Posts About "Nikolai Kulemin"
Three Islanders Who Need To Bounce Back in 2016-17
August 29th, 2016 The New York Islanders had a strange 2015-16 season. They did advance in the Stanley Cup playoffs for the first time since 1993 but it seemed like everyone not named Thomas Greiss had a down year. The young core of forwards (Brock Nelson, Anders Lee and Ryan Strome) all struggled at some point last season. Strome had an all-around...
2006 Leafs Draft Picks: Where Are They Now?
May 25th, 2016 With the 2016 NHL Draft coming up in a month, it will mark 10 years since the 2006 NHL Draft. Prospects drafted in that class are now 28 to 30 years old, in the prime of a player's hockey career. The Toronto Maple Leafs drafted seven players in 2006, starting with the 13th overall pick. Usually, two or three draft picks turn into...
Islanders Forward Kulemin Called To Team Russia
May 9th, 2016 As the New York Islanders lost the second round playoff series against the Tampa Bay Lightning with a 4-1 score, the Russian Hockey Federation asked forward Nikolai Kulemin to join Team Russia at the 2016 IIHF WC in Moscow and St. Petersburg, Russia. In the 2016 playoffs, Kulemin scored one goal and four points in 11 games. Kulemin,...
Petrov Coming to Brooklyn After Long Wait
June 3rd, 2015 Kirill Petrov was a pretty well thought of prospect heading into the 2008 NHL Draft. However, due to a pre-existing contract in Russia and uncertainty if he would ever come to North America his stock dropped and the Islanders managed to grab him in the third round. As the years passed by, most fans began to doubt that Petrov would...
Isles Surprising First Half Performers
January 23rd, 2015 Over the course of the season, all sports teams have surprise performers both that excite fans and at the same time disappoint them as well. The Islanders haven't been an exception to that in their excellent first half as many players have surprised fans, both good and bad. Strome Coming of Age As I alluded to in a recent post,...
Flyers Backcheck: Isles Dump Flyers in Final Nassau Meeting
January 19th, 2015 That isn't exactly how the Flyers would like to remember their final game at the run-down Nassau Coliseum. After combining for just one shootout goal in November, a combined 11 goals were registered in the afternoon matinee. Unfortunately for Philly, seven of those goals belonged to the Isles, who took the final Nassau meeting between...
