The New York Islanders hire former Stanley Cup champion Pascal Dupuis as director of player development, the team announces. The appointment makes Dupuis responsible for overseeing the organization’s next generation of talent. Yahoo Sports reports that the role follows the departure of Eric Cairns and that Dupuis joins the club’s player development staff under general manager Mathieu Darche. Dupuis is 47. In recent seasons, he works in the front office of the Shawinigan Cataractes, a junior hockey team in the Quebec Maritimes Junior Hockey League, spending the past three seasons there. According to Yahoo Sports, Dupuis has been associated with the Cataractes for six years in various capacities after becoming a co-owner. The Winnipeg Free Press and New York Post both report the hire, and the New York Post describes Dupuis as bringing experience across multiple parts of running an organization. The team statement frames the move as part of shaping and guiding the Islanders’ prospects and development pipeline.
Islanders hire Pascal Dupuis as director of player development
The New York Islanders hire former Stanley Cup champion Pascal Dupuis as director of player development, the team announces. The appointment makes Dupuis responsible for overseeing the organization’s...
- The New York Islanders hire Pascal Dupuis as director of player development.
- Dupuis replaces Eric Cairns in the player development role.
- Dupuis is a former Stanley Cup champion and is 47.
- He spent the past three seasons with the Shawinigan Cataractes’ front office and has worked with the organization for six years, including as a co-owner.
- The hiring announcement comes from the Islanders, with general manager Mathieu Darche commenting on the appointment.
Dupuis brings robust experience in multiple aspects of running an organization.
17 hours agoThe New York Islanders hired Stanley Cup winner Pascal Dupuis as director of player development, the team announced Tuesday. Dupuis, 47, spent the past three seasons in the front office for the Shawinigan Cataractes in the Quebec Maritimes Junior Hockey League and has been with the team in various capacities the past six years since becoming a co-owner. “Pascal is exactly the kind of person we want shaping the next generation of Islanders,” general manager Mathieu Darche said.
21 hours agoThe veteran forward brings championship pedigree to Long Island, replacing Eric Cairns to oversee the growth and progression of the organization’s next generation of talent.
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