Ken Gernander

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Ken Gernander
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Gernander in 2013
Born (1969-06-30) June 30, 1969 (age 54)
Coleraine, Minnesota, U.S.
Height 5 ft 10 in (178 cm)
Weight 175 lb (79 kg; 12 st 7 lb)
Position Right Wing
Shot Left
Played for New York Rangers
National teamFlag of the United States.svg  United States
NHL draft 96th overall, 1987
Winnipeg Jets
Playing career 1991–2005

Kenneth Robert Gernander (born June 30, 1969) is an American professional ice hockey coach and former player who played 12 games in the National Hockey League with the New York Rangers between 1996 and 2004. Born in Coleraine, Minnesota, he played for the University of Minnesota for four years and was drafted by the Winnipeg Jets in the fifth round of the 1987 NHL Entry Draft.

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He is currently the head men’s ice hockey coach at Franklin Pierce University. [1]

Playing career

Gernander played 14 professional seasons, the last 11 in the New York Rangers organization with their AHL affiliates in Binghamton (1994–1997) and Hartford (1997–2005). He served as team captain for 10 years and led the Wolf Pack to a Calder Cup championship in 2000. He is the Wolf Pack's all-time franchise record-holder in games played (599) and playoff games played (78). Gernander also ranks second all-time in goals (160), assists (187) and points (347) in Hartford franchise history. Despite these accomplishments, Gernander was rarely called up to play for the Rangers; he appeared in only 27 NHL games over the course of his career.

Gernander retired after the 2004–05 season. He is the AHL's all-time leader with 123 career playoff games played and is the league's all-time leading scorer among American-born players with 624 points in 973 games.

Coaching career

After his retirement, Gernander spent two seasons as Hartford's assistant coach. On July 23, 2007, the Wolf Pack announced that Gernander would replace Jim Schoenfeld as head coach when Schoenfeld had been promoted to assistant general manager of the New York Rangers and general manager of the Wolf Pack. Gernander was fired as head coach of the Hartford Wolf Pack on May 16, 2017. [2]

Gernander's number 12 is the only number retired by the Wolf Pack. It was retired on October 8, 2005. [3]

Gernander is was a scout for the New York Islanders from 2018-24. [4] He is currently the head men’s ice hockey coach at Franklin Pierce University. [5] .

Career statistics

Regular season and playoffs

Regular season Playoffs
Season TeamLeagueGP G A Pts PIM GPGAPtsPIM
1985–86 Greenway High School HS-MN 23142337——————
1986–87Greenway High SchoolHS-MN26353469——————
1986–87 Des Moines Buccaneers USHL ——————————
1987–88 University of Minnesota WCHA 4414142814—————
1988–89 University of MinnesotaWCHA44911202—————
1989–90 University of MinnesotaWCHA4432174924—————
1990–91 University of MinnesotaWCHA4423204324—————
1991–92 Fort Wayne Komets IHL 1376132—————
1991–92 Moncton Hawks AHL 4381826981122
1992–93 Moncton HawksAHL711829472051450
1993–94 Moncton HawksAHL7122254712196170
1994–95 Binghamton Rangers AHL8028255324112246
1995–96 New York Rangers NHL 10235460000
1995–96 Binghamton RangersAHL6344297338—————
1996–97 Binghamton RangersAHL461318313020110
1996–97 New York RangersNHL—————90000
1997–98 Hartford Wolf Pack AHL80352863261256114
1998–99 Hartford Wolf PackAHL702326493271232
1999–00 Hartford Wolf PackAHL79282957242355100
2000–01 Hartford Wolf PackAHL802227493920000
2001–02 Hartford Wolf PackAHL7518314919101344
2002–03 Hartford Wolf PackAHL721719362220000
2003–04 New York RangersNHL20002—————
2003–04 Hartford Wolf PackAHL7712193128163472
2004–05 Hartford Wolf PackAHL6658131861010
AHL totals97329333162434112326295520
NHL totals122356150000

Coaching record

TeamYearLeagueRegular SeasonPost Season
GWLTOTLPtsFinishResult
Hartford Wolf Pack 2007–08 AHL 805020—101102nd in AtlanticLost in First Round
Hartford Wolf Pack 2008–09 AHL804627—7991st in AtlanticLost in First round
Hartford Wolf Pack 2009–10 AHL803633—11836th in AtlanticDid not qualify
Connecticut Whale 2010–11 AHL804032—8883rd in AtlanticLost in First Round
Connecticut Whale 2011–12 AHL763626—14862nd in NortheastLost in Second Round
Connecticut Whale 2012–13 AHL763532—9792nd in NortheastDid not qualify
Hartford Wolf Pack 2013–14 AHL763732—7813rd in NortheastDid not qualify
Hartford Wolf Pack 2014–15 AHL764324—9951st in NortheastLost in Third Round
Hartford Wolf Pack 2015–16 AHL764132—3856th in AtlanticDid not qualify
Hartford Wolf Pack 2016–17 AHL762446—6547th in AtlanticDid not qualify
AHL Totals776388304—84860 [6]

Awards and honors

AwardYearRef
WCHA All-Tournament Team 1990 [7]

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References

  1. ↑ https://www.instagram.com/p/C6hhMRWrGTs/?igsh=aDl5M3Y5cmN2ZG5l
  2. ↑ "Rangers announce personnel changes in Hartford". theahl.com. May 16, 2017. Retrieved May 19, 2017.
  3. ↑ "Jeff Jacobs: Gernander's Firing is Hartford Hockey's Biggest Loss Since Whalers Left".
  4. ↑ @AGrossNewsday (September 14, 2018). "#Isles say Jacques Lemaire is a special assignments coach. Ken Gernander has been hired as a scout" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
  5. ↑ https://www.instagram.com/p/C6hhMRWrGTs/?igsh=aDl5M3Y5cmN2ZG5l
  6. ↑ "Ken Gernander". eliteprospects.com. February 22, 2020. Retrieved February 22, 2020.
  7. ↑ "WCHA.com - Championship history". wcha.com. Archived from the original on July 2, 2014. Retrieved June 26, 2014.
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