Rangers fire coach Quinn and assistants

New York Rangers’ off-ice shakeup is complete.

New general manager Chris Drury fired head coach David Quinn and three assistants on Wednesday after they missed the playoffs with one of the NHL’s top up-and-coming teams.

The move is the first major one from Drury, who took over last week after the firings of team president John Davidson and GM Jeff Gorton.

Quinn posted 96-87-25 record over three years with the Rangers.

Assistant coaches Jacques Martin, David Oliver, Greg Brown were also fired. Goaltending coach Benoit Allaire was retained. á Ferraro moving to ESPN: TSN’s Ray Ferraro will be joining ESPN as an analyst when the network begins its new era in hockey broadcasting for the 2021-22 season, industry sources confirm to the Star.

The 56-year-old native of Trail, B.C., will remain with TSN for such “key projects” as the annual world junior championship.

ESPN announced a sevenyear rights deal with the NHL last week, returning the network to hockey for the first time since 2004.

The deal will see ESPN deliver the NHL on a multi-platform package, with 25 games on ESPN or ABC, along with coverage of the playoffs and Stanley Cup final. More than 1,000 games will be streamed by the network as well. á Seattle gets cracking: The expansion Seattle Kraken signed the first player in franchise history Wednesday after agreeing to terms with free-agent centre Luke Henman on a three-year entry-level contract.

Henman, 21, currently plays for the Blainville-Boisbriand Armada of the Quebec junior league.

He will complete the season with the Armada before joining Seattle for its rookie training camp later this year.

Henman has a team-high 43 points in 32 games for the Armada this season.