Posts About "Adam Pelech"
Islanders' Pelech and Mayfield Ready to Step Up
June 13th, 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. With Ryan Pulock and Devon Toews in the AHL as well, the Islanders have organizational depth. Islanders Forced to Make Decisions on Defence With the need to...
Preview: Islanders Host Panthers in Key Matchup
January 11th, 2017 The New York Islanders will host the Florida Panthers for the only time this season in a rematch of last season's opening-round playoff series. The Islanders look to end a two-game losing streak tonight. They will turn to Thomas Greiss in goal. Greiss has played well of late, especially since the Isles sent Jaroslav Halak down to...
Scott Mayfield's Role with the Islanders
July 13th, 2016 The Islanders have re-signed restricted-free agent defenseman Scott Mayfield to a two-year contract with a $625K AAV. The 23-year-old has played 11 regular-season games over the last two seasons, scoring one goal. What stands out is that the deal is one way, meaning Mayfield is no longer waiver exempt. If the...
Islanders Defensemen Fill In Nicely For Boychuk And Hamonic
January 18th, 2016 The Islanders lost two of their top-three defensemen in a span of a week early this month when Johnny Boychuk and Travis Hamonic went down with injuries. Boychuk injured his shoulder December 31st vs the Buffalo Sabres and Hamonic injured his ankle January 7th against the Washington Capitals. New York was to be without the two for...
How The Islanders Cope with Johnny Boychuk's Injury
January 5th, 2016 The Islanders will have to deal with the reality that defenseman Johnny Boychuk will be out 4-6 weeks with an upper-body injury. Boychuk suffered the injury on New Year's Eve against the Buffalo Sabres when he crashed into the board after missing a hit on Sabres forward Jack Eichel. Boychuk will not need surgery for the injury, likely...
Who Is Adam Pelech?
November 10th, 2015 The Islanders announced Monday that they have recalled Adam Pelech from Bridgeport of the American Hockey League. The 21-year-old defenseman was selected in the third round (65th overall) in the 2012 NHL Draft. Why Pelech? The Islanders decided on calling up Pelech over their 2013 first-round pick Ryan Pulock for a couple of reasons....
