Good Afternoon and Happy Memorial Day Weekend, Islanders Country.
It's a Quick Fix featuring Joe Buono (@IslesFix) and former VP of Communications for the Islanders, Chris Botta (@ChrisBottaNHL).
Our national (Long Island) wait is over. On Friday afternoon, the Islanders named Mathieu Darche their General Manager and Executive Vice President after a one-month search for Lou Lamoriello’s replacement. “Mathieu is the perfect choice to lead our hockey operations,” Operating Partner John Collins said. “He will be given every resource available to put the Islanders first-in-class on the ice, with our business initiatives, and in the community.”
The Islanders notably stated, “will manage all aspects of the team’s hockey operations” after being granted permission to speak to Brendan Shanahan earlier this week. Newsday beat reporter Andrew Gross later posted that the Islanders will not hire anyone above Darche.
The former Tampa Bay assistant GM brings an eclectic background in hockey and business that fits the moment for the Islanders and the ownership group.
It’s a new era on Long Island. We’ll see where and how far this one takes us.
Listen and enjoy!
🔗 Islanders Not Hiring A President Of Hockey Operations At This Time After Hiring Darche As General Manager by Stefen Rosner, The The Hockey News “The Islanders asked the Toronto Maple Leafs (MLSE) to speak with their president Brendan Shanahan, and were rewarded permission on Wednesday. MLSE decided on Thursday that they would not be renewing Shanahan's contract It seemed that if Shanahan wanted the Islanders' president of hockey ops job, it was his. But, that did not come to fruition, likely due to who would be getting the final say, which Darche will have.”
🔗 Islanders hiring Mathieu Darche as new GM with massive to-do list awaiting him by Ethan Sears, New York Post “The Islanders have their man. After a search that dragged over a month, the Islanders finally found their new general manager on Friday. The Post confirmed that Lightning assistant general manager Mathieu Darche will be named as Lou Lamoriello’s replacement, with the 48-year-old beating out Jarmo Kekalainen and Marc Bergevin for the job.”
And we leave you with this…Darche has entered the building.
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