The Athletic’s Arthur Staple confirmed that New York Islanders assistant coach Scott Gomez will not return behind the bench for the 2019-20 season. Leaving on his own accord it sounds like.
Gomez was the Islanders power play coach in both of the seasons with the team. In his second year, he led the Islanders to a woeful 14.5 percent power-play efficiency – third-worst in the NHL- with 33 goals.
After the Islanders hired former Toronto Maple Leafs assistant coach Jim Hiller – a power-play specialist- Scott Gomez’s tenure with the Isles was precarious, at best.