The New York Islanders announced they have hired Lane Lambert as their next head coach.
Lambert served as an Islanders assistant coach from 2018-2022 under Barry Trotz, who was fired on May 9.
Islanders president and general manager Lou Lamoriello provided comments following the move.
"I had the opportunity to work with Lane over the past four years, which includes spending time with him on a one-on-one basis when he served as the interim Head Coach this past season," Lamoriello said in part. "In my opinion, he is the right person to coach this team.