Islanders Bet Big on Mathieu Darche: Can He Turn Chaos into Championship Glory?
Marc Bergevin and Jarmo Kekalainen were the other two prominent candidates for the job, but the Islanders went instead with the first-time GM.
Former Leafs president Brendan Shanahan’s name also became prominent in the search this week after Toronto let Shanahan go, but it appears he arrived to the process a touch too late.
“I am truly honored by the opportunity to be the New York Islanders’ general manager and executive vice president,” Darche said in the release. “I’d like to thank Scott Malkin, Jon Ledecky, John Collins and the entire ownership group for entrusting me with the hockey operations of this great franchise.”
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