Jack Capuano was in his fourth season as coach of the Bridgeport Sound Tigers, where he guided his team to one playoff appearance and two 40-win seasons in his three full seasons, when he was called upon to replace Scott Gordon as the New York Islanders head coach on Nov, 15, 2010. Islanders general manager Garth Snow opted for Capuano ahead of a more experienced candidate because of Capuano's familiarity with the younger players, since Bridgeport is the AHL affiliate of the New York Islanders. ...more

The Islanders named Bob Corkum an Assistant Coach on June 16, 2014. He’d spent the previous season with the club in a player development role. A 12-year NHL veteran, Corkum joined the Islanders organization in July 2013 after spending five seasons as an associate coach at his Alma Mater, the University of Maine. ...more

Former Islanders goaltender Mike Dunham was named as the team’s goaltending coach prior to the 2007-08 season. A veteran of ten NHL seasons, Dunham played in 394 games and retired with a 141-178-44 record, a 2.74 goals against average and a.908 save percentage. In addition to the Islanders, Dunham played with the New Jersey Devils, Nashville Predators, New York Rangers and Atlanta Thrashers. Dunham also won a silver medal at the 2002 Winter Olympics with the United States. ...more