The New York Islanders fired coach Lane Lambert and replaced him with Hall of Fame goaltender Patrick Roy on Saturday.
Roy, a four-time Stanley Cup champion who is third on the career NHL wins list among goalies, won the Jack Adams Award as coach of the year in 2013-14 after guiding the Avalanche to the playoffs.
Lambert, former Islanders coach Barry Trotz's longtime right-hand man, got his first NHL head job when he was promoted from assistant in the summer of 2012. He was on Trotz's staff when they won the Cup with Washington in 2018.
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