{"id":129850,"date":"2025-07-18T02:54:18","date_gmt":"2025-07-18T02:54:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nhl\/129850\/"},"modified":"2025-07-18T02:54:18","modified_gmt":"2025-07-18T02:54:18","slug":"former-rangers-coach-gerard-gallant-headed-to-russia-for-mystery-khl-role","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nhl\/129850\/","title":{"rendered":"Former Rangers coach Gerard Gallant headed to Russia for mystery KHL role"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Former Rangers head coach Gerard Gallant is headed overseas.<\/p>\n<p>Gallant is set to coach in the KHL, according to The Athletic\u2019s Pierre LeBrun, though it was not revealed which team in the Russian pro league he\u2019ll be joining.<\/p>\n<p>Advertisement<\/p>\n<p>The 61-year-old spent two years with the Blueshirts, leading the Rangers to a 52-24-6 mark in his first season en route to a surprising upset over the Hurricanes in the conference semifinals in 2021-22.<\/p>\n<p><img alt=\"Gallant at a press conference on May 3, 2023. Robert Sabo for NY Post\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"960\" height=\"797\" decoding=\"async\" data-nimg=\"1\" class=\"standard-img\" style=\"color:transparent\" src=\"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nhl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/e5fcf3fd023d51bcbdd1449e98b425ec.jpeg\"\/><\/p>\n<p>Gallant at a press conference on May 3, 2023. Robert Sabo for NY Post<\/p>\n<p>In his second season at the helm, Gallant\u2019s squad went 47-22-13 for 107 points, but flamed out against the Devils in a seven-game, first-round series <a href=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/2023\/05\/06\/rangers-fire-gerard-gallant-after-disappointing-end-to-season\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:that hastened his exit;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">that hastened his exit<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>He hasn\u2019t been able to land a head-coaching gig stateside since.<\/p>\n<p>The Rangers haven\u2019t exactly found their rock in the following seasons, moving on from Peter Laviolette this past offseason after his two seasons on Broadway.<\/p>\n<p>They hope longtime Penguins coach Mike Sullivan <a href=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/2025\/05\/15\/sports\/mike-sullivan-brings-leadership-winning-to-rangers\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:will be the answer;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">will be the answer<\/a> as he prepares for his first go-round with the team.<\/p>\n<p>Advertisement<\/p>\n<p>In parts of 11 NHL seasons, Gallant has put together a 369-262-4-70 mark, spending time behind the benches with the Blue Jackets, Panthers and Golden Knights before coming to New York.<\/p>\n<p>He was famously fired by Florida in 2016 after an 11-10-1 start which saw him getting into a cab outside PNC Arena in Raleigh following a loss to the Hurricanes.<\/p>\n<p><img alt=\"Gallant in the Rangers bench during a game against the Coyotes. Corey Sipkin for the NY POST\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"960\" height=\"640\" decoding=\"async\" data-nimg=\"1\" class=\"standard-img\" style=\"color:transparent\" src=\"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nhl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/32bbc0422f67729911e52b042c9362d7.jpeg\"\/><\/p>\n<p>Gallant in the Rangers bench during a game against the Coyotes. Corey Sipkin for the NY POST<\/p>\n<p>Gallant is not the first former Rangers head coach to move to the KHL: Mike Keenan, coach of the 1994 Stanley Cup-winning team, won the KHL championship with Metallurg Magnitogorsk in 2014.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Former Rangers head coach Gerard Gallant is headed overseas. 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