- Tom Renney
Tom Renney (born
March 1 ,1955 in Cranbrook,British Columbia ) is a Canadianice hockey coach, currentlyhead coach of theNew York Rangers of the NHL. He has also coached in theCanadian Hockey League and has coached theCanadian national men's hockey team . He made his NHL coaching debut with theVancouver Canucks in the1996–97 NHL season and was fired midway through the1997–98 NHL season where he was replaced byMike Keenan Renney is in his sixth season with the Rangers and his third active season as Head Coach of the hockey club after being named the organization's 33rd head coach in franchise history on
July 6 ,2004 . He was appointed as the Rangers interim Head Coach onFebruary 25 ,2004 after beginning the 2003–04 season as an Assistant Coach. He was originally named to the coaching staff onJuly 21 ,2003 .Renney spent his first two seasons with New York as Director of Player Personnel, where he oversaw all facets of the team's amateur scouting operation, while assisting with the professional scouting department. He was promoted to Vice President, Player Development on
June 21 ,2002 . In that position, he managed all aspects of the team's amateur scouting operations, while also assisting with the professional scouting process and player development within the organization. He has also been instrumental in establishing an off-season conditioning and skills camp for several Rangers prospects inCalgary ,Alberta and now inNew York at theMadison Square Garden Training Center.Renney's coaching experience spans 14 years and includes several accolades. He began his tenure behind the bench with the
Kamloops Blazers of theWestern Hockey League and immediately established himself as one of the league's best. In two seasons with the Blazers, Renney led the club to consecutive WHL titles, along with aMemorial Cup championship as the Canadian Hockey League's top team. His Kamloops clubs compiled a sparkling 101–37–6 record for a .714 winning percentage, which ranks as the all-time highest winning mark in CHL history.Following his noteworthy junior career, Renney joined
Hockey Canada in1993 , where he was quick to find success as well. After being appointed Head Coach ofTeam Canada in August, 1993, he guided the club to a silver medal finish at the1994 Winter Olympics inLillehammer ,Norway . In total, Renney has coached in 10 world championship competitions, capturing three gold medals, three silver medals and two bronze.Most recently, Renney served on Team Canada's coaching staff at the 2004 and 2005 World Championships. At the 2004 tournament in
Czech Republic , he helped guide the team to Canada's second consecutive gold medal at the prestigious tournament. This past spring, Renney and Team Canada once again appeared in the World Championship's final game, but were left with the silver medal after falling to the Czech Republic.Coaching Record
*"Current as of October 11, 2008 at 21:50 EDT"
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