Miami Herlad (Free subscription) | yesterday
The big ticket on the carousel of coaching candidates that Garth Snow is running this summer belongs to former Tampa Bay coach John Tortorella, who is scheduled to meet with the Islanders' general manager on Sunday.
Miami Herlad (Free subscription) | yesterday
The big ticket on the carousel of coaching candidates that Garth Snow is running this summer belongs to former Tampa Bay coach John Tortorella, who is scheduled to meet with the Islanders' general manager on Sunday.
The Final Score (Free subscription) | 07/23/2008
Dang, I thought Bob Hartley was a 1970s sitcom psychologist. I wonder what Emily and Jerry think about this. Oh, wait, they're talking about Bob Hartley, the former Atlanta Thrashers coach. I'm sure the first thing Garth Snow will...
The Final Score (Free subscription) | 07/22/2008
Because, according to Ken Campbell of The Hockey News, Maurice is a company man. And after the firing of Ted Nolan, it sure seems that's what Snow is looking for... Campbell writes... Maurice has received mixed reviews as an NHL...
DATA news (Free subscription) | 07/22/2008
Islanders General Manager Garth Snow fired Ted Nolan on Monday, although the team softened the news by saying he would not return as coach.
NewsObserver.com (Free subscription) | 07/21/2008
According to Newsday, former Hurricanes coach Paul Maurice is the first candidate on Islanders general manager Garth Snow's list for the coaching vacancy on Long Island.
Kukla's Korner (Free subscription) | 07/20/2008
from Greg Logan of Newsday, Former Toronto coach Paul Maurice has the pole position in the interview process to determine the successor to Ted Nolan as coach of the Islanders. According to an NHL source, Maurice is expected to meet with general manager Garth Snow tomorrow. The list of confirmed Islanders coaching candidates now numbers seven. Besides Maurice, the list includes former Tampa Bay coach...
Miami Herlad (Free subscription) | 07/20/2008
The "philosophical differences" that divided Islanders general manager Garth Snow and coach Ted Nolan, whose two-year tenure ended Monday, go back at least a year. Snow and Nolan attempted a dramatic franchise turnaround when they traded for Ryan Smyth and then failed to sign him and several other elite free agents despite making extremely competitive offers last July.
Miami Herlad (Free subscription) | 07/20/2008
Former Toronto coach Paul Maurice has the pole position in the interview process to determine the successor to Ted Nolan as coach of the Islanders. According to an NHL source, Maurice is expected to meet with general manager Garth Snow Monday.
Fox News (Free subscription) | 07/19/2008
Danish center Frans Nielsen agreed to a four-year, $2.1 million contract with the New York Islanders on Saturday. "We're excited to have Frans locked up for the next four years," Islanders general manager Garth Snow said. Nielsen, the first Danish citizen to play in the NHL during the 2006-07 season, split last season between the Islanders and the Bridgeport Sound Tigers of the American Hockey League....
New York Post (Free subscription) | 07/17/2008
The Islanders don't have a head coach and haven't added any major free agents, but GM Garth Snow is getting closer to filling up the team's roster. Yesterday, the Isles were able to sign Sean Bergenheim for two years, thereby avoiding an...
Kukla's Korner (Free subscription) | 07/16/2008
from Greg Logan of Newsday, The Islanders’ so-called “Committee” is dead. When it became obvious in the middle of last season that the decision-making process was too cumbersome, owner Charles Wang stepped in and clarified the lines of authority, placing general manager Garth Snow in clear control atop the hockey operations pyramid. There was no formal announcement, but the change obviously freed Snow...
Miami Herlad (Free subscription) | 07/16/2008
The Islanders' so-called "Committee" is dead. When it became obvious in the middle of last season that the decision-making process was too cumbersome, owner Charles Wang stepped in and clarified the lines of authority, placing general manager Garth Snow in clear control atop the hockey operations pyramid.
Miami Herlad (Free subscription) | 07/16/2008
The Islanders' so-called "Committee" is dead. When it became obvious in the middle of last season that the decision-making process was too cumbersome, owner Charles Wang stepped in and clarified the lines of authority, placing general manager Garth Snow in clear control atop the hockey operations pyramid.
PuckUpdate (Free subscription) | 07/15/2008
On the one hand, there's not much surprising about the Islanders' firing coach Ted Nolan . It was no secret Nolan and GM Garth Snow didn't get along very well . The surprising part is the timing of the firing. First, it was over two weeks into free agency and over a month after the end of the season. Why not fire Nolan when the season ended? Why not grab a new coach when you have the most options?...
