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Islanders add two-time Stanley Cup winner Tommy Albelin as assistant coach

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Published July 1, 2024
Updated July 1, 2024, 11:31 p.m. ET

Lou Lamoriello went back to the well of former Devils staffers to fill out the Islanders’ coaching staff.

The Islanders named Tommy Albelin an assistant coach on Monday, bringing him back behind an NHL bench for the first time in a decade.

The Islanders have added former Devil Tommy Albelin to their coaching staff.
The Islanders have added former Devil Tommy Albelin to their coaching staff. NHLI via Getty Images
Tommy Albelin won two Stanley Cups with the Devils as a player.
Tommy Albelin won two Stanley Cups with the Devils as a player. Getty Images/NHLI

Albelin is expected to coach the defensemen after Doug Houda was let go.

It’s not clear whether Albelin or Benoit Desrosiers will run the penalty kill, which was also one of Houda’s responsibilities.

Tommy Albelin (c.) was also an assistant coach for the Devils.
Tommy Albelin (c.) was also an assistant coach for the Devils. NHLI via Getty Images

Albelin, who played for the Devils under Lamoriello in the 90s and 2000s, winning two Stanley Cups, worked for the team from 2007-15 as well, with stints as an assistant for both the NHL club and the AHL Albany Devils.

He also followed Lamoriello to Toronto, working for the Leafs as a pro scout for two seasons from 2016-18.

Since then, the Swede has worked in the Swiss national program, coaching Switzerland as an assistant in the Olympics, World Championships and World Juniors, among other tournaments.