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.

Islanders Sending Tonelli and Goring to the Rafters

Matt Rothman | December 21, 2019

The New York Islanders have been very selective with which jerseys they retire, but, it was announced on Wednesday that both Butch Goring and John Tonelli’s numbers will be retired…

Islanders’ 3 Stars of the Week: Dec. 9-15

Matt Rothman | December 17, 2019

While the New York Islanders’ trip out west to California did not go well, their trip to Florida produced a pair of wins against the Tampa Bay Lightning and the Florida…

Islanders’ 3 Stars of the Week: Dec. 2-8

Matt Rothman | December 10, 2019

After a light schedule to start the season, the New York Islanders’ pace has quickly ramped up, with four games in six days this past week. The Islanders started the week off with…

Islanders’ Most Memorable Opening Nights

Matt Rothman | December 9, 2019

While the New York Islanders get ready for the 2019-20 season, they look begin with a memorable win. In their history, they have really struggled on opening night. They come…

Islanders’ Adjustments Leading to Overtime Success

Matt Rothman | December 8, 2019

Since the 3-on-3 overtime has been in effect since the 2015-16 season, it sure seems like the New York Islanders have figured out how to be successful in the extra…

Veterans and Rookies Helping Out Islanders’ Farm Team

Matt Rothman | December 6, 2019

While the New York Islanders are having a terrific season in the NHL, they have many prospects and a mix of veterans playing for the Bridgeport Sound Tigers in the…

Islanders’ Top 5 Postseason Wins This Decade

Matt Rothman | December 4, 2019

As the New York Islanders seem to have finally established themselves as a regular playoff team, this past decade has had some memorable postseason games. They were able to win…

5 Greatest Islanders’ Regular Season Wins This Decade

Matt Rothman | December 4, 2019

This past decade of New York Islanders hockey has sort of been what their entire history has been like. They had a couple of strong seasons recently, like their Stanley…

Islanders’ 3 Stars of the Week: Nov. 24-Dec. 1

Matt Rothman | December 3, 2019

For one of the rare times this season, the New York Islanders went through a tough stretch, but still managed to pull out a divisional win against the Columbus Blue…

Islanders Can’t Let Recent Skid Define Them

Matt Rothman | November 28, 2019

Everything seemed to be going great on Long Island with their 17-game point streak, but the New York Islanders just finished up a west coast road trip to California, where…

Islanders’ Quarter-Mark Awards in 2019-20

Matt Rothman | November 27, 2019

As the New York Islanders completed their 22nd game of the season and are more than a quarter of the way through the regular season, we look back at who…

Islanders’ 3 Stars of the Week

Matt Rothman | November 25, 2019

It was another terrific week for the New York Islanders, as the hottest team in the NHL extended their point streak to 17 games. They defeated the Pittsburgh Penguins in…