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Ken Gernander

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.

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

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

Playing career

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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

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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

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Regular season and playoffs

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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

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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

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

References

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  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.
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