
Ted Nolan, former head coach of the Islanders
The New York Islanders are an American professional ice hockey team based in Uniondale, New York. They play in the Atlantic 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 the Nassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum.[1] Charles Wang is the Islanders' owner, Garth Snow, the former goalie of the Islanders, is their general manager, and Bill Guerin is the team captain.[2][3][4]
There have been 14 head coaches for the Islanders franchise. The team's first head coach was Phil Goyette, who coached the team for part of the 1972–73 season.[5] 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).[6] Goyette, Earl Ingarfield, Bill Stewart, and current coach Scott Gordon are the only coaches who spent their entire careers with the Islanders and have not been elected to the Hockey Hall of Fame.[5][7][8] Arbour is the only coach to have been inducted into the Hockey Hall of Fame.[6] He is also the only coach to have won the Jack Adams Award as the NHL's top coach.[6] The franchise has participated in the Stanley Cup finals five times, coached by Arbour each time; they won Stanley Cup four of those times. Arbour, Terry Simpson, Peter Laviolette, Steve Stirling, and Ted Nolan are the only coaches to have coached the team into the playoffs.[6][9][10][11][12]
Key[]
# | Number of coaches[a] |
GC | Games coached |
W | Wins = 2 points |
L | Losses = 0 points |
T | Ties = 1 point |
PTS | Points |
Win% | Winning percentage[c] |
† | Elected to the Hockey Hall of Fame as a builder |
* | Spent entire NHL coaching career with the Islanders |
Coaches[]
Note: Statistics are correct through the end of the 2007–08 season.
# | Name | Term[d] | Regular Season | Playoffs | Achievements | Notes | ||||||||
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GC | W | L | T | Win% | GC | W | L | T | Win% | |||||
1 | Phil Goyette* | 1972–1973 | 48 | 6 | 38 | 4 | .167 | — | — | — | — | — | [5] | |
2 | Earl Ingarfield* | 1973 | 30 | 6 | 22 | 2 | .233 | — | — | — | — | — | [7] | |
3 | Al Arbour† | 1973–1986 | 1038 | 552 | 317 | 169 | .613 | 171 | 109 | 62 | 0 | .601 | Stanley Cup Championship (1980, 1981, 1982, 1983) 1979 Jack Adams Award winner |
[6] |
4 | Terry Simpson | 1986–1988 | 187 | 81 | 82 | 24 | .497 | 20 | 9 | 11 | 0 | .450 | [9] | |
— | Al Arbour† | 1988–1994 | 461 | 187 | 220 | 54 | .464 | 27 | 10 | 17 | 0 | .370 | [6] | |
5 | Lorne Henning | 1994–1995 | 48 | 15 | 28 | 5 | .365 | — | — | — | — | — | [13] | |
6 | Mike Milbury | 1995–1997 | 127 | 35 | 73 | 19 | .350 | — | — | — | — | — | [14] | |
7 | Rick Bowness | 1997–1998 | 100 | 38 | 50 | 12 | .440 | — | — | — | — | — | [15] | |
— | Mike Milbury | 1998–1999 | 66 | 22 | 39 | 5 | .371 | — | — | — | — | — | [14] | |
8 | Bill Stewart* | 1999 | 35 | 10 | 18 | 7 | .385 | — | — | — | — | — | [8] | |
9 | Butch Goring | 1999–2001 | 143 | 41 | 89 | 13 | .335 | — | — | — | — | — | [16] | |
— | Lorne Henning | 2001 | 17 | 4 | 11 | 2 | .294 | — | — | — | — | — | [13] | |
10 | Peter Laviolette | 2001–2003 | 158 | 77 | 62 | 19 | .546 | 12 | 4 | 8 | 0 | .333 | [10] | |
11 | Steve Stirling | 2003–2006 | 118 | 56 | 51 | 11 | .521 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 0 | .250 | [11] | |
12 | Brad Shaw | 2006 | 40 | 18 | 18 | 4 | .500 | — | — | — | — | — | [17] | |
13 | Ted Nolan | 2006–2007 | 82 | 40 | 30 | 12 | .561 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 0 | .200 | [12] | |
— | Al Arbour†[e] | 2007 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | — | — | — | — | — | [6] | |
— | Ted Nolan | 2007–2008 | 81 | 34 | 38 | 9 | .475 | — | — | — | — | — | [12] | |
14 | Scott Gordon | 2008–present | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Notes[]
- a A running total of the number of coaches of the Islanders. Thus, any coach who has two or more separate terms as head coach is only counted once.
