EAST MEADOW, NEW YORK - JUNE 30: Bridgeport coach Rocky Thompson conducts practice during the New York Islanders 2025 Development Camp at Northwell Health Ice Center at Eisenhower Park on June 30, ...

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 New York Islanders announced today that Rocky Thompson has been named Head Coach of the Bridgeport Islanders. He becomes the 10th Head Coach in team history. Thompson, 47, joins the Islanders ...

Ritchie was acquired by the Islanders from the Avalanche one day prior to the NHL Trade Deadline on March 6, along with ...

Philadelphia Flyers assistant coach Rocky Thompson on the bench against the New York Islanders at the UBS Arena on Oct. 2, 2022. Credit: Getty Images/Bruce Bennett ...

Running this year’s camp is Rocky Thompson, the newly named head coach of the Islanders’ AHL affiliate in Bridgeport. He’ll be getting an early look at prospects he may soon coach full time.

The New York Islanders dream of greater success with Mathew Barzal and Matthew Schaeffer in the upcoming NHL season.

The organization announced they’ve tabbed Rocky Thompson as AHL Bridgeport’s head coach. Thompson, 47, brings 18 years of coaching experience to the struggling Baby Isles’ bench.

It’s quite the reversal to go from Rick Kowalsky to Rocky Thompson as the head coach. Kowalsky was 52 when he was hired in the 2023 offseason, making him one of the older coaches in the AHL.

The Islanders have now re-signed the last of their unsigned defensemen, as PuckPedia reports (X link) that they have signed Travis Mitchell to a one-year, two-way contract. The deal will pay Mitchell ...

When the New York Islanders signed defenseman Ethan Bear to a one-year, two-way deal, it didn't seem like anything more than a depth signing.

In those three seasons Thompson amassed a record of 113-79-21. The Islanders finished dead last in the AHL last season with a 15-50-4-3 record and a lowly 37 points.