Posts About "Oliver Wahlstrom"
Islanders' Internal Options to Fix Scoring Woes
January 13th, 2020 The New York Islanders are one of the best teams in the NHL, but they struggle to find consistent secondary scoring. While being the fifth-best team in the league in goals allowed per game, the Islanders rank only 26th in goals for. Lou Lamoriello has made one trade since becoming the Islanders president/general manager in 2018,...
Islanders' Lamoriello Has Work to Do
December 30th, 2019 New York Islanders fans can tell you all about bad general managing. In the last two decades, the Islanders had both Mike Milbury and Garth Snow in charge. Fortunately for New York, they were able to take advantage of being so far under the salary cap - they were forced to acquire players from teams above the cap. Nick Leddy and Johnny...
Veterans and Rookies Helping Out Islanders’ Farm Team
December 6th, 2019 While the New York Islanders are having a terrific season in the NHL, they have many prospects and a mix of veterans playing for the Bridgeport Sound Tigers in the American Hockey League. Their season has not gone as planned, but they’ve had notable players make an impact. They were recently on a four-game winning streak and have a...
Islanders Prospects Force Coaching Staff to Make Big Decisions
November 4th, 2019 The New York Islanders started off this season with some question marks and one of those focused on the talented prospect pool. Who would be the first call-up was up for debate early in September. There are players that fanbases get excited about from the moment they're drafted. That is the case for former 2018 first-round picks...
Islanders Continue to Shuffle Middle-Six Forwards
October 24th, 2019 With the New York Islanders riding a four-game winning streak, they're not quite rearranging the deck chairs on the Titanic, but head coach Barry Trotz continues to shuffle his middle-six forwards in the absence of Jordan Eberle. Tom Kuhnhackl, Michael Dal Colle, and Oliver Wahlstrom have made appearances next to Brock Nelson and Josh...
Islanders' Wahlstrom "Not out of Place" in NHL Debut
October 15th, 2019 The New York Islanders defeated the defending Stanley Cup champion St. Louis Blues on Monday afternoon in dramatic fashion, scoring two goals late in the third period before Mathew Barzal set up Devon Toews for the game-winning goal in overtime. Through the first 54 and a half minutes, the Islanders seemed to be on cruise control,...
Islanders' Overtime Magic Helping Begin Season
October 15th, 2019 It seemed like the season was coming to an end after the New York Islanders started 1-3, but after back-to-back wins in the extra session, all seems to be good on Long Island. The Islanders defeated the Florida Panthers 3-2 on Saturday, before beating the reigning Stanley Cup champions, the St. Louis Blues, in overtime Monday afternoon....
Islanders Prospects Are the Key to Offensive Success
August 28th, 2019 This past season, the New York Islanders were the best defensive team in hockey, only allowing 191 goals, nine fewer than the second-ranked Dallas Stars, and 110 fewer than the last-place Ottawa Senators. The play of both Robin Lehner and Thomas Greiss, as well as the coaching of Jack Adams winner Barry Trotz, turned the Islanders...
5 Islanders Prospects Key to Long-Term Success
August 10th, 2019 The New York Islanders have the fundamentals and depth in place for this team to be not only competitive but contenders for the next decade. This quiet offseason, to much of the chagrin to the fanbase, is quiet for a reason. Their farm system. With upcoming unrestricted free agent contracts that expire at this end of this season and...
Islanders' Wahlstrom Expected to Leave Boston College
March 28th, 2019 New York Islanders prospect Oliver Wahlstrom will reportedly leave Boston College after just one season with the program. Despite high expectations, it was a rocky campaign for the Eagles who finished with a 14-22-3 record. Oliver Wahlstrom was selected by the New York Islanders in the first round of the 2018 NHL Entry Draft. (Amy...
Islanders' Wahlstrom Sticking With BC
November 23rd, 2018 The rumors have swirled, and now they have reached their end. The United States Hockey League's Tri-City Storm added Oliver Wahlstrom to their roster on Thursday, sparking speculation that the Boston College freshman could be leaving the NCAA. BC has since refuted these rumors, indicating that he will be staying with the college...
NCAA Makes Splash at 2018 NHL Draft
June 25th, 2018 College hockey players and commits made up for 67 of the 217 picks in the 2018 NHL Entry Draft. Seven of them were selected in the first round, including both Brady Tkachuk and Quinn Hughes who found their new homes within the first ten picks. The NCAA has made an ever-increasing impact on the NHL as 32% of the league's players this...
Islanders Have Successful Draft Weekend
June 25th, 2018 The 2018 NHL Entry Draft in Dallas, Texas, has come to an end, and despite speculation, the New York Islanders held onto all eight of their draft picks. The speculation prior arose for numerous reasons. The team lacks a number one goaltender and could use an upgrade on defense. With picks number 11 and 12 overall and two more...
