Glen Sather and Jeff Gorton of the New York Rangers (Photo by Bruce Bennett/Getty Images)
What happened on July 1 in the history of the New York Rangers
On this date in 2015, the New York Rangers named Jeff Gorton as the 11th general manager in franchise history. A veteran of eight years with the team, he succeeded Glen Sather who retained his post as team president. Gorton was equipped for the job as he had spent the previous four seasons as assistant general manager with Sather.
Sather had a good sense of timing, leaving the position after the season the Rangers had won the Presidents’ Trophy and came within a few key injuries of a second straight trip to the Stanley Cup Final.