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Rangers promote McCambridge to head coach of AHL team

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NEW YORK, NY - MAY 16: The New York Rangers logo is seen before the start of Game One of the Eastern Conference Finals against the Tampa Bay Lightning during the 2015 NHL Stanley Cup Playoffs at Madison Square Garden on May 16, 2015 in New York City. (Photo by Al Bello/Getty Images)

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New York didn’t have to look far for Ken Gernander’s replacement in the minors.

Keith McCambridge, who served as Gernander’s assistant with AHL Hartford last season, has been promoted to head coach, the team announced on Monday.

McCambridge, 43, joined Hartford last year after being dismissed by Winnipeg following five seasons as the head coach of its AHL affiliate. His connection to the Rangers organization came through assistant coach Scott Arniel -- the two worked together on the Manitoba Moose staff during the 2009-10 campaign.

Gernander was relieved of his duties last month following a 12-year tenure with the Wolf Pack, 10 of them as the club’s head coach. His dismissal came after the club missed the playoffs for a second consecutive season, finishing with a dismal 24-46-6 record.