New York Rangers head coaches

38 head coaches · Head coach now: Mike Sullivan

Who has coached the Rangers?

The New York Rangers have had 38 head coaches since 1926-27. Emile Francis won the most games, 342. Titles also came under Lester Patrick (2), Frank Boucher (1), and Mike Keenan (1). The head coach now is Mike Sullivan, since 2025-26.

New York Rangers: every head coach, first to last
Coach	Seasons	W-L-T/OTL	Pct	Playoffs	Titles
Lester Patrick	1926-27 to 1938-39	281-216-107	.565	31-26	2
Frank Boucher	1939-40 to 1953-54	181-263-83	.408	13-14	1
Lynn Patrick	1948-49 to 1949-50	40-51-16	.440	7-5
Neil Colville	1950-51 to 1951-52	26-41-26	.388	—
Bill Cook	1951-52 to 1952-53	34-59-24	.366	—
Muzz Patrick	1953-54 to 1962-63	43-66-27	.394	—
Phil Watson	1955-56 to 1959-60	119-124-52	.490	4-12
Alf Pike	1959-60 to 1960-61	36-66-21	.353	—
Doug Harvey	1961-62	26-32-12	.448	2-4
Red Sullivan	1962-63 to 1965-66	58-103-35	.360	—
Emile Francis	1965-66 to 1974-75	342-209-103	.621	34-41
Bernie Geoffrion	1968-69	22-18-3	.550	—
Larry Popein	1973-74	18-14-9	.563	—
John Ferguson Sr.	1975-76 to 1976-77	43-59-19	.422	—
Ron Stewart	1975-76	15-20-4	.429	—
Jean-Guy Talbot	1977-78	30-37-13	.448	1-2
Fred Shero	1978-79 to 1980-81	82-74-24	.526	15-12
Craig Patrick	1980-81 to 1984-85	37-45-13	.451	7-10
Herb Brooks	1981-82 to 1984-85	131-113-41	.537	12-12
Ted Sator	1985-86 to 1986-87	41-48-10	.461	8-8
Phil Esposito	1986-87 to 1988-89	24-21	.533	2-8
Tom Webster	1986-87	5-9-4	.357	—
Michel Bergeron	1987-88 to 1988-89	73-67-18	.521	—
Roger Neilson	1989-90 to 1992-93	141-104-35	.576	13-16
Ron Smith	1992-93	15-22-7	.405	—
Mike Keenan	1993-94	52-24-8	.684	16-7	1
Colin Campbell	1994-95 to 1997-98	118-108-43	.522	18-18
John Muckler	1997-98 to 1999-00	70-88-27	.443	—
John Tortorella	1999-00 to 2012-13	171-118-30	.592	19-25
Ron Low	2000-01 to 2001-02	69-81-14	.460	—
Glen Sather	2002-03 to 2003-04	33-39-18	.458	—
Bryan Trottier	2002-03	21-26-7	.447	—
Tom Renney	2003-04 to 2008-09	164-117-46	.584	11-13
Alain Vigneault	2013-14 to 2017-18	226-147-37	.606	31-30
David Quinn	2018-19 to 2020-21	96-87-25	.525	0-3
Gerard Gallant	2021-22 to 2022-23	99-46-19	.683	13-14
Peter Laviolette	2023-24 to 2024-25	94-59-11	.614	10-6
Mike Sullivan	2025-26 to 2026-27	34-40-9	.459	—

From the NHL's records: ties and overtime losses share a column; playoff records are games. A coach with two stints has a row for each.