The New York Islanders hired Mathieu Darche as their general manager Friday, giving the two-time Stanley Cup-winning Tampa Bay Lightning assistant his long-awaited first chance to run an NHL team.
Darche was named executive vice president and GM and put in charge of the organization's hockey operations department.
“Mathieu is the perfect choice to lead our hockey operations,” said co-owner John Collins, who ran the GM search. “He will be given every resource available to put the Islanders first-in-class on the ice, with our business initiatives and in the community.”
Darche joins the Islanders after spending the past six seasons with the Lightning, who never missed the playoffs during his tenure.