With the NHL offseason being in full swing for many teams, the coaching carousel saw the New York Rangers land a new bench boss on Friday. The Rangers have hired former Pittsburgh Penguins coach Mike Sullivan as the 38th coach in franchise history, the team announced on Friday.

The NHL head coaching carousel has been spinning since the middle of the season. On Nov. 19, the Bruins fired Jim Montgomery after an 8-9-3 start to the season. There were two more firings made before the end of the regular season,

VANCOUVER -- Rick Tocchet will not return as coach of the Vancouver Canucks next season. No replacement was named by the Canucks, who went 38-30-14 and finished six points behind the St. Louis Blues for the second wild card into the Stanley Cup Playoffs from the Western Conference.