Rob McGowan is our Islanders correspondent
I am a current Grad student at CUNY Queens, recently graduated from Stony Brook University with a Bachelor’s Degree in English with a History Minor. I am a USA Hockey Ice Official but still find time to play the game as much as I can. I have played hockey for years and have even coached my former high school roller hockey team. Most importantly, I am also a member of the NYI Blog Box, a program run by the New York Islanders that supplies media credentials to bloggers to attend Isles games with access to the post-game press conferences with the opportunity to interview players and coaches. With the youth movement in full swing I have been covering the seasonal development of all the Islanders, particularly the players who are the future of the franchise. The goal of my blog is to provide a realistic approach as what to expect out of the Isles younger players and how actions over the course of the season will affect them while monitoring their progress as well.
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- Isles Begin Looking To The Draft - 2010-03-12
According to Chris Botta’s blog at Islanders Point Blank, Garth Snow has admitted that next year’s goal for his team will be to make the [...] - Isles Need To Return To Team Toughness - 2010-03-08
This topic has been beaten like a drum all season long, but it will continue to come up as long as hits like the one [...] - Isles Keep Rol’n With Three Goalies - 2010-03-03
First off, I am just glad to say that my BlackBerry lasted an entire day of constant Internet abuse, text messages, emails and BBMs that [...] - Rick Is Out Once Again - 2010-03-01
It has been reported on twitter by Islanders Newsday reporter, Katie Strang and Islanders Point Blank blogger, Chris Botta as well as other various writers [...] - MacDonald Extended, Sutton In Limbo - 2010-02-27
Andrew MacDonald was recently signed to a four year contract extension just a few days ago. The 23-year old defenseman has registered one goal and [...] - Where Do The Isles Stand? - 2010-02-20
Andy Sutton said it best after the Islanders gave up a two-goal lead in the third period to the Ottawa Senators on Valentine’s Day last [...] - 5 For Fighting? Or 15? - 2010-02-13
Today the Islanders hosted the Tampa Bay Lightning in an exciting Eastern Conference match-up with both teams clawing away at a playoff berth with just [...] - Are The Isles To Part Ways With Sutton And Roloson? - 2010-02-12
Today is Friday. And since I do not have to commute, park and stay awake through my Grad classes today, I am forced by the man [...] - One-On-One With John Tavares - 2010-02-06
John Tavares had the label of a future NHL star over his head since he was a young teenager playing in Juniors. After being selected [...] - Kovalchuk hopes gone, Philadelphia moves on - 2010-02-05
With just under a month until the official NHL Trade Deadline, all of the speculations involving one of the biggest players on the market, Ilya [...] - Brendan Witt Goes From IR To Waivers - 2010-02-03
Brendan Witt has gone from the Injured Reserve to the Waiver wire and will be sent to Bridgeport if he is not claimed by another [...] - Goals For The Islanders Season - 2010-01-31
I was not the Isles correspondent here at The Hockey Writers over the summer or at the start of the season, as I have recently [...] - Live Blog From Nassau Coliseum 1/26 - 2010-01-26
Hey everyone. Once again I will be live blogging the Islanders game tonight from the NYI Blog Box in section 201. Alexander Ovechkin will visit [...] - Should Kyle Okposo Be The Next Isles Captain? - 2010-01-25
There was a heavy debate over the summer on who should be the next Islanders captain after Bill Guerin decided to remain a Pittsburgh Penguin [...] - Michael Peca – Mr. Intangible - 2010-01-20
By Rick Gethin In a career that spanned 13 years, Michael Peca left his mark on players (literally and figuratively), fans and the game of hockey [...] - Click here for the complete archive
- Isles Begin Looking To The Draft - 2010-03-12
