John Davidson said he was “very proud” of his work as Rangers’ team president, two days after he and general manager Jeff Gorton were shockingly fired by owner James Dolan.
“It has been an honor and pleasure serving as President of the New York Rangers the past two years,” Davidson said.
“I am very proud of the work we have done and believe this team’s future is very bright. I want to thank all the great people in the organization for their tireless and passionate work day in and day out.”
Davidson, a former beloved goalie with the Blueshirts, was lured to New York in May 2019 after stints rebuilding the Blues and Blue Jackets. He was at the helm of the Rangers for just two years before philosophical differences on the direction of the team between him and Dolan got him canned.
Former Rangers captain Chris Drury was promoted to both GM and team president.
In the two seasons with Davidson as president, the rebuilding Rangers showed promise, stockpiled tons of young talent and seemed to be on the upswing.
They appeared in the 2019-20 season’s expanded playoffs qualifying round, in which the team was swept in three games by the Hurricanes, but fell short of the postseason this year.
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