List of New York Islanders head coaches explained

The New York Islanders are an American professional ice hockey team based in Elmont, New York. They play in the Metropolitan Division of the Eastern Conference in the National Hockey League (NHL). The team joined the NHL in 1972, and won their first Stanley Cup championship in 1980. The Islanders play their home games at UBS Arena in Elmont.[1] Jon Ledecky and Scott D. Malkin are the Islanders' majority owners, Lou Lamoriello is their general manager, Patrick Roy is the head coach and Anders Lee is the team captain.[2] [3]

There have been 19 head coaches so far for the Islanders franchise. The team's first head coach was Phil Goyette, who coached the team for part of the 1972–73 season. Al Arbour is the franchise's all-time leader for the most regular season games coached (1,500) and the most regular season game wins (740); he is also the franchise's all-time leader for the most playoff games coached (198), and the most playoff game wins (119).[4] Arbour is the only coach so far to have been inducted into the Hockey Hall of Fame.[4] He and Trotz are the only coaches so far to have won the Jack Adams Award as the NHL's top coach.[4] The franchise has participated in the Stanley Cup Finals five times so far, coached by Arbour each time; they won Stanley Cup four of those times. Arbour, Terry Simpson, Peter Laviolette, Steve Stirling, Ted Nolan, Jack Capuano, Barry Trotz, and Lane Lambert are the coaches who coached the team into the Stanley Cup playoffs.[4] [5]

Key

Number of coaches
GCGames coached
WWins = 2 points
LLosses = 0 points
TTies = 1 point
PTSPoints
Win%Winning percentage
†Elected to the Hockey Hall of Fame as a builder
Spent entire NHL head coaching career with the Islanders

Coaches

Note: Statistics are correct through the 2023–24 season.

NameTermRegular seasonPlayoffsAchievementsNotes
GCWLTOTLWin%GCWLWin%
1Phil Goyette1972–1973486384—————[6]
2Earl Ingarfield1973306222—————[7]
3Al Arbour†1973–19861,038552317169—17110962Stanley Cup champions (1980, 1981, 1982, 1983)
Jack Adams Award (1979)
4Terry Simpson1986–1988187818224—20911[8]
 —Al Arbour†1988–199446118722054—271017
5Lorne Henning1994–19954815285—————[9]
6Mike Milbury1995–1997127357319—————[10]
7Rick Bowness1997–1998100385012—————[11]
 —Mike Milbury1998–19996622395—————
8Bill Stewart19993510187—————[12]
9Butch Goring1999–20011434189144————[13]
 —Lorne Henning20011741120————
10Peter Laviolette2001–200316477621961248[14]
11Steve Stirling2003–20061185651116514[15]
12Brad Shaw2006401818—4————[16]
13Ted Nolan2006–2007824030—12514
 —Al Arbour†2007110—0————
 —Ted Nolan2007–2008813438—9————
14Scott Gordon2008–20101816494—23————[17]
15Jack Capuano2010–2017483227192—64241014[18]
16Doug Weight2017–20181225949—14————[19]
17Barry Trotz2018–2022288152102—34492821Jack Adams Award (2019)[20]
18Lane Lambert2022–20241276146—20624[21]
19Patrick Roy2024–present372012—5514[22]

