New York Islanders Organization’s Horrific 2025 Costs GM His Job
The Islanders organization was hysterically bad in 2025. The Islanders organization was so bad in 2025 that longtime general manager, and hockey Hall of Famer, Lou Lamoriello lost his job. His brother lost his job as well. He was the general manager of the Islanders AHL affiliate, the Bridgeport Islanders.
The changes have been seismic and wide. Cal Clutterbuck retired. Chris King, the longtime radio voice of the Islanders organization, and his partner Greg Picker were let go. Do you think there are more big changes afoot in the Islanders organization?
Lou Lamoriello Out As Islanders General Manager
In the most consequential move this week for the Islanders organization, the team announced on Tuesday they will not renew the contract of President and General Manager Lou Lamoriello. Islanders operating partner John Collins will lead the search for Lamoriello’s replacement. The team said, “The Islanders extend a heartfelt thank you to Lou Lamoriello for his extraordinary commitment over the past seven years. His dedication to the team is in line with his Hall of Fame career.”
Lamoriello, 82, is a member of the Hockey Hall of Fame, but the Islanders have not won a playoff series in 4 years and did not make the playoffs this year either. Lamoriello was hired in 2018 as New York’s President of Hockey Operations. He fired Garth Snow and named himself general manager in Snow’s place. Lamoriello had a penchant for giving long contracts with no-trade clauses to mediocre players. As a result, his successor will have a challenging time because of it.
Changes Islanders Organization-Wide
With General Manager Lou Lamoriello’s contract not being extended by the Islanders ownership, his brother, Chris, is also out as general manager of the Islanders American Hockey League affiliate in Bridgeport. The Bridgeport Islanders were historically bad in 2024-25. They were 15-50-4-3 during the regular season. They only won 4 home games.
Cal Clutterbuck Officially Announces Retirement
In a move that did not surprise anyone Cal Clutterbuck, the National Hockey League’s all-time leader in hits, announced he is retiring from hockey after playing more than 1,100 games over 17 seasons. It included more than a decade as a fourth-line player for the Islanders.
Clutterbuck’s 4,029 hits are the most since the league started tracking them in 2005. He posted a video to Instagram on Wednesday along with a message thanking longtime identity linemates Matt Martin and Casey Cizikas and fans who made Long Island his home. Clutterbuck said, “I’m beyond grateful for every teammate, coach, fan, and moment along the way, hockey gave me everything, a purpose, a brotherhood, and a lifetime of memories. To Matt and Casey — it was an honor to go to war with you night in and night out. What we built together means more than words can say.”
Chris King and Greg Picker Out as Islanders Radio Announcers
In a move that does not make that much sense, the Islanders organization decided to part ways with longtime radio announcers Chris King and Greg Picker. It is not clear whether the team will continue to be broadcast on radio going forward. King had been with the Islanders since 1998, with Picker as his partner since 2013. This move smacks of a cost-cutting and ineffective one. The changes for the Islanders now need to be on the ice. There is no question that what happened to the Islanders organization this year had to do with injuries, but that is no excuse.
Conclusion
More changes in the Islanders organization are coming as we head into the summer. The changes in this article are not to the roster, but there is no doubt the new general manager will want to make roster changes. Veterans and stars couple are on their way out of town. More players could retire. Could there be more changes in the broadcast booth? The AHL team was so bad this season there will be changes in Bridgeport. It is going to be an interesting summer for the Islanders organization.
