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Michael Petersell

I'm Mike Petersell. I have previously written on workplace learning for Many Ways to Learn. Now I'm covering the NY Islanders for The Hockey Writers.

Isles’ Rookie Barzal and His 3 Big Nights

Michael Petersell | August 14, 2018

At the beginning of the 2016-17 season, the New York Islanders took the opportunity to see how their two first-round picks from the 2015 draft would perform at the NHL…

Isles Counting on Trotz to Be a Winner

Michael Petersell | August 10, 2018

Will Barry Trotz become the New York Islanders’ most successful coach since Al Arbour? That’s what Lou Lamoriello had in mind when he signed Trotz to a five-year deal in…

3 Islanders We Love to Hate On

Michael Petersell | August 5, 2018

When things aren’t going well for a team, their fans get frustrated. Scoring droughts, short-side goals, and losing streaks drive fans crazy, leaving them looking for targets onto which they…

Isles Not Likely to Reunite Cizikas, Martin & Clutterbuck

Michael Petersell | July 29, 2018

On July 3, the Toronto Maple Leafs traded forward Matt Martin back to the New York Islanders in exchange for minor-league goaltender Eamon McAdam. This move generated some joy and…

In Defense of the Islanders’ Defensemen

Michael Petersell | July 25, 2018

Last season, the New York Islanders totaled only 80 points in the standings ending up with a seventh-place finish in the Metropolitan Division and missing the playoffs for the second…

Islanders at Home – A House Divided

Michael Petersell | July 19, 2018

Being a New York Islanders fan is not easy. Since the early 1980s when the team won four consecutive Stanley Cups, playoff appearances have been few and far between, making…

How Losing John Tavares Hurts the Islanders

Michael Petersell | July 14, 2018

It has been nearly a two weeks since the start of free agency. July 1 was the day that the New York Islanders lost John Tavares, their captain and star player…

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