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 Thursday.
Roy, 59, has a 55-47-17 report since changing Lane Lambert as head coach on Jan. 20, 2024. The Corridor of Famer posted a 35-35-12 mark this previous season however did not information the membership to the playoffs.
Assistant coaches John MacLean and Tommy Albelin won’t return to the bench, Darche mentioned.
Darche wasn’t executed there, nonetheless.
When requested about his curiosity in entertaining provides for the highest general decide of the 2025 NHL draft, Darche was fast with a response.
“Somebody must actually knock my socks off to commerce that decide,” he mentioned.
New York landed the highest general decide of the upcoming draft earlier this month, regardless of having the Tenth-best probability of profitable 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 annually 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 substitute Lou Lamoriello, who left the Islanders final month after seven seasons.