IBO Boxing Honesty and Integrity
Oh Captain, my Captain. John Tavares went on Toronto’s SportsNet 590 The Fan to discuss, of all things, Toronto Blue Jays baseball. The conversation quickly turned from “Joey Bats” and Melvin Upton Jr. to more pressing matters for New York Islanders fans: what will happen on July 1, 2018. Tavares is slated ...
Read More »John Tavares Wins Shooting Accuracy Competition (Video)
New York Islanders captain John Tavares won the Accuracy Shooting Competition at the 2016 NHL All Star Game on Saturday night. As trivial as the NHL All Star Game and its festivities may appear, it’s no small feat to win the accuracy shooting competition. New York Islanders captain John Tavares ...
Read More »The Morning Skate Game 14: Islanders at Canadiens
Ohhhhh Canada. The New York Islanders head north of the border for the first time in the 2015-16 season on Thursday, as they take on the Montreal Canadiens at the Bell Centre. The Canadiens are off to a scorching hot start-(11-2-1, 23 points)-and are the early favorites for the President’s ...
Read More »Get Well Soon, John Tavares
On Halloween, Islanders head coach Jack Capuano did not hand out treats to the media and the fans when he said that captain John Tavares would not play before the Isles matinee game against the New Jersey Devils. Cappy would keep the captain’s reason for being out of the line-up ...
Read More »The Morning Skate Game 9: Isles vs. Flames
The New York Islanders return home to the Barclays Center on Monday to take on the Calgary Flames in a cross-conference matchup. The Isles currently sit at 5-2-1 (11 points) which puts them 3rd in the Metropolitan Division behind the New York Rangers and the Washington Capitals. The Isles are ...
Read More »New York Islanders: Seven Early-Season Thoughts
Through six games, the New York Islanders have a record of 4-1-1. Their only loss and overtime loss is to the defending Stanley Cup Champion Chicago Blackhawks. In each of those wins, which were against the Winnipeg Jets, Nashville Predators, San Jose Sharks, and Columbus Blue Jackets, the Isles have ...
Read More »The Morning Skate: Game 6 Isles at Blue Jackets
The New York Islanders look to keep their three game winning streak alive as they skate into Columbus to take on the Blue Jackets tonight at Nationwide Arena. Columbus has had a disastrous start to their season, beginning the year 0-6-0 after many NHL insiders considered them a favorite to ...
Read More »Islanders Player Twitter Power Rankings
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 ...
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