IBO Boxing Honesty and Integrity
The crisp gold and red hue of the surrounding tree foliage. That distinct smell the air takes on, with the coming cold-front arriving. It’s hockey season, baby, and it couldn’t come at a better time. With a new hockey season comes new hope. A new hope that the boys will ...
Read More »Bentivenga: Trotz to serve as assistant coach for Canada at '22 Winter Olympics
The 2022 Beijing Winter Olympics are still several months away at this point, but we now know Islanders fans will see at least one familiar face when the games open. As announced by Hockey Canada on Monday morning, Isles head coach Barry Trotz will officially be behind the bench for ...
Read More »Watling: Pelech's deal offers great value for Islanders early on
In an offseason where several defensemen received massive contracts, the hockey community unanimously approved of the Islanders’ deal to lock up Adam Pelech which was announced on Friday. Over the last few years, Pelech, who turns 27 this coming week, has transformed under Barry Trotz to become one of the ...
Read More »Greenberg: Evaluating the Islanders’ season a week after it ended
It’s been six days since the Islanders left the Amalie Arena ice after a gut-wrenching 1-0 loss in game seven. While the sting of the season ending is still relatively fresh, exit interviews have been completed so it’s time to take a look back at the season as a whole. ...
Read More »Bentivenga: Five takeaways from the Islanders semifinal loss to The Lightning
For the second straight postseason, the New York Islanders and Tampa Bay Lightning battled it out for a chance to go to the Stanley Cup Finals. Unfortunately, this postseason ended exactly like last year’s… in heartbreak for the Isles. Congratulations to the Lightning, again. They have an amazing team that ...
Read More »A Matter of Perspective: On Game 7 and Taking in the View
The Islanders are one win away from the Stanley Cup Final. Eleven words I never, ever thought I’d write, type, or express in any form whatsoever. It’s exhilarating, perplexing, and, above all, nerve-wracking. For those of us who did not experience the dynastic era, this is the closest we’ve ever ...
Read More »Repetto: Islanders Come Back Win Pushes Game Seven in Tampa Bay
After falling in Game 5 8-0 against the Tampa Bay Lightning, the New York Islanders needed to scrape up a win to prevent their Stanley Cup dreams from ending in round three. It was no easy task as Brayden Point was again a thorn in the Isles side by opening ...
Read More »Repetto: Barzal Ejected From Game 5 with a Game Misconduct
The Tampa Bay Lightning had already run the score up to 6-0 by the time Mathew Barzal received a major penalty as well as a game misconduct for cross-checking. Barzal and Jan Rutta exchanged words at the close of the second period when the two got into an altercation leading ...
Read More »The Islanders Recipe for Success: Forecheck, Turnover, Counterattack
The opening contest of the New York Islanders& Tampa Bay Lightning series saw the Isles embrace their forecheck that frustrated Tampa Bay’s breakouts and forced turnovers. While the pressure was not constant—the Lightning had the better of play in the opening and closing minutes, as well as during a few ...
Read More »Watling: Islanders' Pageau Line will be Critical for Series Success
After today’s 2-1 victory in Game 1, there is one thing that is apparent: this New York Islanders team is different than last year’s. Sure, the Isles actually won game one as opposed to suffering a horrid loss like in the Edmonton Bubble, but this team dominated in tonight’s win, ...
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