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At 35 years old, it feels like Johnny Boychuk isn’t getting any younger. A member of the New York Islanders for five years now, Boychuk is the oldest defenseman in the organization and oldest player on the current team. That might seem like a detriment for an Isles franchise that’s ...

New for the 2019-20 season for Isles Blog, our Rob Taub each Monday will give you his thoughts on five important things to key on for that week’s games for the New York Islanders. The Islanders won’t play this week until Thursday night and that break in between games probably ...

New for the 2019-20 season for Isles Blog, our Rob Taub each Monday will give you his thoughts on five important things to key on for that week’s games for the New York Islanders.  It was a much-needed victory Saturday night for the Islanders, as they defeated the Florida Panthers ...

In the Alumni edition of PTIsles, Joe Buono (@IslesBlog) is joined by Islanders fan favorite and enforcer, Mick Vukota who spent parts of 10 seasons on Long Island. Mick talks about Islanders ownership’s commitment to alumni in recent years and what teammates he’s excited to see on Saturday Night. Later, ...

Calling the fourth game of a season a “measuring stick” seems questionable, but for the New York Islanders, it’s exactly what tomorrow night has become. Tomorrow evening, the Isles square off against the undefeated Carolina Hurricanes down in Raleigh. The Canes, who already have wins over the Canadiens, Lightning, Capitals ...

New for the 2019-20 season for Isles Blog, our Rob Taub each Monday will give you his thoughts on five important things to key on for that week’s games for the New York Islanders.  The New York Islanders got in the win column for the first time this season last ...

Josh Bailey has never scored 20 goals in his ten years of playing in the NHL. He’s almost reached that plateau, the closest coming in 2017-18 when he notched 18 goals. So that begs the question, how fitting would it be this season for Bailey, the longest-tenured member of the ...

New for the 2019-20 season for Isles Blog, our Rob Taub each Monday will give you his thoughts on five important things to key on for that week’s games for the New York Islanders.  The long wait is finally over — hockey season is finally set to get underway Wednesday ...

The New York Islanders are set to open the 2019-20 regular season one week from tomorrow. And what should come as a shock to many, Adam Pelech will most likely be slated on the club’s top defensive pairing opposite Ryan Pulock. That’s the direction head coach Barry Trotz seems to ...

September 23, 2019, is just another ordinary day on the calendar.  But now it will go down as a landmark moment in the history of the New York Islanders. Earlier today, Isles owner Jon Ledecky, New York State Governor Andrew Cuomo and other dignitaries finally put the proverbial shovel in ...