Islanders name Rocky Thompson head coach of Bridgeport after AHL team’s awful season

Spitfire notebook: Memorial Cup coach takes on new post

Former Windsor Spitfires head coach Rocky Thompson has joined the New York Islanders’ organization.

Islanders name Rocky Thompson head coach of Bridgeport after AHL team’s awful season

The planned makeover of the Islanders’ AHL outfit took a necessary step forward Monday as Rocky Thompson was named head coach in Bridgeport.

Rocky Thompson Named Bridgeport Islanders Head Coach

The Islanders announced that Rocky Thompson has been named Head Coach of the Bridgeport Islanders

Rocky Thompson named Bridgeport head coach

The New York Islanders have named Rocky Thompson head coach of the AHL’s Bridgeport Islanders. Thompson, 47, joins the Islanders following three seasons as an assistant coach with the Philadelphia Flyers. He also spent the 2020-21 season as an associate coach with the San Jose Sharks. Thompson served as head coach of the Chicago Wolves from 2017 to 2020, leading the team to a record of 113-71-29 (.599), two Central Division titles and a berth in