Rumor Rundown: Tavares, Yakupov, Thornton, More on the Move? Jim Parsons | June 27, 2017 With free agency right around the corner, there are all sorts of chatter that some big names may be looking at new homes for the 2017-18 season. Joe Thornton Leaving…
Islanders Are Better After Drafts Patrick Hickey Jr. | June 27, 2017 Following the NHL Expansion and Entry drafts, the New York Islanders are a team to watch. Shedding the salary of Mikhail Grabovski and their third-string goaltender JF Berube, the Isles…
Oilers, Chiarelli Miss Golden Opportunity Rob Soria | June 24, 2017 After watching the Edmonton Oilers reach the second round of the NHL Playoffs for the first time in eleven years, one would have thought Peter Chiarelli would be looking to…
Travis Hamonic Traded to Calgary Flames Brandon Share-Cohen | June 24, 2017 The Travis Hamonic trade saga is finally over. After the young defender made a request to be traded to be closer to his family in Western Canada followed by a rescinding…
Oilers Hand Strome New Lease on Life Rob Soria | June 24, 2017 In the six years that have passed since the New York Islanders used the fifth overall pick in the 2011 NHL Entry Draft to select Ryan Strome, the Mississauga native…
Jordan Eberle Traded to Islanders for Strome Brandon Share-Cohen | June 22, 2017 The Edmonton Oilers have traded forward Jordan Eberle to the New York Islanders in exchange for Ryan Strome, the Oilers announced Thursday following the lifting of the trade freeze. Strome is…
Rumor Rundown: Islanders’ First-Rounder and Player to Golden Knights Jim Parsons | June 20, 2017 It is rumored that there are four potential teams giving their first-round draft picks to the Vegas Golden Knights as part of their plan to protect as many of their…
Islanders Not Scared of Expansion Draft Patrick Hickey Jr. | June 17, 2017 Even if the New York Islanders make a trade before this year’s expansion draft, they will lose a quality player. There’s no way to deny it. However, with depth in…
Islanders’ Pelech and Mayfield Ready to Step Up Patrick Hickey Jr. | June 13, 2017 With the NHL Expansion Draft looming, the New York Islanders could lose two defensemen. The core of any hockey team needs top-flight d-men and the Isles have a talented group.…
Will Matt Duchene Land With the Islanders? Melissa Kramer | June 12, 2017 According to Gord Miller of TSN, the New York Islanders are considered the frontrunners to land Coloroado Avalanche forward Matt Duchene. Islanders fans remember general manager Garth Snow’s non-move, who, after…
Jiggs McDonald: 50 Years of Broadcasting, Islanders & More Patrick Hickey Jr. | June 9, 2017 Jiggs McDonald is one of the most iconic voices in NHL broadcasting history. A member of the Hockey Hall of Fame since 1990, McDonald has done it all. This season,…
Scott Gomez, Luke Richardson Bring Wisdom to Isles’ Bench Melissa Kramer | June 6, 2017 The New York Islanders hired former NHL veteran Scott Gomez as an assistant coach on May 30. The Islanders have three coaches who all have 1,000 games in the NHL under…