Doug Weight, who became 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, who had served as ...

New York Islanders center Doug Weight warms up before facing the Colorado Avalanche in the first period of an NHL hockey game in Denver on Wednesday, Jan. 6, 2010. (AP Photo/David Zalubowski) David ...

Prior to coaching, Doug Weight spent 19 seasons in the NHL with the New York Rangers, Edmonton Oilers, St. Louis Blues, Carolina Hurricanes, Anaheim Ducks, and New York Islanders. In 1,238 games in ...

Islanders captain Doug Weight tearfully bid farewell to his 19-season NHL career but will remain with the organization as an assistant coach and special advisor to General Manager Garth Snow. The ...

New York Islanders’ Doug Weight, right, falls over Philadelphia Flyers’ Braydon Coburn who dove to break up Weight’s breakaway to the goal in the second period during an NHL hockey game Saturday, ...

Former Blue Doug Weight bid farewell to the NHL on Thursday, but he won't be going far. Weight announced his retirement after 19 seasons, and then in a bit of a surprise, said that he will become an ...

The Islanders released an advisory for a Thursday press conference about Islanders captain Doug Weight's "future." Weight, who said on break-up day he is leaning toward retirement, will apparently ...

A year ago on this date, Edmonton Oilers announced the first two new inductees into their newly-created Oilers Hall of Fame. The club’s high bar for getting a number retired — admission to the Hockey ...

EAST MEADOW, N.Y. --Doug Weight had one request when New York Islanders general manager Garth Snow asked him to replace Jack Capuano as coach in January. He wanted Capuano's blessing. "I think the ...

*Refers to the latest 2 years of stltoday.com stories. Cancel anytime. Former Blue Doug Weight bid farewell to the NHL on Thursday, but he won't be going far. Weight announced his retirement after 19 ...