Exclusive | James Dolan steps away from Rangers, hands control of team to son Quentin

A new era has arrived for Madison Square Garden Sports Corp.— and it begins with the Rangers. MSG executive chairman and CEO James Dolan is handing over the day-to-day ownership responsibilities for the Blueshirts to his son Quentin, The Post has learned.  Join Post Sports+ for exciting subscriber-only features, including real-time texting with Mollie Walker about the inside buzz on the Rangers.

This begins the process of passing the torch to his children, which Dolan has said he’s always hoped to execute. Indeed, for the first time since assuming control of both the Knicks and the Rangers 27 years ago, Jim Dolan is scaling back his involvement with one of his teams. It begins with the 32-year-old Quentin Dolan assuming the titles of Rangers president, chief operating officer and alternate governor.Rangers president and general manager Chris Drury will now report to him instead of James Dolan. The hierarchical change does not impact Drury’s responsibilities in hockey operations.

Drury will continue to lead all decision-making for the Rangers and work collaboratively with the fourth-oldest of the six Dolan sons. “I think it’s something I’ve been building towards, and I’ll be working my hardest and probably proving to myself for a while that I’m ready,” Quentin Dolan told The Post from inside his office at 2 Penn Plaza in his first-ever interview. “For me, the ultimate goal is winning a championship.It’s been a goal of mine to really continue my family’s legacy, and that’s something that I understood about myself and wanted early on.

This is a continuation of that and it feels right.” A source said Quentin Dolan’s promotion with the Rangers does not change anything for the Knicks.All is status quo for MSG’s NBA championship team, with Jim Dolan remaining in his executive chairman role. Quentin Dolan’s most notable position was SVP of player performance and science for both the Rangers and Knicks, following various ...