Rangers Announce Slate of New Hires and Promotions
Today the New York Rangers have formally announced a number of previously rumored hires, as well as some news ones, and additional promotions/re-assignments.
Ryane Clowe has been promoted to Co-Senior Advisor to President and General Manager
Angela Ruggiero has been hired as Hockey Operations Advisor
Christian Hmura has been hired as Skills and Performance Development Coach
Mark Ciaccio has been named Prospect Development Skills Coach
Paul Mara has been hired as Player Development Assistant
Andy Hosler has been named Head Athletic Trainer
Brandon Rodgers has been named Senior Sports Therapist
Kayla McAvoy has been hired full-time as Assistant Sports Scientist
Kathryn Yates has been hired as Manager of Performance Data Insights
The release has a short biography on each individual, and I will go over a few that haven't been previously mentioned here.
Mara is a former Ranger, but most recently served as the head coach of the Boston Pride in the PHF. He spent five seasons behind the bench, and the Pride won back-to-back Isobel Cup championships in 2021 and 2022.
Hosler replaces Jim Ramsay as Head Athletic Trainer, and spent 14 years with the Nashville Predators. For the last two years he worked at Michigan State University.
Rodgers is new to the organization, and joins after spending five seasons with the Tampa Bay Lightning.
McAvoy has earned a promotion after spending the last two seasons as a temporary associate. She started as an intern working for Ben Prentiss at Prentiss Hockey Performance.
Yates is a big addition to the Rangers' analytics department. Previous roles for Yates include director of analytics at UMass-Amherst for the Men's hockey team, graduate research fellow - analytics and sport science for the Boston Bruins, and hockey analyst for the Philadelphia Flyers.
The main takeaway from this latest slate of hire and promotions is that Chris Drury is putting him stamp on the organization, and many holdovers from the Glen Sather and Jeff Gorton/John Davidson era are either gone from the organization or have been moved to a reduced role. We will see the impact it has on the organization and their success going forward, but overall fresh perspectives and new thinkers are certainly a welcome approach.
