Today The New York Islanders named John Gruden as an Assistant Coach.
Gruden was the
Head Coach for the Hamilton Bulldogs of the OHL for the past two years and
helped the team win the J. Ross Robertson Cup as OHL Champions last season. His Hamilton Bulldogs also finished with the
best record in the OHL East at 43-18-4-3. Gruden’s coaching record with
Hamilton was 76-45-8-7. During the 2015-16 season, Gruden coached the OHL Flint
Firebirds.
Gruden has
experience as a player in the AHL, IHL, Europe and NHL ranks as well as an
assistant with TEAM USA’s National Team Development Program from 2011 through
2015. Gruden helped lead Team USA to gold-medal finishes at both the 2012 and
2014 U18 Men's World Championships. As a player, Gruden represented his country
at the 2003 International Ice Hockey Federation Men's World Championship in
Helsinki, Tampere and Turku, Finland.
Per Release, “Gruden
attended Ferris State University, where he played in 155 games and registered
104 points (40 goals, 64 assists). He became the first NCAA Division I
All-American in Ferris State Athletics history in 1993-94. He also was the
first player in school history to achieve Central Collegiate Hockey Association
(CCHA) First-Team honors and finished as the runner-up for the CCHA's Player of
the Year Award that same season.”
Per Arthur
Staple, “That leaves Scott Gomez and Fred Brathwaite from Doug Weight’s staff
last season. Gomez and Lamoriello have a longstanding relationship, so one
would believe that there’s a job for Gomez if he wants it. If Mitch Korn comes
on as goaltending director, Brathwaite could remain to do the bulk of the
on-ice work.
No update on
Mark Hunter potentially joining the front office. Chatter around the league has
gone remarkably silent on his destination, other than confirming that he does
indeed have a new gig lined up and won’t be sitting out much longer.”
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