When he introduced Gerard Gallant as the Rangers' new head coach, GM Chris Drury said filling out Gallant’s staff with assistants was at the top of his summer priority list. Drury has secured two of those assistants, a source confirmed Monday, as the Rangers have promoted Hartford Wolf Pack associate coach Gord Murphy and brought in longtime Gallant assistant Mike Kelly to be part of his staff.
The Rangers have not announced the hires because they are waiting to complete the staff first. They are still looking to hire one more assistant, the source said.
Both Kelly and Murphy have worked as assistants for Gallant before.