Rangers add Brian Leetch, Brad Richards to hockey operations
The New York Rangers added a pair of former hockey stars to help build the current club.
Brian Leetch and Brad Richards have been named hockey operations advisors and the pair will assist in both hockey-related decisions as well as off-ice player and prospect development.
Leetch was a longtime Rangers defenseman, winning the Calder and Norris Trophies. He helped the team win a Stanley Cup in 1994, earning playoff MVP honors. He also served as team captain from 1997-2000 and was inducted into the Hockey Hall of Fame in 2009.
Richards played center for three seasons in New York before his contract was bought out. The team owes him $1,055,556 through 2025-26 as a result of that decision, per Cap Friendly. He too won a Cup and the Conn Smythe, but as a member of the Tampa Bay Lightning in 2004. Richards retired following a stint with Detroit in 2015-16.
Richards as a player was very inquisitive about how front offices ran. We had many such conversations during the years. Future GM perhaps https://t.co/QVKi2sOkNY
— Pierre LeBrun (@PierreVLeBrun) September 5, 2017
This will mark the first bit of front-office experience for both gentlemen.