Kenneth Robert Gernander (born June 30, 1969) is an American professional

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coach and former player who played 12 games in the

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with the

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between 1996 and 2004. Born in

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, he played for the

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for four years and was drafted by the

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in the fifth round of the

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. He is currently the head men’s ice hockey coach at

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Playing career

Gernander played 14 professional seasons, the last 11 in the

organization with their AHL affiliates in Binghamton (1994–1997) and Hartford (1997–2005). He served as team captain for 10 years and led the Wolf Pack to a

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championship in 2000. He is the Wolf Pack's all-time franchise record-holder in games played (599) and playoff games played (78). Gernander also ranks second all-time in goals (160), assists (187) and points (347) in Hartford franchise history. Despite these accomplishments, Gernander was rarely called up to play for the Rangers; he appeared in only 27

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games over the course of his career. Gernander retired after the 2004–05 season. He is the AHL's all-time leader with 123 career playoff games played and is the league's all-time leading scorer among American-born players with 624 points in 973 games.

Coaching career

After his retirement, Gernander spent two seasons as Hartford's assistant coach. On July 23, 2007, the Wolf Pack announced that Gernander would replace

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as head coach when Schoenfeld had been promoted to assistant general manager of the

and general manager of the Wolf Pack. Gernander was fired as head coach of the Hartford Wolf Pack on May 16, 2017. Gernander's number 12 is the only number retired by the Wolf Pack. It was retired on October 8, 2005. Gernander is was a scout for the

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from 2018-24. He is currently the head men’s ice hockey coach at

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Career statistics

Regular season and playoffs

Coaching record

Awards and honors

References

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