Prior to Game 4 of the Western Conference Final, Islanders president and general manager Lou Lamoriello was named the winner of the Jim Gregory Award as NHL General Manager of the Year.
Lamoriello’s 86 points topped Tampa Bay GM Julien BrisBois’s 71 and Dallas GM Jim Nill’s 61. All three have teams playing in the conference finals right now, and voting was done at the end of the second round. Ballots were submitted by NHL GMs, executives and select media members.
“This award that I am being recognized for is really a team award… I accept it on behalf of the entire New York Islanders organization.