No, this isn’t the Islanders’ new assistant coach

The Islanders are bringing a new coach to the National Hockey League.

No, the Islanders are not hiring Raiders coach and former ESPN personality Jon Gruden. Add an “h.”

After the front office gutted the Islanders’ staff following last year’s second consecutive playoff miss, the franchise announced Wednesday that John Gruden would serve as the new assistant coach under Barry Trotz.

The 48-year-old, who the Raiders clarified is not leaving Oakland, is coming off two seasons as head coach for the Hamilton Bull Dogs of the Ontario Hockey League. He coached the team to the OHL Championship last season and won the J. Ross Robertson Cup while also registering the best record in the OHL Eastern Conference (43-18-4-3).

John-with-an-h also had served as head coach for the Flint Firebirds (OHL) in 2015-16.

After spending four seasons (2011-15) as assistant coach for USA Hockey’s National Team Development Program, Gruden went on to be the assistant coach for Team USA at the 2016 U18 World Championships. He led Team USA to gold medals in the 2012 and 2014 U18 Men’s World Championships.

Going 168th overall to the Boston Bruins in 1990, Gruden eventually played for the Bruins, Senators and Capitals. He participated in 92 games over the course of six sporadic seasons, spanning from 1994 to 2004, in the NHL, while also logging minutes in the American Hockey League, International Hockey League and in Europe (Eisbären Berlin).

Gruden joins former Capitals assistant coach Lane Lambert behind the bench after he was appointed on July 5. Scott Gomez and goalie coach Fred Brathwaite are the only remaining pieces from Doug Weight’s staff.