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The [[New York Islanders]] are a professional [[ice hockey]] team based in [[Elmont, New York|Elmont, NY]]. They are members of the [[Metropolitan Division]] of the [[National Hockey League]]'s (NHL) [[Eastern Conference (NHL)|Eastern Conference]]. The Islanders franchise has been a part of the NHL since their inception in 1972, playing their home games at [[Nassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum]] from 1972-2015 and 2018–21, [[Barclays Center]] from 2015–20 and have played at [[UBS Arena]] since 2021. The team has had seven [[general manager]]s since their inception in 1972.<ref name="Snow">{{cite web |url=http://islanders.nhl.com/club/page.htm?id=43585 |title=Garth Snow, General Manager – New York Islanders – Coaching Staff |publisher=New York Islanders |access-date=July 19, 2015}}</ref>

==Key==
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|+Key of terms and definitions
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! scope="col" |Term
! scope="col" |Definition
|-
!scope="row" |No.
|Number of general managers{{ref label|Note1|a|a}}
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!scope="row" |Ref(s)
|References
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!scope="row" |–
|Does not apply
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! scope="row" style="background: #FFE6BD" |{{dagger}}
|Elected to the [[Hockey Hall of Fame]] in the [[List of members of the Hockey Hall of Fame#Builders|Builder]] category
|}

==General managers==
{| class="wikitable"
|+General managers of the New York Islanders
! scope="col" | No.
! scope="col" | Name
! scope="col" | Tenure
! scope="col" | Accomplishments during this term
! scope="col" | Ref(s)
|-
! scope="row" |1
| style="background: #FFE6BD;"| [[Bill Torrey]]{{dagger}}
| February 15, 1972 – August 17, 1992||
* Won [[Stanley Cup]] four times in five finals appearances ([[1980 Stanley Cup Finals|1980]], [[1981 Stanley Cup Finals|1981]], [[1982 Stanley Cup Finals|1982]], [[1983 Stanley Cup Finals|1983]], [[1984 Stanley Cup Finals|1984]])
* 6 conference titles, 6 division titles, and 15 playoff appearances
|<ref>{{cite news|title=Islanders face scouting job |url=https://www.newspapers.com/newspage/51671196/ |newspaper=The Oneonta Star |date=February 17, 1972 |page=13 |via = [[Newspapers.com]] |access-date = July 19, 2015 }}</ref><ref name="TorreyMaloney">{{cite web |url=https://www.nytimes.com/1992/08/18/sports/hockey-cablevision-buys-islanders-and-the-torrey-era-ends.html |title=HOCKEY; Cablevision Buys Islanders, and the Torrey Era Ends |work=[[The New York Times]] |first=Alex |last=Yannis |date=August 18, 1992 |access-date=July 19, 2015}}</ref>
|-
! scope="row" |2
| [[Don Maloney]]
| August 17, 1992 – December 2, 1995||
* 2 playoff appearances
|<ref name="TorreyMaloney"/><ref name="MaloneyRegier">{{cite web |url=https://www.nytimes.com/1995/12/03/sports/hockey-islanders-heard-the-chanting-now-don-maloney-is-gone.html |title=HOCKEY;Islanders Heard the Chanting, Now Don Maloney Is Gone |work=[[The New York Times]] |first=Jason |last=Diamos |date=December 3, 1995 |access-date=July 19, 2015}}</ref>
|-
! scope="row" |–
| [[Darcy Regier]] (Interim)
| December 2, 1995 – December 12, 1995
|
|<ref name="MaloneyRegier"/><ref name="RegierMilbury">{{cite web |url=https://www.nytimes.com/1995/12/13/sports/hockey-milbury-moving-up-in-isles-pecking-order.html |title=HOCKEY;Milbury Moving Up In Isles' Pecking Order |work=[[The New York Times]] |first=Jason |last=Diamos |date=December 13, 1995 |access-date=July 19, 2015}}</ref>
|-
! scope="row" |3
| [[Mike Milbury]]
| December 12, 1995 – June 8, 2006||
* 3 playoff appearances
|<ref name="RegierMilbury"/><ref>{{cite web |url=http://islanders.nhl.com/club/news.htm?id=464026 |title=CHARLES WANG ANNOUNCES MAJOR CHANGES |publisher=New York Islanders |date=January 12, 2006 |access-date=July 19, 2015}}</ref><ref name="Smith">{{cite web |url=http://usatoday30.usatoday.com/sports/hockey/nhl/islanders/2006-06-08-islanders-smith-nolan_x.htm |title=Islanders introduce Smith as GM, Nolan as coach |publisher=[[USA Today]] |date=June 8, 2006 |access-date=July 19, 2015}}</ref>
|-
! scope="row" |4
| [[Neil Smith (ice hockey)|Neil Smith]]
| June 8, 2006 – July 18, 2006
|
|<ref name="Smith"/><ref name="SmithSnow">{{cite web |url=http://islanders.nhl.com/club/news.htm?id=464307 |title=GARTH SNOW NAMED GM |publisher=New York Islanders |date=July 18, 2006 |access-date=July 19, 2015}}</ref>
|-
! scope="row" |5
| [[Garth Snow]]
| July 18, 2006 – June 5, 2018
|
* 4 playoff appearances
|<ref name="SmithSnow"/><ref name="SnowLamoriello"/>
|-
! scope="row" |6
| style="background: #FFE6BD;"|[[Lou Lamoriello]]{{dagger}}
| June 5, 2018 – April 22, 2025
|
* 5 playoff appearances 
|<ref name="SnowLamoriello">{{cite web |url=https://www.newsday.com/sports/hockey/islanders/islanders-garth-snow-doug-weight-1.18985504 |title=Islanders relieve GM Garth Snow, head coach Doug Weight of duties |publisher=Newsday.com |date=June 5, 2018 |access-date=June 5, 2018}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=2025-04-22 |title=Islanders Statement on Lou Lamoriello {{!}} New York Islanders |url=https://www.nhl.com/islanders/news/islanders-statement-on-lou-lamoriello |access-date=2025-04-28 |website=www.nhl.com |language=en}}</ref>
|-
! scope="row" |7
| [[Mathieu Darche]]
| May 23, 2025 – present
|
|<ref>{{Cite web |date=2025-05-23 |title=Darche Named General Manager and Executive Vice President {{!}} New York Islanders |url=https://www.nhl.com/islanders/news/darche-named-general-manager-and-executive-vice-president |access-date=2025-05-29 |website=www.nhl.com |language=en}}</ref>
|}

==See also==
*[[List of National Hockey League general managers|List of NHL general managers]]

==Notes==
*{{note label|Note1|a|a}} A running total of the number of general managers of the franchise. Thus any general manager who has two or more separate terms as general manager is only counted once. Interim general managers do not count towards the total.<ref name="Snow"/>

==References==
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