The Rangers’ Olympic gold medal winners were given a hero’s welcome on Thursday when they returned to Madison Square Garden.
Rangers general manager — and assistant GM for Team USA — Chris Drury was not, however.
During a pregame ceremony honoring the gold medalists before the Rangers’ 3-2 overtime loss to the Flyers, Drury was given a noticeably different reception than J.T. Miller, Vincent Trocheck, Mike Sullivan and David Quinn received when his name was announced to the MSG crowd.
He was booed when his name was called and the Madison Square Garden public address announcer seemed quick to move on to the next name on the list, which was Quinn’s.
Rangers fans are likely unhappy with the way things have gone this season, as the Blueshirts enter a “retool” as the team goes through a disappointing 2025-26 campaign.
In an open letter to fans last month, Drury said that the organization was “just as frustrated” as fans were over the season that they wanted “nothing more than to deliver an on-ice product you can be proud of.”
“No one in the organization is happy with what has transpired — from management, to coaches, to players,” the letter read. “Over the last few years, we’ve had some successes and moments to cherish, but ultimately it was not the end goal. We are working relentlessly every day to bring a Stanley Cup back to New York because that is what our fans deserve.”
While Blueshirts supporters have grown increasingly frustrated with Drury, the former Rangers captain has the backing of owner James Dolan, who went on WFAN in January and gave a vote of confidence.
“Chris Drury is a winner and a competitor,” Dolan said then. “He won himself. He can’t stand to lose. He’s probably not happy right now. I know he’s not happy right now. Neither is Mike [Sullivan].’’
[Notigroup Newsroom in collaboration with other media outlets, with information from the following sources]
