Islanders Add Bob Boughner and Ray Bennett as Assistant Coaches

Islanders add Bob Boughner and Ray Bennett as assistant coaches

New GM Darche quickly replaces MacLean and Albelin

Islanders hire Ray Bennett, Bob Boughner to complete Patrick Roy’s coaching staff

The Islanders announced the hires of Ray Bennett and Bob Boughner as assistant coaches on Monday, filling out their staff after John MacLean and Tommy Albelin were let go.

Ray Bennett Joins Patrick Roy on Islanders Staff

It didn’t take long for Ray Bennett to find another assistant coach position in the NHL. Just over a month after being let go by the Avalanche, Bennett was hired by a former Avs coach on Long Island. Bennett, along with Bob Boughner, are joining Patrick Roy’s staff with the New York Islanders. Bennett did not work under Roy in Colorado — he was hired a year after Roy stepped down by current head coach Jared Bednar. The Avalanche fired Bennett a …