Boston University’s David Quinn has been named the head coach for Team USA in the 2019 World Junior Championships, but he nevertheless remains a strong candidate for the Rangers’ job, sources have told The Post.

The 51-year-old Quinn, who has guided the Terriers to four consecutive NCAA appearances, represents just the kind of “developmental coach” Garden executive chairman Jim Dolan on Wednesday told The Post the Blueshirts are seeking in the wake of Alain Vigneault’s dismissal.

“The guy we hire has to be a developmental coach,” Dolan said. “I can’t stress that enough.”

Quinn, who spent two seasons as the head coach of the US National Team Developmental Program — how’s that for a resume matching a club’s need? — has experience on the pro level. He served as an assistant coach for the 2012-13 Avalanche under Joe Sacco after three seasons as head coach of AHL Lake Erie.

The Blueshirts, who are conducting a wide-ranging search but do not seem inclined to recycle NHL coaches, are also believed to be interested in Denver’s Jim Montgomery and Minnesota-Duluth’s Scott Sandelin, the latter first cited as a candidate by TSN’s Darren Dreger.

AHL coaches Sheldon Keefe (Toronto), Todd Nelson (Grand Rapids) and Dallas Eakins (San Diego) could be persons of interest. Bill Peters, who appears on his way to Calgary after resigning as coach of the Hurricanes, was never a candidate for the job in New York.