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NewsAlert: Islanders fire head coach Capuano; assistant GM Weight takes over

Jan 17, 2017 | 11:15 AM

BROOKLYN, N.Y. — Jack Capuano is out as head coach of the New York Islanders.

The team says assistant general manager Doug Weight will take over on an interim basis.

The 17-17-8 Islanders are last in the Eastern Conference standings with 42 points.

More coming.

 

The Canadian Press