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Zeitgeist: Islanders reassign GM Snow to back-up goalie position

EAST MEADOW, N.Y. - After 12 years in the general manager’s seat, Garth Snow is being reassigned by the New York Islanders to a new role, one he’s also very familiar with.

Snow will move from the front office to the ice after being named the club’s back-up goalie today, the exact opposite path he took a dozen years ago. He was installed as Islanders GM in 2006 immediately after retiring as a player in one of the most memorable and bizarre promotions in NHL history.

Co-owner Jon Ledecky said that while the return move is unusual, it allows the Islanders to find a new voice to lead their club while also allowing Snow to remain a part of the team he constructed.