Jiggs McDonald has been a NHL play-by-play announcer for more than 40 years, having been the original voice of both the Los Angeles Kings and Atlanta Flames before spending 15 seasons with the New York Islanders alongside Eddie Westfall, calling three Stanley Cup Winning teams. Having announced over 3,000 NHL ...

In this week’s column, I’m going to break down the top prospects, both skaters and goaltenders, for the future of the organization. The success the Islanders have had this year has relied largely on organizational depth following the successful offseason Garth Snow and the front office had, adding both proven ...

In the latest edition of the IslesBlog Podcast, Joe Buono and Tom de Luca are joined by Chris King, the play-by-play voice of the Islanders on WRHU 88.7FM. Kinger tells us what has surprised him most about the Islanders outstanding first 46 games, the impact Johnny Boychuk has made in the ...

A special edition of #PTIsles this week. We have WFAN’s Isles Columnists Daniel Friedman and Jeff Capellini’s back and forth on where Halak matches up in the East, what would make this season a success, where the Islanders will finish come April, and tons more. Listen Here

In the latest edition of the IslesBlog Podcast, Joe Buono and Tom de Luca are joined Steve Mears, co-host of NHL Live on the NHL Network. Steve talks about his time as the play by play voice of the Islanders, what he learned from Islanders broadcast team and his transition from the booth to the studio. ...

In the latest edition of the IslesBlog Podcast, Joe Buono and Tom de Luca are joined by New York Times NHL writer Allan Kreda. Allan reacts to the Islanders 7-4 matinee win over the Philadelphia Flyers heading into the All Star Break, John Tavares’ hot streak, the steady play of Nikolai ...

(Courtesy of Vine User Matt Martin’s Ego) YES! YES! YES! DiPietro has officially jumped back on the wagon that is the Islanders! Someone get him a Jersey and get him to drop a puck or two. Hell, get him on the bench as the Team’s Director of Morale. Rollin’ into ...

Hello fellow Islander fans and welcome to the first installment of the new weekly prospect column here on IslesBlog. Now I am aware that many of you are scratching your heads asking “Who is this guy, and where did he come from?” If you didn’t catch the very hush announcement of ...

Disclaimer: My column is intended to be entirely satirical. It should not be taken seriously, and in no way should you actually implement any of my advice in real life. Smile, people. IslesTwitter. From the outside, it seems like it’d be a nice place for Islanders fans to discuss what’s happening ...

hey stand. They cheer. They chant. But where will they stand and cheer and chant next year? Section 329 has grown larger and louder this season, gaining new unofficial “members” and notoriety with every Islanders home game during the final season at Nassau Coliseum including a feature story by Allan Kreda in the New ...