GM Garth Snow, Head Coach Doug Weight Fired by Islanders

The New York Islanders announced the firing of general manager Garth Snow and head coach Doug Weight from their positions Tuesday.

Islanders president of hockey operations Lou Lamoriello will take over as GM and lead the search to find the Isles' new head coach. Snow and Weight will remain with the team in different roles.

"The New York Islanders would like to thank both Garth and Doug for their dedication to the franchise," Lamoriello said. "Both started their tenures with the franchise as players and grew as tremendous leaders to the positions they held."

Snow took over as general manager following his NHL retirement in July 2006 after a 12-year playing career as a goaltender.

The Isles qualified for the playoffs just four times across his 12 seasons as GM and never advanced beyond the second round in those postseason appearances.

In April, Snow said he planned to return for the 2018-19 season.

"For me, 2006 when I took over this position, it was a situation where it was an all-out rebuild where we had to bring in talent through the draft," he told reporters. "Now we're in a situation where we feel we can compete for a Stanley Cup."

Weight took over as head coach following the dismissal of Jack Capuano in January 2017. He compiled a 59-49-14 record during his time in charge. The team didn't make the playoffs either season.

Lamoriello, a Hockey Hall of Fame inductee, previously served as general manager of the New Jersey Devils and Toronto Maple Leafs.

He was demoted by the Leafs in April and subsequently left the organization in May to join the Islanders.

Now he'll lead the Isles through a crucial offseason, with star center John Tavares eligible to become an unrestricted free agent this summer.