Posts About "Lou Lamoriello"
Doug Weight's Tenure with the Islanders
June 17th, 2018 Two weeks ago, Lou Lamoriello, the New York Islanders' president of hockey operations and general manager, relieved Doug Weight of his coaching duties. Weight, along with former general manager Garth Snow, will remain within the organization but Weight's days as the team's head coach are over. There were a lot of ups and downs...Report: The Islanders Might Have Their New Coach by Next Week
June 11th, 2018 A week after relieving head coach Doug Weight and general manager Garth Snow of their duties, Lou Lamoriello hopes to have a new head coach before the 2018 NHL Entry Draft. Lamoriello, already the team’s president of hockey operations, has assumed Snow’s role as general manager. According to Chris Botta of Islanders Point Blank,...
Off the Crossbar: Dubas to Lead Leafs After He's Done with His Homework
May 17th, 2018 Toronto Maple Leafs president Brendan Shanahan ushered in a new and radical era for the team by naming twelve-year-old Kyle Dubas as the team’s 17th general manager in franchise history. Dubas, is now the youngest GM in NHL history, a full three weeks younger than the Arizona Coyotes' John Chayka. He’s 63 years younger than the...
Lamoriello's Legacy With the Maple Leafs
May 17th, 2018 A new era has started for the Toronto Maple Leafs with the announcement that Lou Lamoriello wouldn't be returning as general manager. When Lamoriello was brought on as the new general manager in the summer of 2015 it was to help steer the franchise in the direction of success. This was done by clearing a mountain of unwanted contracts...Lamoriello Out as Maple Leafs General Manager
April 30th, 2018 The Toronto Maple Leafs have announced that general manager Lou Lamoriello would not be returning to the team for the 2018-19 season as general manager. Lamoriello was hired to fulfill the role three years ago with the knowledge that he would be transitioned to an advisory role in the following four years in what was then intended to...
Pretender to Contender: How The Maple Leafs Did It
March 31st, 2018 The Toronto Maple Leafs are no longer rebuilding. If that wasn't clear before Friday's win over the New York Islanders, it should be clear now. This team, which finished 30th (dead last) in the NHL standings two years ago, just clinched its second consecutive playoff berth (the first time they've been in successive postseasons since...
