastern Conference.
(posted Jan. 29, 6:02PM EST)
The inevitable has finally happened in Broadway.
Sportsnet has learned that the New York Rangers have fired head coach Bryan Trottier. No replacement has been named as of yet.
Trottier, hired as head coach in June, has led the underachieving Rangers to a 21-26-6-1 record, good for 11th place in the Eastern Conference.
Before taking over the reins in New York, Trottier spent the past four seasons in the Colorado Avalanche organization serving as an assistant coach.
During his playing career, Trottier was regarded as one of the best two-way centers in the history of the National Hockey League, as he was inducted into the Hockey Hall of Fame in 1997. An 18-year NHL veteran, he appeared in 1,279 regular season games with the New York Islanders and Pittsburgh Penguins, and currently ranks 12th on the NHL's all-time scoring list and sixth on the all-time playoff scoring list. Trottier's playing career is highlighted with six Stanley Cup championships; four with the Islanders (1980, 1981, 1982 and 1983) and two with the Penguins (1991 and 1992).