New York Rangers owner and alternate governor Glen Sather, a member of the Hockey Hall of Fame, announced his retirement on Wednesday. After being named president and general manager of the Rangers in June 2000, the 80-year-old Sather has been with the club ever since. Prior to his transition into an advising position five years ago, he spent fourteen years as general manager and nineteen as president of the club. Sather has been involved with hockey for sixty years, spanning his time as a player, coach, and executive.
The Edmonton Oilers, where Sather was born and raised, won five Stanley Cups under his leadership as general manager (four as head coach) before joining the Rangers. His 1997 induction into the Hockey Hall of Fame was for his work as a builder. “Having the opportunity to be associated with the National Hockey League, and specifically the New York Rangers and Edmonton Oilers, has been one of the great privileges of my life,” stated Sather. Jim Dolan has been an incredible friend and mentor to me throughout my career, and I am grateful for the opportunity he gave me to work for the Rangers 24 years ago.
Everyone in the Rangers organization has my deepest gratitude for the family vibe they helped establish and for the years of hard work and striving for greatness. Also, I want to express my gratitude to the incredible Rangers supporters for all the support they’ve given the team. The memories I have from this will last a lifetime. General manager and president of the Rangers Chris Drury was a Ranger for four seasons (2007–2011) under Sather.
“I would like to congratulate Glen on his tremendous career,” stated Drury. I had the good fortune to rely on Glen for advice when I started my own career in the front office, and I will be eternally thankful to him for providing me the chance to play for the Rangers. As for Glen, Ann, and the rest of the Sather family, I hope the best for them in their future endeavors. Sather coached the Edmonton Oilers for fourteen seasons (eleven in the National Hockey League and three in the Western Hockey Association), and he also spent two seasons guiding the New York Rangers. His career record is 592-383-7 with 128 ties, broken down as follows: 497-307-7 in the NHL and 95-76-0 in the WHA.
