The New York Rangers appear very close to hiring their next head coach. 

According to Vince Z. Mercogliano of USA Today, nothing has been confirmed or announced yet, but it sounds like things are getting close and very much trending toward Mike Sullivan becoming the 38th head coach in franchise history.

Earlier this week, The Pittsburgh Penguins parted ways with Sullivan after spending ten seasons with the organization.

The Rangers fired Peter Laviolette following a lackluster 2024-25 season where the Blueshirts missed the playoffs. 

Rangers president and general manager Chris Drury has direct ties to Sullivan and has reportedly been intrigued with hiring the Stanley Cup-winning coach for years. 

Multiple NHL insiders have reported that Drury waited to see if Sullivan would leave the Penguins in 2021 before going ahead and hiring Gerard Gallant. 

Now, Sullivan is available and the stars perfectly align for him to make his way to The Big Apple. 

Since parting ways with the Penguins on Monday, there have been rumblings linking Sullivan to the Rangers and they have only continued to pick up steam. 

It only seems like a matter of time before Sullivan is the Rangers’ head coach.