Former Pittsburgh coach Sullivan headed by New York Rangers

American Mike Sullivan is appointed to the post of the main New York Rangers, according to the NHL club website.

The terms of the agreement with a 57 -year -old American are not announced, in his position he changed Peter Laviolett.

– Mike Sullivan has established himself as one of the best main coaches in the NHL. Given his many achievements in the entire coaching career, including two Stanley Cups and the leadership of the US national team at the international level, I can say that Mike has experience at the Champions level. I recognized Mike very well over the years, including as a teammate at the 1997 World Cup, when he trained me as a player in New York, as well as thanks to our joint work in the national team. When we started this process and Mike became accessible to negotiations, it immediately became clear that he is the best coach for the leadership of our team, – quoted the president and general manager of the Rangers Chris Drury’s website of the NHL club.

Sullivan previously coached Pittsburgh Penguins, under his leadership the team twice won the Stanley Cup. The specialist left the team in April, after the Penguins could not go to the NHL -2025 playoffs.

Rangers also did not get into the playoffs of the current season and also parted with the head coach in April. The 60 -year -old Laviolett was fired after two seasons at the rut of the team.