New York Rangers Terminate Team Employee For Having Dinner With A Player
General manager Chris Drury and the New York Rangers have decided to terminate a team employee for having dinner with one its players.
Coming into the 2024-2025 NHL season, the New York Rangers were supposed to be one of the powerhouses contending for the Stanley Cup, but there currently in one of the worst slumps in recent memory.
On top of the rangers not winning games, general manager Chris Drury has sown that he is not afraid to shake things.
He traded away captain Jacob Trouba, and former 2nd overall pick Kaapo Kakko in the span of a few days.
They are currently 6th in the NHL's Metro Division, losing seven of their last ten games...
What could get worse?
New York Rangers Fire Team Employee for Dining with Player
Per Lohud.com, the New York Rangers had briefed the team that they have terminated one of their own staff, Jim Ramsay for having dinner with a player after a team media event.
Staffers were told that "absent written approval from an Executive Vice President ('EVP') or above," they were prohibited from staying at the same hotel as any of the teams under the MSG umbrella, including the minor-league Hartford Wolf Pack and Westchester Knicks, traveling on team flights or buses, or attending team social gatherings or meals, according to the memo."
The internal memo read: "Interactions between employees and players or coaches must be strictly limited except as necessary to satisfy the requirements of an employee's role," it read. "Failure to comply with the directives set forth in this memorandum may result in disciplinary action, including, without limitation, termination of employment."
This seems to be a very minor act, but in the eyes of general manager Chris Drury, it is completely unacceptable and a fireable offence.
