{"id":565454,"date":"2026-05-03T01:27:16","date_gmt":"2026-05-03T01:27:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nhl\/565454\/"},"modified":"2026-05-03T01:27:16","modified_gmt":"2026-05-03T01:27:16","slug":"rangers-promote-tanner-glass-to-director-of-player-development","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nhl\/565454\/","title":{"rendered":"Rangers promote Tanner Glass to director of player development"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The Rangers filled their director of player development role internally.<\/p>\n<p>Tanner Glass, who had been the assistant director of player development since 2019, was promoted to the primary role after Jed Ortmeyer \u2014 who had held that position since 2017 \u2014 <a href=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/2026\/05\/01\/sports\/jed-ortmeyer-leaving-rangers-in-latest-sign-of-change\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">left to pursue other opportunities<\/a>, The Post\u2019s Mollie Walker confirmed Friday.<\/p>\n<p>His promotion was reflected on the Blueshirts\u2019 website Saturday.<\/p>\n<p>Glass, like Ortmeyer, is a former Rangers player, skating in 134 games across three seasons from 2014-17, and he returned to the organization in the development role after a season with the Panthers and a campaign in France. <\/p>\n<p>And now, he\u2019ll be tasked with helping fix the Blueshirts\u2019 struggle to turn prospects into reliable \u2014 and high-end \u2014 NHL regulars. <\/p>\n<p>There have been glimmers of hope recently with Gabe Perreault and Noah Laba, but for the most part, dating back to Ortmeyer\u2019s arrival in 2017 and certainly since Glass\u2019 return to the Rangers two years later, draft picks and prospects have continued to underwhelm.<\/p>\n<p><img style=\"aspect-ratio:1.49053857;display:block\" fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" data-modal-image=\"39266259\" width=\"879\" height=\"590\" src=\"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nhl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Tanner-Glass.jpg\" alt=\"Tanner Glass, who played for the Rangers from 2014-17,  was promoted to be the team's director of player development on May 2, 2026.\" class=\"wp-image-39266259\"  \/>Tanner Glass, who played for the Rangers from 2014-17, was promoted to be the team\u2019s director of player development on May 2, 2026. Andrew Theodorakis<\/p>\n<p>With the Rangers in the middle of a public retool, too, the development of the pieces set to define their next era will be critical. <\/p>\n<p>The Artemi Panarin trade already brought back prospect Liam Greentree. <\/p>\n<p>Any other potential deals in the offseason involving established Rangers pieces will likely include draft picks or prospects.<\/p>\n<p>The promotion of Glass marked the latest change impacting the Rangers on the personnel side \u2014 before any other moves for the roster follow once free agency and the offseason officially arrive \u2014 since the beginning of April, when Kevin Maxwell, a pro scout and general manager of the Blues\u2019 AHL affiliate, was brought back as the Blueshirts\u2019 director of pro scouting and director of player personnel.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"The Rangers filled their director of player development role internally. 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