Notes

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: New York Islanders . 2008-06-07 . Lincoln Hockey and the National Hockey League . NHL.com . 2009-01-16 . https://web.archive.org/web/20090116224959/http://islanders.nhl.com/ . live .
  2. Web site: Islanders Name Patrick Roy Head Coach . Neumann . Thomas . January 20, 2024 . Sports Illustrated . January 20, 2024 . January 21, 2024 . https://web.archive.org/web/20240121020339/https://www.si.com/nhl/2024/01/20/patrick-roy-new-york-islanders-head-coach-replaces-lane-lambert . live .
  3. Web site: Players. New York Islanders. 2024-01-21. 2024-01-17. https://web.archive.org/web/20240117024013/https://www.nhl.com/islanders/roster. live.
  4. Web site: Al Arbour . 2008-06-05 . Sports Reference, LLC . Hockey-Reference . 2008-08-07 . https://web.archive.org/web/20080807170628/http://www.hockey-reference.com/coaches/arboual01c.html . live .
  5. Web site: Ted Nolan. 2008-06-05. Sports Reference, LLC. Hockey-Reference. 2008-08-20. https://web.archive.org/web/20080820033859/http://www.hockey-reference.com/coaches/nolante01c.html. live.
  6. Web site: Phil Goyette . 2008-06-05 . Sports Reference, LLC . Hockey-Reference . 2008-12-03 . https://web.archive.org/web/20081203201822/http://www.hockey-reference.com/coaches/goyetph01c.html . live .
  7. Web site: Earl Ingarfield . 2008-06-05 . Sports Reference, LLC . Hockey-Reference . 2008-12-03 . https://web.archive.org/web/20081203194343/http://www.hockey-reference.com/coaches/ingarea01c.html . live .
  8. Web site: Terry Simpson . 2008-06-05 . Sports Reference, LLC . Hockey-Reference . 2008-09-07 . https://web.archive.org/web/20080907175921/http://www.hockey-reference.com/coaches/simpste99c.html . live .
  9. Web site: Lorne Henning . 2008-06-05 . Sports Reference, LLC . Hockey-Reference . 2008-10-06 . https://web.archive.org/web/20081006120850/http://www.hockey-reference.com/coaches/hennilo01c.html . live .
  10. Web site: Mike Milbury . 2008-06-05 . Sports Reference, LLC . Hockey-Reference . 2008-10-11 . https://web.archive.org/web/20081011093237/http://www.hockey-reference.com/coaches/milbumi01c.html . live .
  11. Web site: Mike Milbury . 2008-06-05 . Sports Reference, LLC . Hockey-Reference . 2022-05-21 . https://web.archive.org/web/20220521130645/https://www.hockey-reference.com/coaches/bowneri01c.html . live .
  12. Web site: Bill Stewart . 2008-06-05 . Sports Reference, LLC . Hockey-Reference . 2008-08-30 . https://web.archive.org/web/20080830075603/http://www.hockey-reference.com/coaches/stewabi01c.html . live .
  13. Web site: Butch Goring . 2008-06-05 . Sports Reference, LLC . Hockey-Reference . 2008-09-06 . https://web.archive.org/web/20080906161624/http://www.hockey-reference.com/coaches/gorinbu01c.html . live .
  14. Web site: Peter Laviolette . 2008-06-05 . Sports Reference, LLC . Hockey-Reference . 2008-10-13 . https://web.archive.org/web/20081013003420/http://www.hockey-reference.com/coaches/laviope01c.html . live .
  15. Web site: Steve Stirling . 2008-06-05 . Sports Reference, LLC . Hockey-Reference . 2008-10-13 . https://web.archive.org/web/20081013003420/http://www.hockey-reference.com/coaches/laviope01c.html . live .
  16. Web site: Brad Shaw . 2008-06-05 . Sports Reference, LLC . Hockey-Reference . 2008-10-06 . https://web.archive.org/web/20081006114805/http://www.hockey-reference.com/coaches/shawbr01c.html . live .
  17. Web site: Scott Gordon. 2010-08-23. Sports Reference, LLC. Hockey-Reference. 2019-04-07. https://web.archive.org/web/20190407162228/https://www.hockey-reference.com/coaches/gordosc01c.html. live.
  18. Web site: Jack Capuano. 2017-01-17. Sports Reference, LLC. Hockey-Reference. 2017-02-02. https://web.archive.org/web/20170202193627/http://www.hockey-reference.com/coaches/capuaja01c.html. live.
  19. Web site: Doug Weight. 2017-01-17. Sports Reference, LLC. Hockey-Reference. 2017-01-20. https://web.archive.org/web/20170120034226/http://www.hockey-reference.com/players/w/weighdo01.html. live.
  20. Web site: Barry Trotz. 2018-06-21. Sports Reference, LLC. Hockey-Reference. 2008-08-30. https://web.archive.org/web/20080830074630/http://www.hockey-reference.com/coaches/trotzba99c.html. live.
  21. Web site: Lane Lambert. 2022-05-16. Sports Reference, LLC. Hockey-Reference. 2022-09-27. https://web.archive.org/web/20220927072426/https://www.hockey-reference.com/coaches/lambela01c.html. live.
  22. Web site: Patrick Roy. 2024-05-01. Sports Reference, LLC. Hockey-Reference. 2024-05-14. https://web.archive.org/web/20240514155622/https://www.hockey-reference.com/coaches/roypa01c.html. live.
  23. Web site: Official Rules. https://web.archive.org/web/20080511234846/http://www.nhl.com/ext/0708rules.pdf. 2008-05-11. Lincoln Hockey and the National Hockey League. NHL.com. 2008-12-05.
  24. Web site: Al Arbour returns to coach 1500th game. 2007-07-19. New York Islanders. 2009-01-20. 2008-04-21. https://web.archive.org/web/20080421114849/http://islanders.nhl.com/team/app/?service=page&page=NewsPage&articleid=334735. live.

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