The planned makeover of the Islanders’ AHL outfit has a face and a name to it.
Rocky Thompson was named the newest coach of the Bridgeport Islanders on Monday morning, as the Islanders look to turn around what’s been a disastrous few years for their minor-league pipeline.
The 47-year-old Thompson spent the last five seasons in the NHL, three as an assistant coach for the Flyers and two as an associate coach for the Sharks.
Prior to that, Thompson was a head coach with the AHL’s Chicago Wolves and the OHL’s Windsor Spitfires, winning a championship with the latter and reaching the Calder Cup Final with the former.
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