Ask Bob Boughner about that. The defenseman was lost to Nashville on this date right after the Sabres completed a good playoff run to the Eastern Conference finals.

The announcement came from the New York Islanders organization on the morning of June 9, 2025. Ray Bennett and Bob Boughner will now be part of the coaching team for the 2025-26 NHL season.

The Islanders announced the hires of Ray Bennett and Bob Boughner as assistant coaches on Monday, filling out their staff after John MacLean and Tommy Albelin were let go.

The Islanders announced Monday they’re hiring veteran coaches Ray Bennett and Bob Boughner to head coach Patrick Roy’s staff as assistants. The moves complete the first staff changes under new ...

Boughner, 54, returns to an NHL bench after being fired from his associate coach position with the Detroit Red Wings in December, a role he had held for parts of three seasons, from 2022-23 to the ...

DETROIT - Detroit Red Wings executive vice president and general manager Steve Yzerman today announced that the team has hired Bob Boughner as associate coach and Alex Westlund as goaltending coach.

Boughner, 51, played 630 NHL games for the Buffalo Sabres, Nashville Predators, Pittsburgh Penguins, Calgary Flames, Carolina Hurricanes and the Colorado Avalanche.

San Jose Sharks head coach Bob Boughner, top right, talks to his team as assistant John Madden, left, looks on during a road game against the Chicago Blackhawks on Nov. 28, 2021.

San Jose Sharks head coach Bob Boughner gives instructions during the first period of an NHL hockey game against the Pittsburgh Penguins in Pittsburgh, Sunday, Jan. 2, 2022.

Boughner had served as the Sharks' head coach for parts of the past three seasons, amassing a 67-85-23 record and never making the Stanley Cup playoffs -- all with a now aging and expensive roster.