Doug Weight, who became the interim coach of the New York Islanders after Jack Capuano was fired earlier this season, was named the official head coach of the team Wednesday. Weight, who had served as ...

Prior to coaching, Doug Weight spent 19 seasons in the NHL with the New York Rangers, Edmonton Oilers, St. Louis Blues, Carolina Hurricanes, Anaheim Ducks, and New York Islanders. In 1,238 games in ...

NEW YORK -- John Tavares has been through this before, hearing talk about where the New York Islanders will play in the future. He prefers to just focus on playing. "I'm just going to try to get ready ...

Former Blue Doug Weight bid farewell to the NHL on Thursday, but he won't be going far. Weight announced his retirement after 19 seasons, and then in a bit of a surprise, said that he will become an ...