Angela Ruggiero’s hiring means more than just a new job.
The Hockey Hall of Famer and Olympian was brought on by the New York Rangers as a hockey operations adviser on Aug. 25, taking her already illustrious career to the next level and adding female representation to a league that lacks it.
Rangers hire Angela Ruggiero
Ruggiero enters the Rangers organization with a hefty resume. The four-time Olympic medalist won gold in the 1998 Nagano Games when she was 18-years-old and went on to secure silver medals in 2002 and 2010 and a bronze in 2006.