Matt Rothman

Matt Rothman is a 2018 graduate from Florida Gulf Coast University receiving his bachelor degree in journalism. Originally from Long Island, he moved to Parkland shortly after high school. Matt worked as the assistant sports editor for his school paper, eaglenews.com in college becoming just one of nine students in his graduation class to serve over 1,000 community service hours. His goal is to travel to every Major League Baseball stadium, and has been to multiple US Open finals.

2021 Stanley Cup Playoffs Round 1 New York Islanders Pittsburgh Penguins

Islanders Need to Extend Their Positive Playoff Record Over the Penguins

Matt Rothman | May 15, 2021

For the second time in three years, the New York Islanders will face the Pittsburgh Penguins in the opening round of the playoffs. The Islanders swept the series back in…

3 Islanders That Have Stepped Up Down the Stretch

Matt Rothman | May 4, 2021

The month of April was certainly an interesting one to say the least. As the New York Islanders started to struggle, the New York Rangers defeated the New Jersey Devils…

Islanders’ Fourth Line Struggling Down the Stretch

Matt Rothman | April 27, 2021

For most of the past few seasons, the New York Islanders have had the best fourth line in the NHL. They have been able to contribute offensively as well as…

Bridgeport Sound Tigers Having Historically Bad Season

Matt Rothman | April 16, 2021

While the New York Islanders are having a very strong season, their AHL affiliate is having a year they would like to forget. After their season was postponed in 2019-20,…

Islanders Have Options to Replace Komarov on the Top Line

Matt Rothman | April 8, 2021

Since Anders Lee went out with a season-ending injury, the New York Islanders are 8-4. They replaced a player in Lee with Kieffer Bellows for a couple of games before…

New York Islanders Three Stars of the Month

New York Islanders’ 3 Stars of March

Matt Rothman | April 1, 2021

It was another strong month for the New York Islanders despite them finishing with back-to-back losses against the Pittsburgh Penguins. Altogether, the Islanders went 11-4-0 in 15 games and sit…

New York Islanders’ Midseason Awards

Matt Rothman | March 27, 2021

It has certainly been another terrific season for the New York Islanders. Despite playing in one of the league’s toughest divisions, they are currently in first place. As the Islanders…

New York Islanders Wahlstrom & Sorokin in the Calder Race

Islanders’ Wahlstrom & Sorokin Making Strong Calder Cases

Matt Rothman | March 24, 2021

There was very little change from the New York Islanders’ roster from the 2019-20 team that made a run to the Eastern Conference Final. The two new additions, though, have…

Islanders and Dobson Benefitting From Toews Trade

Matt Rothman | March 11, 2021

Often when a team trades away top-four defensemen, they will have a tough time replacing him. For the New York Islanders, that has hardly been the case as Noah Dobson…

New York Islanders’ 3 Stars of the Month – February 2021

Matt Rothman | March 2, 2021

It was a strange month of February for the New York Islanders. They had five days off to start after having two games postponed against the Buffalo Sabres and then…

Checking in on Former Islanders Greiss, Toews & Brassard

Matt Rothman | February 25, 2021

The New York Islanders have nearly the same team as the one that made it to the Eastern Conference Final in the playoff bubble. After Ilya Sorokin arrived from the…

Islanders Seeing Results From Eberle & Bailey Swap

Matt Rothman | February 17, 2021

The New York Islanders have pretty much dressed the same roster through their first 15 games of the season. They have had a few players rotate in on the third…