{"id":556306,"date":"2026-04-19T21:36:20","date_gmt":"2026-04-19T21:36:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nhl\/556306\/"},"modified":"2026-04-19T21:36:20","modified_gmt":"2026-04-19T21:36:20","slug":"toronto-maple-leafs-have-spoken-to-ny-islanders-assistant-gm-about-vacant-job","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nhl\/556306\/","title":{"rendered":"Toronto Maple Leafs have spoken to NY Islanders assistant GM about vacant job"},"content":{"rendered":"<p id=\"inline-text-0\" class=\"mt-[18px] md:mt-0 mb-[18px] [&amp;_a]:text-secondary my-f-1\" q:key=\"0\" q:id=\"5n\">A member of the New York Islanders front office is drawing interest as the Toronto Maple Leafs continue their search for a new general manager.<\/p>\n<p id=\"inline-text-1\" class=\"my-[18px] [&amp;_a]:text-secondary my-f-1\" q:key=\"0\" q:id=\"5q\">Assistant GM Ryan Bowness is believed to have interviewed for the position, according to Sportsnet\u2019s Elliotte Friedman&#8217;s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.sportsnet.ca\/podcasts\/32-thoughts\/the-review-preview-mega-pod\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">32 Thoughts <\/a>Podcast, adding another name to Toronto\u2019s growing list of candidates.<\/p>\n<p id=\"inline-text-2\" class=\"my-[18px] [&amp;_a]:text-secondary my-f-1\" q:key=\"0\" q:id=\"5t\">Bowness, 42, joined the Islanders shortly after Mathieu Darche was hired, bringing more than a decade of NHL experience in hockey operations and scouting. He began his career in 2009 with the Atlanta Thrashers and remained with the organization following its relocation to Winnipeg, later transitioning into a pro scouting role.<\/p>\n<p id=\"inline-text-4\" class=\"my-[18px] [&amp;_a]:text-secondary my-f-1\" q:key=\"0\" q:id=\"60\">He spent three seasons with the Pittsburgh Penguins in a similar capacity before being promoted to lead their pro scouting department. Bowness later joined the Ottawa Senators as an assistant general manager in 2022, where he also oversaw the club\u2019s AHL affiliate in Belleville. He was elevated to associate GM before departing the organization and joining the Islanders.<\/p>\n<p id=\"inline-text-5\" class=\"my-[18px] [&amp;_a]:text-secondary my-f-1\" q:key=\"0\" q:id=\"63\">The Maple Leafs\u2019 search has included a mix of experienced executives and first-time candidates. Former general managers such as Mike Gillis and John Chayka have reportedly been considered, along with internal options. Bowness is among several external candidates viewed as rising executives.<\/p>\n<p id=\"inline-text-6\" class=\"my-[18px] [&amp;_a]:text-secondary my-f-1\" q:key=\"0\" q:id=\"66\">For the Islanders, the interest in Bowness reflects the early shaping of Darche\u2019s front office. While the organization is coming off a season that ended short of the playoffs, its leadership group has begun to draw attention around the league.<\/p>\n<p id=\"inline-text-7\" class=\"my-[18px] [&amp;_a]:text-secondary my-f-1\" q:key=\"0\" q:id=\"69\">Toronto has not announced a timeline for its hiring decision, and additional interviews are expected in the coming days.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"22\" height=\"22\" alt=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/assets.minutemediacdn.com\/platform\/google_discover_icon.svg\" class=\"shrink-0\"\/>Add us as a preferred source on Google<a aria-label=\"Follow eyesonisles.com on Google News\" href=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/preferences\/source?q=eyesonisles.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\" class=\"flex h-[30px] w-[30px] shrink-0 items-center justify-center rounded-full bg-primary font-group-large text-sm font-medium text-white transition-colors hover:bg-secondary focus:bg-secondary md:w-auto md:gap-2.5 md:px-4 md:py-[5px]\">Follow<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"A member of the New York Islanders front office is drawing interest as the Toronto Maple Leafs continue&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":556307,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[5110],"tags":[5,122,3328,159,5190,5189,4],"class_list":{"0":"post-556306","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-new-york-islanders","8":"tag-hockey","9":"tag-islanders","10":"tag-new-york","11":"tag-new-york-islanders","12":"tag-newyork","13":"tag-newyorkislanders","14":"tag-nhl"},"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"https:\/\/channels.im\/@nhl\/116433531910269537","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nhl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/556306","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nhl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nhl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nhl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nhl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=556306"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nhl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/556306\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nhl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/556307"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nhl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=556306"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nhl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=556306"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nhl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=556306"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}