Bridgeport Report November 3-4 Ashley Coombs | November 5, 2012 With the lockout focusing our attention on the AHL, here’s the first installment of a biweekly report covering the Isle’s AHL affiliate, the Bridgeport Sound Tigers. The Bridgeport Report…
Isles Future Stars Are Growing Together as Sound Tigers in the AHL Ashley Coombs | November 2, 2012 Prior to September 16, 2012, NHL teams sent more than 50 young players to the AHL to continue their development while the reality of a lockout threatened to cancel…
New York Islanders Need A New TV Deal Michael Gwizdala | October 29, 2012 As one may already know by now, the New York Islanders will be getting a new home to play hockey in 2015. The Isles will showcase their talents at the…
New York Islanders Get New Lease on New York Life Anatoliy Metter | October 25, 2012 After years of speculation, countless proposals, and endless rejections, the New York Islanders have finally cemented their stay in the New York area. Charles Wang, along with Bruce Ratner, Marty…
With Formal Approval at Hand, Seattle to Shop for NHL, NBA Teams Walter McLaughlin | September 24, 2012 If at first you don’t succeed, try, try again. Then quit. No use being a damn fool about it— W.C. Fields There’s no way to know whether or not Seattle…
The Lockout Gives Nassau a Glimpse of Life Without the NY Islanders John Imossi | September 19, 2012 Since Saturday night when the collective bargaining agreement ran out, the NHL has officially been in a lockout. As the fight between the owners and the players association goes on,…
NHL Arbitrator Upholds Visnovsky Trade John Imossi | September 12, 2012 It seems that one thing after another had been going bad for the Islanders this summer, but finally the Islanders received some good news. Nearly three months after the June…
The Five Most Successful NHL Franchises Since the 2004-05 Lockout Walter McLaughlin | September 10, 2012 If at first you don’t succeed, try, try again. Then quit. There’s no point in being a damn fool about it— W.C. Fields If W.C. was right, the Los Angeles…
Fantasy Hockey Preview: A Dramatic Atlantic Anatoliy Metter | September 9, 2012 This is part 6 of 6: After all was said and done in the 2011-2012 NHL season, four teams from the Eastern Conference’s Atlantic Division had secured a playoff…
NHL Lockout Ramifications: New York Islanders John Imossi | August 29, 2012 The summer has not been good for the Islanders, even by their standards. With the only major acquisition to a last place team trying to get out already, it seems…
NY Islanders Rebuild: The Draft John Imossi | August 13, 2012 It has been a pretty bad offseason for the Islanders. They lost more talent than they got in free agency, made one big move to get Lubomir Visnovsky, who is…
How the East Has Fared Post-Lockout Meesh Shanmugam | August 13, 2012 As fans CONTINUE to patiently wait for the NHL and NHLPA to negotiate a new Collective Bargaining Agreement (CBA), many are reminded of a time just eight years ago when…