- b Before the 2005–06 season, the NHL instituted a penalty shootout for regular season games that remained tied after a five-minute overtime period, which prevented ties.[18]
- c In hockey, the winning percentage is calculated by dividing points by maximum possible points.
- d Each year is linked to an article about that particular NHL season.
- e Arbour replaced Ted Nolan as an interim head coach for one game in order to have coached 1500 Islanders games.[19]
References[]
- General
- New York Islanders Coach Register. Hockey-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved on 2009-01-10.
- Specific
- ↑ New York Islanders. NHL.com. Lincoln Hockey and the National Hockey League. Retrieved on 2008-06-07.
- ↑ Management and Coaching Staff. New York Islanders. Retrieved on 2009-01-10.
- ↑ Coaching Staff - Garth Snow. New York Islanders. Retrieved on 2009-01-20.
- ↑ Players. New York Islanders. Retrieved on 2009-01-20.
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 5.2 Phil Goyette. Hockey-Reference. Sports Reference, LLC. Retrieved on 2008-06-05.
- ↑ 6.0 6.1 6.2 6.3 6.4 6.5 6.6 Al Arbour. Hockey-Reference. Sports Reference, LLC. Retrieved on 2008-06-05.
- ↑ 7.0 7.1 Earl Ingarfield. Hockey-Reference. Sports Reference, LLC. Retrieved on 2008-06-05.
- ↑ 8.0 8.1 Bill Stewart. Hockey-Reference. Sports Reference, LLC. Retrieved on 2008-06-05.
- ↑ 9.0 9.1 Terry Simpson. Hockey-Reference. Sports Reference, LLC. Retrieved on 2008-06-05.
- ↑ 10.0 10.1 Peter Laviolette. Hockey-Reference. Sports Reference, LLC. Retrieved on 2008-06-05.
- ↑ 11.0 11.1 Steve Stirling. Hockey-Reference. Sports Reference, LLC. Retrieved on 2008-06-05.
- ↑ 12.0 12.1 12.2 Ted Nolan. Hockey-Reference. Sports Reference, LLC. Retrieved on 2008-06-05.
- ↑ 13.0 13.1 Lorne Henning. Hockey-Reference. Sports Reference, LLC. Retrieved on 2008-06-05.
- ↑ 14.0 14.1 Mike Milbury. Hockey-Reference. Sports Reference, LLC. Retrieved on 2008-06-05.
- ↑ Mike Milbury. Hockey-Reference. Sports Reference, LLC. Retrieved on 2008-06-05.
- ↑ Butch Goring. Hockey-Reference. Sports Reference, LLC. Retrieved on 2008-06-05.
- ↑ Brad Shaw. Hockey-Reference. Sports Reference, LLC. Retrieved on 2008-06-05.
- ↑ Official Rules (PDF). NHL.com. Lincoln Hockey and the National Hockey League. Retrieved on 2008-12-05.
- ↑ Al Arbour returns to coach 1500th game. New York Islanders (2007-07-19). Retrieved on 2009-01-20.
New York Islanders | |
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The Franchise | Franchise • Expansion Draft • Seasons • Records • Draft Picks • GMs • Award Winners • Head Coaches |
Arenas | Nassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum • Barclays Center • UBS Arena at Belmont Park |
Retired Numbers | 5 • 9 • 19 • 22 • 23 • 27 • 31 • 91 |
Affiliates | Bridgeport Sound Tigers (AHL) • Worcester Railers (ECHL) |
Rivals | New York Rangers • Philadelphia Flyers • New Jersey Devils |
Stanley Cup Finals (5) | Won: 1980 • 1981 • 1982 • 1983 • Lost: 1984 |