Rangers announce the appointment of Mike Van Ryn as new manager on a 4-year deal

For the vacant head coaching position, the Kitchener Rangers are in serious talks with Mike Van Ryn, their current deputy bench manager.

The Ontario Hockey League franchise has chosen the former National Hockey League defenseman as their first choice to take over for Troy Smith,

who was sacked in late April after leading the organisation for two years. Smith has not yet signed a contract with the team.

Van Ryn, who spends the off-season in Florida, is likely to be the next captain at the Aud, but he is still hammering out the specifics of a deal.

The 36-year-old has never been a bench warmer, but before joining the Rangers as an associate coach under Smith two years ago,

the Houston Aeros of the American Hockey League for two seasons.

Murray Hiebert, general manager of the Rangers, stated that the team received a large number of

applications and that he was searching for the ideal candidate for the team.

From the beginning of the team’s hunt, the general manager, who recently signed a new three-year contract,

had hailed Van Ryn as a serious contender.

Van Ryn is well-known in the hockey community having played eight NHL seasons with St. Louis, Florida, and Toronto.

he guys enjoyed him this past season and

As of right now, it’s unknown if the Rangers will be adding a new associate or second assistant to

their bench in the event that the Van Ryn transaction goes through.

In Van Ryn’s first season as an associate, Kitchener was unable to go past the first round,

and the Rangers were eliminated in the first round of the previous season by the London Knights.

Hiebert stated that the squad needed “someone that can relate to players and get the most out of them” after firing Smith.

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