Glen Sather will be retiring from his longtime role as the president of the New York Rangers by season's end, Sportsnet's John Shannon reports.

Sather will still reportedly be an advisor to the executive chairman and CEO of the Madison Square Garden Company, James Dolan, but will not be involved in the day-to-day operation of the team.

The news was first reported by TSN's Bob McKenzie, who added that the decision is entirely up to Sather.

Sather joined the Rangers organization in 2000 as the club's president and general manager. The 75-year-old also assumed head coaching duties during parts of the 2002-03 and 2003-04 seasons.

Following the 2014-15 season, he stepped down from his GM role and was replaced by the team's current GM, Jeff Gorton.

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