Posts About "Scott Malkin"

The New 'Mr. Islander'

August 5th, 2016 There have been whispers by hockey fans, NHL insiders, and even organizations around the league that maybe John Tavares would leave the New York Islanders after his contract ends in 2018. The thinking being that the Islanders have a good team and are a nice organization, but Tavares would leave to find a team that can take him to the...

Dreaming of the Islanders Return to Long Island

July 26th, 2016 Ever since the New York Islanders left Long Island, the entire fan base, and most residents have been hoping for a return. To put it mildly, it seemed like a long shot. Even with the new ownership group of Scott Malkin and Jonathan Ledecky, the talk of moving the team back to Long Island was very quiet at best. With the recent news of a...

Critical Time for Islanders Top Brass

July 7th, 2016 This season was a successful one for the New York Islanders; which was timely for Islanders general manager Garth Snow and head coach Jack Capuano. Reason being, Scott Malkin and Jonathan Ledecky have officially taken over as owners of the franchise. The Islanders ended their streak of 23 years without winning a playoff series....

New York Islanders Owners are on the Clock

June 11th, 2016 Come July 1st the New York Islanders organization begins a new chapter. Majority ownership transfers from Charles Wang to Scott Malkin and Jonathan Ledecky. With such an important and busy offseason ahead the New York Islanders owners are on the clock. Thank You Charles Wang Islander fans owe everything to Charles Wang. Yes there have...

Meet the Islanders New Owners

November 11th, 2014 On August 19th, the news fans had been waiting for, for a long time was finally reported by Arthur Staple from Newsday. It was reported that Charles Wang was selling a majority stake in the Islanders to London-based investor Scott Malkin and former Washington Capitals minority owner Jonathan Ledecky.

How a Billionaire's Mistress Changed the Islanders' Destiny

August 25th, 2014 Just a few years ago a gathering of NHL owners could be confused for a Bond villain reunion. Leading these Old Mustache Pete’s you had “Dollar” Bill Wirtz who choked the Chicago faithful with pitiful player payrolls, blacking out local games and being a reprehensible owner to the point he was booed during his own moment of...