The Rangers’ front office is becoming one big alumni party.
The Blueshirts announced that former players Brian Leetch and Brad Richards would join the staff as “hockey operations advisers,” starting immediately. The roles will be to help general manager Jeff Gorton and the hockey operations department “in both hockey-related decisions along with off-ice player and prospect development,” according to a statement released by the team. Both will also work with the on-ice development of prospects, including those with AHL Hartford.
Leetch, 49, is a Hall of Fame defenseman who retired in 2006 and had done some television work for MSG.