New York Rangers Coaching Staff [ Back to Coaches Index ]
  
Alain Vigneault
Head Coach

Alain Vigneault became the 35th Head Coach in the history of the Rangers on June 21, 2013. He joins the organization after serving as Head Coach of the Vancouver Canucks for seven seasons. Under his guidance, Vancouver compiled a 313-170-57 record for a .632 winning percentage in 540 games. He led the Canucks to back-to-back Presidents’ Trophies in 2010-11 and 2011-12, and captured the Northwest Division title in six of his seven seasons in Vancouver. ...more
  
Benoit Allaire
 Assistant and Goaltending Coach
Benoit Allaire was named Assistant and Goaltending Coach for the New York Rangers on July 15, 2004. Under the direction of Allaire, Rangers standout Henrik Lundqvist has achieved considerable success, setting the team record for most wins by a goaltender in his first two NHL seasons (67) and was a finalist for the Vezina Trophy in each of his first two seasons. ...more
  
Scott Arniel
 Associate Coach

Scott Arniel was named associate coach of the New York Rangers on August  14, 2013. Arniel brings 13 years of professional coaching experience to the Rangers’ bench, which includes serving as Head Coach for the NHL’s Columbus Blue Jackets for 123 games. The Kingston, Ontario native joins the Rangers after spending one season as Head Coach of the American Hockey League’s (AHL) Chicago Wolves, where he posted a 37-30-5-4 record. ...more
  
Ulf Samuelsson
Assistant Coach
Ulf Samuelsson was named assistant coach of the New York Rangers on August 14, 2013. Samuelsson joins the Rangers’ bench after spending the last two seasons as Head Coach of the Swedish Hockey League’s (SHL) Modo Hockey, where he posted a 38-15-16-41 record. He guided Modo to a playoff appearance in each of his two seasons with the team from 2011-12 to 2012-13. Prior to joining Modo, Samuelsson spent five seasons as an Associate Coach with the Phoenix Coyotes from 2006-07 to 2010-11. ...more
  
Darryl Williams
Assistant Coach

Darryl Williams joined the Rangers staff on August 5, 2014. Williams joins the Rangers organization after spending the last six seasons as an assistant coach with the Vancouver Canucks. Williams joins Associate Coach Scott Arniel and Ulf Samuelsson on Head Coach Alain Vigneault's staff.  Prior to joining the Canucks, Williams served in many coaching capacities.  ...more