From Victors to Vanquished: An Overlook of Islander Hockey From The Mid ’90s Until The Present Day Anatoliy Metter | December 24, 2011 During the late twentieth century, the National Hockey League experienced some substantial growth as expansion franchises were added into the league. While many expansion franchises experienced various forms of success,…
8 Ways To (legally) Circumvent The NHL Salary Cap Fred Poulin | December 21, 2011 In the era of the salary cap ($64,300,000 this season), some NHL teams must juggle with numbers to find a way to stay under the maximum salary payroll allowed by…
A Look at the New York Islanders Five Years in the Future Chris Leyden | December 20, 2011 The New York Islanders have been forced into making a few call-ups over the past weeks after their regulars have gone down with a variety of injuries. One of these…
WJC Memories: 2009 Canada Gold Medal Team. Salim Valji | December 19, 2011 The 2009 World Junior Hockey Hockey Championships were held in Ottawa Ontario and featured a Canadian team looking to go for an impressive 5th consecutive gold medal. Coached by Pat…
New York Islanders: Marty Reasoner is a Borderline Bust Chris Leyden | December 13, 2011 The New York Islanders were quiet this past off-season, some would say too quiet, and only brought in a single new NHL veteran to the team made a single splash…
Corey Trivino kicked from Boston University THW Archives | December 13, 2011 Corey Trivino, the New York Islanders 2nd round pick in 2008, was as high as a kite up until Sunday night. Then things took a turn for the worst. Leading…
Current NHL Standings Using New Realignment Brendan Ross | December 6, 2011 On Monday afternoon the NHL’s Board of Governors agreed to implement the proposed four conference re-alignment beginning for the 2012-2013 National Hockey League season. The new format will divide the…
Fantasy Hockey Chutes And Ladders: Stuffing Time! Chris Wassel | November 22, 2011 We have survived many calamities this early fantasy hockey season but not comes the next November edition of “Chutes And Ladders”. Riding the fortunes of a fantasy hockey team…
Islanders Fail With New Third Jersey Michael Viola | November 21, 2011 Last Wednesday the New York Islanders kept with their tradition of debuting terrible looking jerseys by, well, debuting a terrible looking jersey. We are all familiar, unfortunately, with the fisherman…
Long Faces on the Island: What’s Wrong With the Isles? James Neveau | November 20, 2011 Jim Neveau, Senior NHL Correspondent The New York Islanders came into this season with some really high hopes for the future. They went all out this off-season to keeping their…
Sidney Crosby to Return Monday Mike Colligan | November 20, 2011 The Pittsburgh Penguins announced on Sunday afternoon that Sidney Crosby will return to the lineup on Monday night at home against the New York Islanders.
Can Nino Niederreiter Turn the Islanders Season Around? Rich Klennert | November 18, 2011 After a 3-1-0 start the New York Islanders quickly went on a downward spiral going 2-7-3 in their last 12 games, reminiscent of their awful 21 game stretch last season.…