Fox News Flash top sports headlines are here. Check out what's clicking on Foxnews.com. The New York Rangers are searching for a new head coach after mutually agreeing to part ways with Gerard Gallant earlier this month in the wake of a disappointing first-round exit from the Stanley Cup playoffs.
While fans continue to speculate over whom the organization will pick next, one NHL coach has already removed his name from the mix.
Ty Hennes, Mike Vellucci, Mike Sullivan of the Pittsburgh Penguins look on against the New York Rangers at PPG PAINTS Arena on December 20, 2022, in Pittsburgh. (Joe Sargent/NHLI via Getty Images) Pittsburgh Penguins head coach Mike Sullivan told the New York Post on Wednesday that he has no intention of leaving the organization despite a brutal season that saw the Penguins miss the playoffs for the first time in 17 years. NEW YORK RANGERS PART WAYS WITH COACH GERARD GALLANT FOLLOWING FIRST-ROUND PLAYOFF EXIT "No, I am under contract with the Pittsburgh Penguins, here for the long haul," he told the outlet.
Head coach Mike Sullivan of the Pittsburgh Penguins looks on during practice for the NHL Winter Classic at Fenway Park on January 1, 2023, in Boston. (Ben Jackson/NHLI via Getty Images) Sullivan, who played in the NHL for more than a decade, first joined the Penguins in 2015.