The entire Rangers coaching staff will be unavailable for Wednesday night’s game (7:30 p.m. ET; NBCSN) against the Flyers at Madison Square Garden.
According to the team, head coach David Quinn and assistants Jacques Martin, David Oliver, and Greg Brown will miss the game due to COVID-19 protocols. AHL Hartford head coach Kris Knoblauch, associate head coach Gord Murphy, and associate GM Chris Drury will be behind the bench.
Being placed on the COVID-19 protocols list doesn’t mean that any of the coaches tested positive for the virus.
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From the NHL:
As of Wednesday’s update, Phil Di Giuseppe remains the only Rangers player on the NHL’s COVID-19 protocols list. Adam Fox and Pavel Buchnevich have been removed after missing Monday’s loss to the Flyers.
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