The New York Islanders have parted ways with goalie coach Piero Greco, a team spokesperson confirmed with amNewYork on Wednesday.

Sergei Naumov, who was working with the team's AHL affiliate in Bridgeport, has been promoted to the NHL club to reunite with goaltender Ilya Sorokin. The duo had worked together during Sorokin's final two years with CSKA Moscow before he made the jump to North America and the Islanders.

Greco had been with the Islanders since 2018, brought in by Lou Lamoriello and Barry Trotz. He played a pivotal role in helping reshape the franchise from mediocrity to a legitimate contender.

He developed Robin Lehner into a Vezina Trophy finalist and won the William Jennings Trophy alongside Thomas Greiss in 2019. Greco also revitalized Semyon Varlamov's career before Sorok

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