Rangers fire Wolf Pack head coach in major AHL shake up
The New York Rangers have fired Hartford Wolf Pack head coach Grant Potulny and assistants Jamie Tardif and Paul Mara following a poor season in the AHL. Hartford finished last in the Atlantic Division with 60 points and missed the playoffs for the second straight year. The moves are part of broader organizational changes focused on overhauling player development after a disappointing season for both the AHL and NHL clubs.
- ▪Grant Potulny served as head coach of the Wolf Pack for the past two seasons after coaching Northern Michigan for seven years.
- ▪Assistant coaches Jamie Tardif and Paul Mara were also dismissed from the Hartford staff.
- ▪The Rangers promoted Tanner Glass to director of player development after Jed Ortmeyer stepped down from the role.
- ▪Recent top draft picks Alexis Lafrenière, Kaapo Kakko, and Vitali Kravtsov have underperformed in New York.
- ▪Hartford missed the Calder Cup Playoffs for the second consecutive season, mirroring the Rangers' struggles in the NHL.
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NHL New York Rangers Rangers fire Wolf Pack head coach in major AHL shake up By Andrew Crane Published May 3, 2026, 8:12 p.m. ET The Rangers offseason changes have reached the AHL Hartford staff. Head coach Grant Potulny, assistant coach Jamie Tardif and assistant coach Paul Mara were all fired by the Wolf Pack, the Blueshirts announced Sunday. Hartford finished last in the Atlantic Division with 60 points this season and missed the Calder Cup Playoffs for a second consecutive year, coinciding with a disappointing Blueshirts campaign that ended with the team last in the Eastern Conference and in the middle of a public retool.
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