Rangers to announce Jeff Beukeboom as assistant coach

Per Larry Brooks, the Rangers are set to announce Jeff Beukeboom as assistant coach, replacing the recently departed Ulf Samuelsson. Samuelsson was in charge of the defense and penalty kill before departing for Carolina’s AHL team to be their head coach.

Beuk is beloved by many fans for his play in the 90s with the Rangers. He was one of the few big, tough, stay at home guys that could actually do more than drop the gloves. His style of play has been extinct in the NHL for years, though.

Beuk has been instrumental in the development of a lot of Rangers defense prospects, specifically Dylan McIlrath. It is assumed Beuk will take over the same that Samuelsson had before his departure.