IBO Boxing Honesty and Integrity
Twitter launched 9 years ago today. No Twitter, No #IslesTwitter. Could you imagine such a world? Maybe Arthur Staple could. In honor of Twitter’s birthday, IslesBlog offers you the New York Islanders Twitter Power Rankings: 1. John Tavares (@91Tavares) – 115.2K Followers, 134 Following The Islanders Captain doesn’t take to ...
Read More »Isles Need To Capitalize On Tavares' Cap Number
What do Travis Zajac, Thomas Vanek and Ryan Callahan all have in common? They will all make more money than Islanders Captain John Tavares this season. In fact, 60 NHL players will be paid more than the 6 million Tavares is slated to earn during the 2015-16 season. Listen, I think ...
Read More »Islanders Fans Are In For Sticker Shock As Single Game Tickets Go On Sale
Remember the days of free bonus tickets, Stubhub processing fees costing more than your actual game tickets, and always being able to afford to go to games? Well, Islanders fans are in for some sticker shock. On Monday, July 6, Islanders season-ticket holders were given the exclusive opportunity to purchase ...
Read More »A Recap of The Draft and a Look Ahead
Next season can’t come soon enough if you’re an Islanders fan. Here’s a look at what’s to come in 2015-16 and beyond. 2015 Draft Picks: Mathew Barzal (1st, 16th overall): A top 10 talent that just happened to fall right into Garth Snow’s lap. Barzal is crafty forward, who could be ...
Read More »Isles Lock Up Lee On A 4 Year Deal
After being a healthy scratch in Games 6 and 7 of the Isles’ playoff series vs the Washington this Spring, Anders Lee showed he holds no ill will towards the team and Garth Snow showed the front office still believes in the 24 year old winger, signing him to a 4 year deal worth ...
Read More »What Will The Islanders Third Jersey Look Like?
The Black & White third jerseys are coming, but what will they look like? Ever since it was announced that the Islanders would be moving to Brooklyn for the 2015-2016 season, fans begged and pleaded with Barclays Center CEO Brett Yormark to not adopt a jersey style similar to that ...
Read More »IsleBlog Podcast: WFAN.com's Daniel Friedman on Isles Draft Day Moves & More
It’s the NHL Draft edition of the IslesBlog Podcast as Joe Buono is joined by Islanders columnist for WFAN.com, Daniel Friedman. Joe and Dan discuss Garth Snow trading Griffin Reinhart to Edmonton to snag Mathew Barzal with the 16th overall pick and moving back into the 1st round to select Anthony Beauvillier. Later, the reasons why Michael Grabner wasn’t moved, what ...
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