As expected (sorry for the delay, we had technical problems apparently).
RANGERS NAME MIKE SULLIVAN ASSISTANT COACH
New York, July 16, 2009 – New York Rangers President and General Manager Glen Sather announced today that the club has named Mike Sullivan assistant coach.
Sullivan, 41, begins his first season as an assistant coach with the Rangers after spending the last two seasons as an assistant coach with the Tampa Bay Lightning. He served as an assistant coach under John Tortorella with Tampa Bay during the 2007-08 season. Prior to joining the Lightning, Sullivan served as head coach for the U.S. Men’s team at the 2007 World Championships in Russia. He also served as assistant coach for the U.S. Men’s Olympic Team at the 2006 Olympic Games in Torino, Italy.
Sullivan began his coaching career in 2002 as head coach of the Providence Bruins in the American Hockey League (AHL). He led Providence to a 41-17-9-4 record and first place in the AHL’s North Division through the team’s first 71 games, before being named assistant coach of their parent NHL club, the Boston Bruins. The following season, Sullivan was named head coach of the Bruins (NHL), and led the team to a 41-19-15-7 mark and the Northeast Division title. In two seasons as Boston’s head coach, he posted a 70-56-15-23 record in 164 regular season games.
Prior to joining the coaching ranks, Sullivan skated in 709 career NHL games in 11 seasons with the San Jose Sharks, Calgary Flames, Boston Bruins, and Phoenix Coyotes, registering 54 goals and 82 assists for 136 points, along with 203 penalty minutes. The Marshfield, Massachusetts native was originally selected by the Rangers in the fourth round, 69th overall, in the 1987 NHL Entry Draft. He began his NHL career with San Jose in 1991 after spending one season with the San Diego Gulls of the International Hockey League. Prior to turning pro, Sullivan attended Boston University, where he skated in 141 career college games and registered 61 goals and 138 points over four seasons.
—————————-
TWEET, TWEET:
Your favorite blog is now available on Twitter: You can find it at twitter.com/rangersreport, or, as twitterers know it, @rangersreport.
79 Comments
FIRST!
Did any of you guys have trouble putting up comments earlier? I had problems getting in myself.
pebkac
lol
sorry i had to
but no ive posted on my pc and laptop today and everything was smooth
fourth
i had some trouble putting up comments. But then again, i am all the way in Siberia! :P
nope, no problem posting carp
7th
Who will be running our power play, Trots or Sullivan ?
Carp if you didn’t drink your lunch maybe it would work the way it’s suppose too. Just kidding of coarse, Carpy. My friend, I think???
anyone need some tix selling games. 60 a seat section 330 2 tix
Tony, was that Freudian? Trots?
Hockeyman, I wish.
hahaha – my bad Carp
Hopefully the boys will respond to Sullivan like they do Torts. There is a fine line between knowing when enough is enough.
When is this team going to make this trade happen? Lol!!
eric i would def. be interested….and, carp, would you say this guy Sullivan is going to be good for us? or is he not really going to make a difference? (as i would assume most assistant coaches dont) what are your thoughts? i hope to God it’s better than (cant be worse!!) than what Renney had in Pearn and Pelino…..
I am looking to move my seats up to the 400’s. Would anyone be interested in 2 seats for half the season?
I’m looking forwart to a full year under Torts, I know he’ll have them in shape
Tony, was just thinking the same thing. It is going to be a a much different team that we will be watching this year and I am pretty pumped about that
i listed 15 games on stubhub but wuld ratehr sell them to you guys the real fans.
oct 11th vs ana
oct 14th vs kings
oct 26th vs coyotes
nov 1st vs boston 1:00 game
nov 12th vs atlanta
nov 23rd vs columbus
dec 6th vs detroit
dec 14th vs atlanta
dec 23rd vs florida
these are games until new year i listed on stubhub.
let me know and if you are serious we need to work something out so i know there is no backing out
Hi Eric
Where are the seats located?
Anyone know when individual game tickets go on sale?
I would buy some tix, but im fuggin broke. Damn it !!!!
Anyway, hopefully Sully is a better assistant than Pearn. Unless it’s Torts running the PP, i don’t know.
ORR
stop playing PS3 and get a job! lol :P
More importantly, now you can click on my name and go right to Paws and Claws! Wheee…..It’s so nice being the last on the planet to learn anything.
I now return you to your scheduled blog chatting…
CCCP
Im trying damn it, im trying, but nobody is hiring. There was an opening in Modells, but i refuse to work in a place that doesn’t give a fugg aboot Hockey.
Sullivan becoming Torts’ assistant, what a surprise.
I’m broke too… going back to opener and closer and thats it for me :(
Orr you could make Modells better by insisting that your store give a durn about hockey… I can;t stand it… no hockey stuff and if there is something its Islanders (I guess thats to be expected when one lives on LI though)
good articles everyone now and then on this site..
http://bleacherreport.com/new-york-rangers
wouldn’t be against takin a shot on this guy
Has anyone been in the new cosbys?
Carp,
I’ve been traveling for work the last 3 days and found out yesterday about the Kopedo deal, what do you think about it?
Did I miss a blog?
ORR
if you keep following that principle, not excepting jobs from places or people that don’t give a damn aboot hockey… it could turn out to be a very long “not in a good way” and lonely life for you! lol
Laurel
yeah, you finally figured it out!! Awesome! Click on my name and welcome yourself into the world of endless possibilities! :P
eric i want dec 6th vs detroit at the very least
I’d pass on Mclaren.
