Doug Weight loses interim status, becomes coach of Islanders

Well, that didn't take long.

Doug Weight has been named as the New York Islanders' head coach, which removes the interim tag from his title.

NY were 17-17-8 and in last place in the Metropolitan Division at the time but finished 24-12-4 under Weight, the second-best record in the league during that span. That's probably the reason why there was no coaching search at the end of the season. "There is a deep history of winning with the Islanders and I look forward to doing everything in my power to return to the playoffs and have success". He immediately moved into an assistant coaching role with the Islanders and had been serving as assistant general manager when he was called back to the bench to replace Capuano.

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NY missed the playoffs by just one point due largely to a slow start under Capuano. "His leadership and experiences from both playing and behind the bench are valuable intangibles that not every coach can translate into a winning formula".

The Islanders were lifeless when coach Jack Capuano was let go on January 19.

As a player, Weight was a four-time All-Star and was named the 12th captain in Islanders history on October 2, 2009. He would spend 1,238 games at the National Hockey League level between the Edmonton Oilers, Islanders, New York Rangers, St. Louis Blues, Carolina Hurricanes, and Anaheim Ducks, walking away from his 20-year National Hockey League career with 278 goals and 1,033 career points.