Darche also named Islanders president | Bergevin stays with Kings

Originally posted on Dose.ca | Last updated May 23, 2025 5:55 PM ET

We knew the announcement about Mathieu Darche and the GM position on Long Island was coming.

But the Islanders had one more surprise to share with us.

Not only has Darche been named GM, he’s also been named President of Hockey Operations.

#Isles News: The New York Islanders today named Mathieu Darche General Manager and Executive Vice President. Darche will manage all aspects of the team’s hockey operations.

– New York Islanders (@NYIslanders) May 23, 2025

All in all, it’s a huge vote of confidence for the man who has never been a GM in the NHL.

The role of general manager + president is a big job… but if the Islanders have decided to take this path, it’s because they trust their new man.

And it also means that the main man’s reputation is really solid, because there were other experienced guys available right now.

Brendan Shanahan and Marc Bergevin are the obvious names here…

Marc Bergevin stays in Los Angeles

While we’re on the subject of Bergevin!

According to The Mayor on X, the former Canadiens GM won’t be leaving the Kings organization.

With Darche’s hiring on Long Island, one might have expected this to be the case… but it appears to be true.

He will be one of the advisors to the new GM, Ken Holland.

Side note – Marc Bergevin is staying on in LA as an advisor to GM Ken Holland. #GoKingsGo https://t.co/rc4EVUuET9

– The Mayor | Team MM (@mayorNHL) May 23, 2025

Remember that Ken Holland likes Bergevin a lot.

In an interview with Pierre LeBrun, he said that Bergevin would be “very important” to him if he decided to stay in Los Angeles, since Ken Holland wants to benefit from his experience.

All this to say that all bets are off.

The Islanders have their new GM and president, Marc Bergevin will stay in Los Angeles… now it remains to be seen what will become of Brendan Shanahan.

But with the reputation he has, finding a job won’t necessarily be difficult.

Overtime

– Of note:

Rod Brind’Amour was asked for an update on Seth Jarvis and Sean Walker, who both left last night’s game early. He told reporters, “I think Jarv will be fine. Walks probably, right now, a little iffy, but better than I thought he’d be.”
Later, when asked about bouncing back, he..

– Eric Engels (@EricEngels) May 23, 2025

– Vu de même.

For me, the story of the series so far is Devon Levi’s performance. In fact, you have to wonder if the Rocket got into his head before the playoffs even started.

Devon Levi’s last 7 games vs Laval: 1-6 record and .841% save percentage.

This..

– Anthony Marcotte (@anthonymarcotte) May 23, 2025

– Too bad.