With the New York Rangers announcing Mike Sullivan as their next head coach, here are three things to know about the new bench boss.

One more intriguing candidate is currently taking on Lehigh Valley in the second round of the American Hockey League’s Calder Cup playoffs. Todd Nelson is the head coach of the Hershey Bears, who have a 1-0 lead on Ian Laperrière and the Phantoms (Game 2 is Friday at 7 p.m., FloHockey, SENetworkTV).

New York Rangers President and General Manager Chris Drury announced today that the team has named Mike Sullivan the 38th Head Coach in franchise history. “Mike Sullivan has established himself as one of the premier head coaches in the NHL,