The Washington Capitals hired Ray Bennett as an assistant coach on Spencer Carbery’s staff. Bennett joins Washington after one season with the New York Islanders and eight seasons with the Colorado Avalanche, including a Stanley Cup win in 2022. His NHL coaching career spans 25 seasons, beginning with the Los Angeles Kings in 1999-00, followed by six years in Los Angeles, 10 seasons with the St. Louis Blues, and eight seasons with Colorado. For 2025-26, he worked with the Islanders on Patrick Roy’s staff. The Islanders released Bennett after the season, and he had been assigned to address power-play performance, though the team finished with the league’s third-worst power play at 16.5 percent.
"Thursday, the Capitals announced that they hired Ray Bennett to be an assistant coach on Spencer Carbery's staff. Terms of the agreement were not disclosed. The Washington Capitals have named Ray Bennett an assistant coach."
"Bennett joins Washington after spending one season as an assistant coach with the New York Islanders and eight seasons with the Colorado Avalanche, winning the Stanley Cup with the team in 2022.#ALLCAPS - Washington Capitals (@Capitals) May 21, 2026"
"With Bennett now aboard, Carbery's group for next season also includes assistant coaches Scott Allen and Patrick Wellar, skills coach Kenny McCudden, goaltending coach Scott Murray, assistant coach/video Brett Leonhardt, and video coach Emily Engel-Natzke."
"Ahead of last season, Bennett was tasked by Roy to solve the Isles' power play woes. He ultimately helped, but not by much, as the Islanders finished the season with the league's third-worst power play, at 16.5 percent. The Islanders"
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