According to a recent report from New York Rangers team reporter Mollie Walker, Mike Sullivan has a familiar face added to his coaching staff at the 2026 Olympics with the US men's national team.
Team USA made the following announcement, echoed by rangers insider Mollie Walker of the New York Post:
#NYR assistant coach David Quinn joins head coach Mike Sullivan at the helm of the 2026 U.S. Olympic men's hockey team.
That's not the only addition Team USA made, as several other familiar faces take a role behind the bench to rep their country alongside Mike Sullivan and David Quinn.
"USA Hockey announced today that John Hynes (Warwick, R.I./Minnesota Wild), David Quinn (Cranston, R.I./New York Rangers) and John Tortorella (Boston, Mass.) have been named assistant coaches for the 2026 U.S. Olympic Men's Ice Hockey Team, joining Mike Sullivan (Marshfield, Mass./New York Rangers), who has been previously announced as head coach."
«We're extremely fortunate to have a tremendous staff,» said Bill Guerin (Wilbraham, Mass./Minnesota Wild), general manager of the 2026 U.S. Olympic Men's Ice Hockey Team and also president of hockey operations and general manager of the NHL's Minnesota Wild. «Everyone is extremely proud to represent our country and focused on our collective effort to brin
With this extended excitement between the Wild's GM and Rangers head coaches, GM Chris Drury could ultimately use it to his advantage to faciliate a trade, as it's quite evident the two organizations are on good terms.