It had been several years since Mathieu Darche first emerged as a candidate to become an NHL general manager. As the Lightning’s assistant GM, he had been Julien BriseBois’ right-hand man in leading ...

The New York Islanders have a new general manager and he has Connecticut ties. Mathieu Darche was hired on Friday by the Islanders, who own the No. 1 pick in this year's NHL Draft. Darche grew up in ...