Islanders new GM: Patrick Roy to stay head coach

Patrick Roy will stay as the pinnacle coach of the New York Islanders, new basic supervisor and govt vice chairman Mathieu Darche mentioned at his introductory press convention on Thursday.

Roy, 59, owns a 55-47-17 report since changing Lane Lambert because the Islanders’ coach on Jan. 20, 2024. The Hall of Famer posted a 35-35-12 mark this previous season however didn’t information the membership to the playoffs.

Assistant coaches John MacLean and Tommy Albelin won’t return to the bench, Darche mentioned.

Darche wasn’t completed there, nevertheless.

When requested about whether or not he was concerned about entertaining presents for the highest general choose of the 2025 NHL Draft, Darche was fast with a response.

“Someone would have to really knock my socks off to trade that pick,” he mentioned.

New York landed the highest general choose of the upcoming 2025 NHL Draft earlier this month, regardless of having the Tenth-best probability of successful the lottery at 3.5 %.

Darche, 48, has served because the director of hockey operations for the Tampa Bay Lightning over the previous six seasons. The Lightning certified for the playoffs in every year of that stretch, together with capturing consecutive Stanley Cup titles in 2020 and 2021 and showing within the Finals in 2022.

Tabbed basic supervisor and govt vice chairman, Darche will exchange Lou Lamoriello, who left the Islanders final month after seven seasons.

–Field Level Media