There was a clear message that Doug Weight issued to the Islanders as he readied for his first game as a NHL head coach, having taken over for Jack Capuano, fired on Tuesday. It was a message that ...

Doug Weight isn’t going to ride Thomas Greiss into the ground. Two days after his shutout of the Stars at Barclays Center, the Islanders interim coach went with Jean-Francois Berube Saturday ...

Doug Weight on Barry Trotz firing: 'I know something else is going on' Then-Islanders head coach Doug Weight looks on against the Bruins in the first period at Barclays Center on Jan. 18, 2018.

As his Islanders fight for a playoff spot, Doug Weight says he's enjoying his first taste of being an NHL head coach.

Doug Weight said he hadn't thought about whether he wanted to return as coach of the New York Islanders while the season was winding down, but hoped to make a quick decision.

Doug Weight likes to write notes, a practice he used as a player and offered to his charges on the New York Islanders. He hopes it helps youngster Mathew Barzal and veteran John Tavares alike.

During Doug Weight’s 1,238-game NHL career, he was always the ultimate warrior in-game and consummate gentleman afterward. He worked at discovering the proper balance between his competitiveness ...

The Islanders removed the interim tag from Doug Weight’s title on Wednesday. Weight took over after the Islanders fired Jack Capuano in January when the team was buried in last place in the ...

Doug Weight knows it won't be easy for the New York Islanders to get back in the playoff race, but the interim coach is preaching a simple approach in taking it one game at a time with half the ...

— -- Doug Weight, who was named the interim coach of the New York Islanders after Jack Capuano was fired earlier this season, was named the official head coach of the team Wednesday. Weight ...