The Islanders qualified for the playoffs last season after Roy went 20-12-5 in the final 37 games. They lost in the first round to the Carolina Hurricanes in five games.
Darche replaces Lou Lamoriello after the Islanders announced April 22 he would not have his contract renewed as president and GM. Lamoriello, 82, was with the Islanders for seven seasons. His 1,470 wins as GM of the New Jersey Devils, Toronto Maple Leafs and Islanders are second in NHL history behind David Poile (1,533). Lamoriello’s 325 Stanley Cup Playoff games are most by any NHL GM and his 172 wins are second to Glen Sather’s 187.
Roy came to the Islanders after guiding Quebec of the Quebec Maritimes Junior Hockey League to the 2023 Memorial Cup championship, the final season of his second stint coaching the Remparts. He won the 2006 Memorial Cup with Quebec and the 2014 Jack Adams Award after the Colorado Avalanche went 52-22-8 in his debut season as an NHL coach. The Hockey Hall of Fame goalie is a four-time Stanley Cup champion with the Montreal Canadiens (1986, ’93) and Avalanche (1996, 2001), three-time Vezina Trophy winner (1989, ’90, ’92) and won the Conn Smythe Trophy three times (1986, ’93, ’01) voted as MVP of the playoffs.
Darche announced that assistant coaches John MacLean and Tommy Albelin will not be back and their American Hockey League affiliate in Bridgeport, Connecticut, will have a new coaching staff.
“It’s my decision to make changes to the coaching staff and [Patrick and I] will work together to fill the assistant coaches position,” Darche said.
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