Dean Chynoweth
Dean Chynoweth was named the Islanders Assistant Coach on June 19, 2009 after serving as the General Manager and Head Coach of the Western Hockey League’s Swift Current Broncos for the past five seasons.  Chynoweth is a former first round selection of the Islanders from the 1987 National Hockey League Entry Draft.  

Last season, Chynoweth led Swift Current to the first round of the WHL playoffs.  The Broncos were beaten by the Medicine Hat Tigers four games to three in their best-of-seven series.  Through Chynoweth’s five seasons with the Broncos, the team posted a combined record of 162-163-6-1-1 (W-L-T-OTL-SOL). The Calgary, ALTA native started his coaching career in 1998 with the Utah Grizzlies, who at the time were a member of the International Hockey League (IHL).  Chynoweth spent two seasons in Utah before taking the Head Coach position with the Seattle Thunderbirds of the WHL where he coached from 2000 to 2004.
He began his professional playing career at the end of the 1988-89 season, playing in six games with the Islanders, after completing his fourth year of Canadian junior hockey with Medicine Hat.  He played eight seasons within the organization and scored two goals and 10 assists while compiling 408 penalty minutes in 147 games.  Chynoweth won a Calder Cup during the 1989-90 season while playing for the Islanders’ former American Hockey League affiliate, the Springfield Indians.  He played the final three years of his professional career with the Boston Bruins and set an NHL single season personal career best for penalty minutes with 171 in the 1996-97 season.