Ken Gernander

Ken Gernander
Gernander in 2013
Born	(1969-06-30) June 30, 1969 (age 55) 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 team	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 regular season 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.

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 (12 in regular season, 15 in playoffs) 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 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	Team	League		GP	G	A	Pts	PIM		GP	G	A	Pts	PIM
1985–86	Greenway High School	HS-MN		23	14	23	37	—		—	—	—	—	—
1986–87	Greenway High School	HS-MN		26	35	34	69	—		—	—	—	—	—
1986–87	Des Moines Buccaneers	USHL		—	—	—	—	—		—	—	—	—	—
1987–88	University of Minnesota	WCHA		44	14	14	28	14		—	—	—	—	—
1988–89	University of Minnesota	WCHA		44	9	11	20	2		—	—	—	—	—
1989–90	University of Minnesota	WCHA		44	32	17	49	24		—	—	—	—	—
1990–91	University of Minnesota	WCHA		44	23	20	43	24		—	—	—	—	—
1991–92	Fort Wayne Komets	IHL		13	7	6	13	2		—	—	—	—	—
1991–92	Moncton Hawks	AHL		43	8	18	26	9		8	1	1	2	2
1992–93	Moncton Hawks	AHL		71	18	29	47	20		5	1	4	5	0
1993–94	Moncton Hawks	AHL		71	22	25	47	12		19	6	1	7	0
1994–95	Binghamton Rangers	AHL		80	28	25	53	24		11	2	2	4	6
1995–96	New York Rangers	NHL		10	2	3	5	4		6	0	0	0	0
1995–96	Binghamton Rangers	AHL		63	44	29	73	38		—	—	—	—	—
1996–97	Binghamton Rangers	AHL		46	13	18	31	30		2	0	1	1	0
1996–97	New York Rangers	NHL		—	—	—	—	—		9	0	0	0	0
1997–98	Hartford Wolf Pack	AHL		80	35	28	63	26		12	5	6	11	4
1998–99	Hartford Wolf Pack	AHL		70	23	26	49	32		7	1	2	3	2
1999–00	Hartford Wolf Pack	AHL		79	28	29	57	24		23	5	5	10	0
2000–01	Hartford Wolf Pack	AHL		80	22	27	49	39		2	0	0	0	0
2001–02	Hartford Wolf Pack	AHL		75	18	31	49	19		10	1	3	4	4
2002–03	Hartford Wolf Pack	AHL		72	17	19	36	22		2	0	0	0	0
2003–04	New York Rangers	NHL		2	0	0	0	2		—	—	—	—	—
2003–04	Hartford Wolf Pack	AHL		77	12	19	31	28		16	3	4	7	2
2004–05	Hartford Wolf Pack	AHL		66	5	8	13	18		6	1	0	1	0
AHL totals				973	293	331	624	341		123	26	29	55	20
NHL totals				12	2	3	5	6		15	0	0	0	0

Coaching record

Team	Year	League	Regular Season							Post Season
			G	W	L	T	OTL	Pts	Finish	Result
Hartford Wolf Pack	2007–08	AHL	80	50	20	—	10	110	2nd in Atlantic	Lost in First Round
Hartford Wolf Pack	2008–09	AHL	80	46	27	—	7	99	1st in Atlantic	Lost in First round
Hartford Wolf Pack	2009–10	AHL	80	36	33	—	11	83	6th in Atlantic	Did not qualify
Connecticut Whale	2010–11	AHL	80	40	32	—	8	88	3rd in Atlantic	Lost in First Round
Connecticut Whale	2011–12	AHL	76	36	26	—	14	86	2nd in Northeast	Lost in Second Round
Connecticut Whale	2012–13	AHL	76	35	32	—	9	79	2nd in Northeast	Did not qualify
Hartford Wolf Pack	2013–14	AHL	76	37	32	—	7	81	3rd in Northeast	Did not qualify
Hartford Wolf Pack	2014–15	AHL	76	43	24	—	9	95	1st in Northeast	Lost in Third Round
Hartford Wolf Pack	2015–16	AHL	76	41	32	—	3	85	6th in Atlantic	Did not qualify
Hartford Wolf Pack	2016–17	AHL	76	24	46	—	6	54	7th in Atlantic	Did not qualify
AHL Totals			776	388	304	—	84	860		[6]

Awards and honors

Award	Year	Ref
WCHA All-Tournament Team	1990	[7]

References

1. "Instagram".
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". 17 May 2017.
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. "Instagram".
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.

External links

• Biographical information and career statistics from NHL.com , or  Eliteprospects.com , or  Hockey-Reference.com , or  The Internet Hockey Database