Isles still believe ‘D’ is the key to victory
The New York Islanders lost key defensemen Johnny Boychuk and Devon Toews during their brief offseason. One thing they refuse to lose, however, is their committment to defense. “The teams that are good defensively are the teams that lasted,” Isles head coach Barry Trotz noted this week as his squad continued to prepare for next Wednesday night’s season opener against
Isles still believe ‘D’ is the key to victory
The New York Islanders lost key defensemen Johnny Boychuk and Devon Toews during their brief offseason. One thing they refuse to lose, however, is their committment to defense. “The teams that are good defensively are the teams that lasted,” Isles head coach Barry Trotz noted this week as his squad continued to prepare for next Wednesday night’s season opener against
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Islanders sign Ryan Pulock to two-year contract
The New York Islanders have emerged as a legitimate Eastern Conference contender over the past several years due mostly to their stinginess in the defensive zone. But that doesn’t mean they don’t like to get a bit of scoring from their blueliners as well. Ryan Pulock, New York’s most offensive defenseman, proved that point Wednesday when the Isles re-signed the
One-year deal gives Josh Ho-Sang another shot with Islanders
Talent isn’t everything. Especially when you don’t even get a chance to prove how talented you truly are. Josh Ho-Sang, once a prized prospect in the New York Islanders’ organization and selected 28th overall in the 2014 NHL Draft, may be getting his chance to show off some of his formidable hockey skills next season. If, of course, he can
Anders Lee reflects on Islanders’ trip to conference finals
Whether they played at Downtown’s Barclays Center, the renovated Nassau Coliseum in Uniondale, New York, or at the NHL’s bubble sites in Toronto or Edmonton, Alberta, the New York Islanders put together their best season in nearly three decades this past year. And team captain Anders Lee was right in the middle of it. “It’ll be a season for any
An ‘agonizing decision’: NEC cancels indoor track championships
Less than two weeks after confirming its decision to cancel its entire fall sports schedule, the Northeast Conference was forced to make what league commissioner Noreen Morris referred to as an “agonizing decision” regarding a winter event. The NEC announced Monday that it is canceling the 2021 Indoor Track and Field Championships, originally scheduled to take place between Feb. 19-20
Facing salary cap, Islanders trade Devon Toews to Avalanche
After expressing his pleasure with last week’s NHL Draft, New York Islanders team president Lou Lamoriello went right back to work. The reigning NHL General Manager of the Year and Hall of Fame executive made a pair of trades this week, including one he admittedly didn’t want to make. “[The salary cap] certainly played a role, unfortunately,” Lamoriello ceded after
Isles sign Sebastian Aho to two-year contract
While preparing for this week’s NHL Draft and awaiting replies from his restricted free agents regarding their respective qualifying offers, New York Islanders team president Lou Lamoriello did manage to take care of some business Monday. The reigning NHL General Manager of the Year signed prospect Sebastian Aho to a two-year contract, making the budding defenseman the first of the
Isles eager to finish what they started
It’s been 3 1/2 months since Anthony Cirelli’s overtime goal ended the New York Islanders’ magical, albeit COVID-interrupted, 2019-20 season in Game 6 of the Eastern Conference Finals last September
New York Islanders won’t be back in Brooklyn next year
It’s bye-bye Brooklyn all over again. New York Islanders general manager Lou Lamoriello quelled the hopes of borough residents eager for another season of NHL hockey Tuesday, indicating that Downtown’s
Isles end season on the cusp of bigger, better things
The New York Islanders fell short of their ultimate goal: delivering the franchise’s first trip to the Stanley Cup Finals since 1984. But the long, hard grind to the Eastern
Isles look to force Game 7 vs Lightning
In their first do-or-die game of the season, the New York Islanders did just enough to continue playing at the NHL’s bubble site in Edmonton, Alberta. “Our guys didn’t waver,”
New York falls behind 2-0 in Eastern Conference finals
The New York Islanders rediscovered their grittiness and hard-nosed defensive style Wednesday night in Edmonton, Alberta. Now, they just have to figure out a way to actually beat the Tampa
Isles face first series deficit in Cup chase
The New York Islanders weren’t interested in making excuses after their 8-2 humiliation at the hands of the Tampa Bay Lightning in Game 1 of the Eastern Conference finals at