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. |