CC
Lol, no only sports stores, like Modells. There’s a place called Sports Authority not too far from me, and they sell a lot of hockey stuff. I might check it out.
I’d invite McLaren to camp but nothing more unless he really is much-improved. Babchuk sounds intriguing and I still like the veteran presence of Shanny…
Moderators, I was insulted three times simply for being the best and posting FIRST..Jealous imbecilles, Now I wont tell you Tanguay to Florida and Patrick Sharp is a Ranger..Yep!!
ORR
never work a day ion your life!
lol
http://www.h2indie.com/watch?uid=PR46JY8406PO
Seth
I heard about the Tanguy thing but not about Sharp..
I think “first” is pretty funny, btw
and Perry Pearn is in Mtl with the smurfs
Gomez, Gionta, Camalleri
the Hab-nots will need a “little” bit o’ luck this year.
Ed – ANOTHER terrible and annoying commercial
Seth,
Where did you hear that rumor about Sharp? (Hope it’s true)
I know. annoying like Pearn and his ties and Trout-wig.
Eric: I’ve been waiting on your email for the three games you offered me yesterday:
Anaheim, Boston, & Detroit – $360
wag279@gmail.com
If you’re looking to unload the Sharks game, that’d be great. My buddy and I took the trip to San Jose last year and I’d love to see it at the Garden this year.
McLaren can kinda fight and keeps the front of the net clear. those hip checks bring back some memories of hockeys past. i dunno the rangers do need a player like that. its hard to say cause he was in and out of the lineup and then sent to the minors.
yeah i would only offer an invite and see what happens
So, does an assistant coach make sure the head coach doesn’t throw a water bottle at fans?
Zipay made a reference to Sharp saying he thinks the Rangers could get him cheap due to their cap problems.
no naturally everyone who reads that assumes the Rangers are interested in Sharp…
“So, does an assistant coach make sure the head coach doesn’t throw a water bottle at fans?”
Nah, the assistant makes sure there is a water bottle in reaching distance.
Anyone notice Dawes was picked up on waivers by Calgary? Or am I late on this?
UES, thanks for clarifying- Sullivan must know the type of bottle, where to keep it handy etc…all of those things that you can’t work on in the middle of a season…
Tanguay rumors are false.
http://blogs.sun-sentinel.com/sports_hockey_panthers/2009/07/sexton-reports-of-t anguay-signing-false.html
Oh Eklund.
Torts got suspended for a water bottle but what happened with Craig MacT when he ripped out the tongue of the Flames mascot?
Eklund was doing so good!! LOL!!
The Kyle Mclaren of 6 yrs ago is exactly the type of player we need….the Kyle Mclaren of present is exactly the type of signings that make me loathe Sather.
roc
July 16th, 2009 at 5:28 pm
Eklund was doing so good!! LOL!!———
haha I think I’ve seen 2 correct rumors this month.
Why is there another Eric on here selling tickets, I just returned to see this imposter posing as me, I can only hope nobody believed that schmuck.
all these imposters are gonna ruin this blog! They will force Carp to create site login, which will ruin the experience for the rest of us who sometimes post as others, and as others i mean (Chris Drury, Josh Thomson) and our new member, super lawyer Seth Katz!!
Imposters, GO AWAY!!
Wade Redden posing as an NHL defenseman…that’s the real imposter.
lol noah
CCCP, What I think the imposter wants is for you to get on this site and tell everyone that Dubinsky is gorgeous, that you wish he were yours all to yourself, and just maybe if you complied, he/she would go away. Its all on you now, Commie.
hey
dont know who posted under eric at 539 but its the only eric on the blog all the time. the one who gto married 2 weeks a go.
anyway seats are section 330 for all who asked.
you gold
will send u an email tonight
wow, this is all getting very strange! which one of you have a mustache?
If what we do now is Twitter, is the past tense of that Twat.
TrueGreen,
I think that would be “Twatted”
TrueGreen
Well, the thing is… nobody posts as me but me!! as i said before i find this kind of insulting!! lol
I just don’t know what way to take that there is no CCCP imposter!! is it out of respect or am i not that interesting? lol
officially posting as CCCP
AM I CCCP or is he being impersonated, only I/CCCP know
well, i guess i called for it… thank you CCCP (imposter) for making my day! You make me very proud! lol
now, go back to your reall name lol
wow… is this what life w/o hockey like???? someone plz shoot me!
Yo Mouth!!!!! HEY BUDDY …I love your show , great stuff and yer really getting a following. One thing though.
You have to stop that worrying about Gabby!! Even a healthy Gomez can’t produce like a injured Gaborik can. Don’t worry man , you have a few people that believe in you and if you start on about a injury prone Gaborik , your gonna :
Panik everyone
Jinx him
Jinx us
not good promotion.
Gabby’s doctors have delt with the problem and scoring 12 goals in the last 10 games after coming back…says it all!!
GOMEZ COULDN”T SCORE 12 goals in 75 games!! So no offense just letting ya know …don’t worry be happy :)
CCCP , no one will copy you cuz if ya stared ‘em down they would cry.
Thats right Greg!! You tell them what time it is! lol
plus that imposter didnt have bold lettering in the name like you. Easy to spot but it did get me.
greg
where do u live again?
The Rangers have been good with the news this off season something new almost every day since July 1!!
jed ortmeyer a san jose shark. tsn has it under shark signings
new post with a minor trade.
Hey, TrueGreen, so uncool….