Mathieu Darche’s Islanders staff has its new AHL general manager

Nypost · Aug 03, 2026 · 270 words · By Andrew Crane

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The Islanders added to their front office Monday while also completing their AHL overhaul, hiring Evan Gold as an assistant general manager and the general manager of their affiliate in Hamilton, the team announced.

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Gold, who spent the last 12 years with the Bruins and said in a release that it’s “an honor” to join the Islanders, will replace Chris Lamoriello — the son of the former Islanders executive — as GM of AHL Hamilton, but Lamoriello will remain as one of Mathieu…

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And Gold will be tasked with overseeing an AHL team moving from Bridgeport to Hamilton, playing under first-year head coach Jay McKee and trying to build on a season where it clinched a spot in the postseason tournament for the first time since 2021-22.

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Claim 1: “stepped into an assistant general manager role with the Bruins for the 2019-20 season”

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The Hamilton Hammers official announcement explicitly states that Gold served as the Boston Bruins' Assistant General Manager since the 2019-20 season.

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Claim 2: “Gold... spent the last 12 years with the Bruins”

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There is a conflict in the number of years. One source (Yahoo Sports) and another (Haggerty) state he spent 11 seasons with the Bruins, while the Hamilton Hammers official announcement states he spent the past 12 seasons.

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Frederick Michael Cusick (November 7, 1918 – September 15, 2009) was an American ice hockey broadcaster who served as the Boston Bruins play-by-play announcer from 1971 until 1997 on WSBK-TV (Channel …
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — James Hagens (born November 3, 2006) is an American professional ice hockey player who is a center for the Boston Bruins of the National Hockey League (NHL). He was selected seventh overall by the Br…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Terence Joseph James O'Reilly (born June 7, 1951) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey right winger. He played for the NHL's Boston Bruins and featured in three Stanley Cup Finals. He was one …
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Terry_O'Reilly

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Claim 3: “The Islanders... hiring Evan Gold as an assistant general manager and the general manager of their affiliate in Hamilton”

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Multiple independent web sources confirm the New York Islanders hired Evan Gold as Assistant General Manager and General Manager of the Hamilton Hammers (their AHL affiliate).

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — New York, often called New York City (NYC), is the most populous city in the United States. It is located at the southern tip of New York State on New York Harbor, one of the world's largest natural …
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The 2005–06 New York Islanders season was the 34th season in the franchise's history. On March 14, 2006, the Islanders trailed the Montreal Canadiens by five points for the eighth and final playoff sp…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Evan Roberts (born July 11, 1983) is an American sports radio personality. He co-hosts the Evan and Tiki radio show, along with Tiki Barber, on the New York radio stations WFAN-AM and WFAN-FM.
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Claim 4: “leading the Providence Bruins to the best record in the AHL this past season”

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Two independent sources confirm that Gold led the Providence Bruins to the best record in the AHL during the most recent season (specifically citing a 54-16 record).

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web search NEUTRAL — With Gold as the AHL Bruins’ general manager, the Bruins finished no worse than third in the Atlantic Division, with the best season coming last year when the Bruins finished with the best record in t…
https://thehockeywriters.com/islanders-hire-evan-gold-as-ass…

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web search NEUTRAL — The American Hockey League (AHL) is a professional ice hockey league in North America that serves as the primary developmental league of the National Hockey League (NHL).[2] The league comprises 32 te…
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web search NEUTRAL — Gold joins the Islanders after spending the past 12 seasons in the Boston Bruins organization. He had served as the Boston’s Assistant General Manager since the 2019-20 season.This past season, Gold l…
https://www.hamiltonhammers.com/news/detail/gold-hired-as-as…

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Claim 5: “Gold... will replace Chris Lamoriello... as GM of AHL Hamilton”

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Newsday and other reports confirm that Evan Gold is the new AHL GM and that Chris Lamoriello previously served in that role for the affiliate in Bridgeport.

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The 2025–26 NHL season was the 109th season of operation (108th season of play) of the National Hockey League (NHL). The regular season began on October 7, 2025, and was the final regular season playe…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — This is a list of current general managers in the American Hockey League. In the American Hockey League, the general manager of a team typically controls player transactions and bears the primary resp…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The New Jersey Devils are a professional ice hockey team based in Newark, New Jersey. The Devils compete in the National Hockey League (NHL) as a member of the Metropolitan Division in the Eastern Con…
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Claim 6: “The Bruins’ affiliate made the playoffs in each of those three campaigns”

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Claim 7: “playing under first-year head coach Jay McKee”

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The provided evidence for this claim consists of generic YouTube livestreaming guides and contains no information regarding Jay McKee or the Hamilton Hammers coaching staff.

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web search NEUTRAL — Aug 8, 2018 · By far, the best way to live stream to YouTube is by using streaming software like Streamlabs Desktop or a browser-based option like Talk Studio's live streaming app to customize your st…
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web search NEUTRAL — Aug 21, 2022 · Here’s how to live stream on YouTube! We’ll cover the easiest way to go live and work up to more advanced live stream software so you can become a YouTube live streaming PRO.
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Claim 8: “clinched a spot in the postseason tournament for the first time since 2021-22”

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The search results provided do not contain information regarding the specific postseason clinching date or the 2021-22 reference for the Hamilton/Bridgeport affiliate.

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web search NEUTRAL — In their first season under their new moniker, the AHL Islanders reached the second round for the first time since the 2002-03 season, but were ousted in the Atlantic Division semifinals by the Charlo…
https://www.yardbarker.com/nhl/articles/history_of_the_new_y…

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web search NEUTRAL — Hockey Fights Cancer. Sponsorship Opportunities. Team Directory. AHL-NHL Affiliations.Following are the tiebreaking procedures used in the event of a tie in the standings, regardless of division, foll…
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Claim 9: “became GM of AHL Providence for the last three seasons”

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Claim 10: “an AHL team moving from Bridgeport to Hamilton”

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Wikipedia entries for 'Bridgeport Islanders' and 'Hamilton Hammers' confirm the relocation of the Islanders' AHL affiliate from Bridgeport to Hamilton.

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The Bridgeport Islanders (formerly the Bridgeport Sound Tigers) were a professional ice hockey team based in Bridgeport, Connecticut. They were the American Hockey League (AHL) affiliate of the Nation…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The Hamilton Hammers are a professional ice hockey team based in Hamilton, Ontario. They are the American Hockey League (AHL) affiliate of the National Hockey League's New York Islanders, who own the …
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Jeffrey Hamilton (born September 4, 1977) is Malcolm G. Chace Head Coach of Men’s Hockey at Yale University and American former professional ice hockey forward. Hamilton's wife, Jane, is sister of for…
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Claim 11: “collected 110 points in 2025-26”

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Claim 12: “Lamoriello will remain as one of Mathieu Darche’s assistant GMs alongside Ryan Bowness, Steve Pellegrini and now Gold”

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Newsday and other reports explicitly list Ryan Bowness, Steve Pellegrini, Chris Lamoriello, and Evan Gold as assistant GMs under Mathieu Darche.

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The New York Islanders (colloquially known as the Isles) are a professional ice hockey team based in Elmont, New York. The Islanders compete in the National Hockey League (NHL) as a member of the Metr…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The 2021–22 NHL season was the 105th season of operation (104th season of play) of the National Hockey League (NHL). The league expanded to 32 teams with the addition of the Seattle Kraken. The league…
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Claim 13: “He’d also served as the Bruins’ director of legal affairs since 2015”

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Claim 14: “Gold, who also worked in hockey operations with the Capitals”

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No evidence was found in the provided search results to confirm or deny Gold's employment with the Washington Capitals.

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