List of New York Islanders general managers explained

The New York Islanders are a professional ice hockey team based in Elmont, NY. They are members of the Metropolitan Division of the National Hockey League's (NHL) Eastern Conference. The Islanders franchise has been a part of the NHL since their inception in 1972, playing their home games at Nassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum from 1972-2015 and 2018-21, Barclays Center from 2015-20 and have played at UBS Arena since 2021. The team has had six general managers since their inception in 1972.^[1]

Key

Key of terms and definitions

Term	Definition
No.	Number of general managers
Ref(s)	References
–	Does not apply
	Elected to the Hockey Hall of Fame in the Builder category

General managers

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Name	Tenure	Accomplishments during this term	Ref(s)
1	Bill Torrey	February 15, 1972 – August 17, 1992	Won Stanley Cup four times in five finals appearances (1980, 1981, 1982, 1983, 1984) 6 conference titles, 6 division titles, and 15 playoff appearances	^[2] ^[3]
2	Don Maloney	August 17, 1992 – December 2, 1995	2 playoff appearances	^[4]
–	Darcy Regier (Interim)	December 2, 1995 – December 12, 1995		^[5]
3	Mike Milbury	December 12, 1995 – June 8, 2006	3 playoff appearances	^[6] ^[7]
4	Neil Smith	June 8, 2006 – July 18, 2006		^[8]
5	Garth Snow	July 18, 2006 – June 5, 2018	4 playoff appearances
6	Lou Lamoriello	June 5, 2018 – present	5 playoff appearances	^[9]

See also

• List of NHL general managers

Notes

• A running total of the number of general managers of the franchise. Thus any general manager who has two or more separate terms as general manager is only counted once. Interim general managers do not count towards the total.^[1]

Notes and References

1. Web site: Garth Snow, General Manager – New York Islanders – Coaching Staff . New York Islanders . July 19, 2015.
2. News: Islanders face scouting job . The Oneonta Star . February 17, 1972 . 13 . . July 19, 2015 .
3. Web site: HOCKEY; Cablevision Buys Islanders, and the Torrey Era Ends . . Alex . Yannis . August 18, 1992 . July 19, 2015.
4. Web site: HOCKEY;Islanders Heard the Chanting, Now Don Maloney Is Gone . . Jason . Diamos . December 3, 1995 . July 19, 2015.
5. Web site: HOCKEY;Milbury Moving Up In Isles' Pecking Order . . Jason . Diamos . December 13, 1995 . July 19, 2015.
6. Web site: CHARLES WANG ANNOUNCES MAJOR CHANGES . New York Islanders . January 12, 2006 . July 19, 2015.
7. Web site: Islanders introduce Smith as GM, Nolan as coach . . June 8, 2006 . July 19, 2015.
8. Web site: GARTH SNOW NAMED GM . New York Islanders . July 18, 2006 . July 19, 2015.
9. Web site: Islanders relieve GM Garth Snow, head coach Doug Weight of duties . Newsday.com . June 5, 2018 . June 5, 2018.