On Friday, the New York Islanders officially named Luke Richardson to the assistant coaching staff.
Richardson, 48, is best known for incurring 238 penalty minutes during the 1990-91 season. He boasts of an impressive résume, which includes stints as the Binghamton Senators’ head coach and Ottawa Senators’ assistant coach.
Perhaps most strikingly, Richardson and head coach Doug Weight spent five seasons together in Edmonton. By contrast, when Weight took over midway through last season, his assistants — Bob Corkum and Greg Cronin — had never previously played or coached with him (or former Isles skipper Jack Capuano, for that matter).