Ken Gernander

Ken Gernander (born June 30, 1969 in Coleraine, Minnesota) is retired American ice hockey player and currently head coach for the Hartford Wolf Pack in the AHL. He played for the University of Minnesota for four years and was drafted by the Winnipeg Jets in the fifth round of the 1987 NHL Entry Draft.

Throughout his 10+ professional seasons, he played mostly for the New York Rangers farm team, the Hartford Wolf Pack. He served as the team's captain from 1997 to 2004. He is the Wolf Pack's all-time franchise record-holder in points (347), games-played (599) and playoff games-played (78). Gernander also ranks second all-time in goals (160) and assists (187) in Hartford franchise history. Despite these accomplishments, Gernander was rarely ever called up to play for the Rangers; he appeared in only 27 NHL games over the course of his career. He retired after the 2004–2005 season.

On July 23, 2007, the Wolf Pack announced that Gernander would replace Jim Schoenfeld as head coach. Schoenfeld had been promoted to assistant general manager of the New York Rangers.

On October 8, 2005, the Hartford Wolf Pack Retired his number 12 into the rafter of the XL Center.

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* [http://www.hartfordwolfpack.com/roster/gernander_ken.php Assistant Coach Gernander]