IBO Boxing Honesty and Integrity
With the April 12th trade deadline quickly approaching, the Islanders will need to make a splash if they wish to return Lord Stanley to the Nassau Coliseum one last time.The Isles are currently 16th in goals for per game and 15th in power play percentage. As much as these numbers ...
Read More »New York Islanders announce Nickelodeon Night
You might remember the bit of fun the NFL had when they partnered with Nickelodeon for the playoffs and Super Bowl LV. Well, the New York Islanders have announced they’re teaming up with Nickelodeon for a co-branded theme game across digital media platforms. On Saturday, April 3rd at 7 PM, ...
Read More »Taub: It's time to acknowledge Ryan Pulock as an elite defender in the NHL
If you go outside our little bubble of Long Island, not many hockey fans would know Ryan Pulock if you uttered his name. Instead, they might throw out the names like Viktor Hedman, Cale Makar, Roman Josi, Miro Heiskanen. You know the one trait all those names have in common? ...
Read More »Watling: Hickey Stepping Up, Offers Long-term Solution to Defensive Depth Issues
Thomas Hickey returned to the Islanders’ lineup for a pair of games in the absence of Noah Dobson, and boy did he deliver. Beyond the pair of wins, the team rallied behind Hickey who waited over 650 days to take the ice for the big club once again. “He played ...
Read More »Friedman: Regardless of Future Performance, Isles' Season a Smashing Success
I’ve said this many times already, but will say it again: I really don’t care how the Islanders fare in the standings this year. Not because winning games isn’t important. Not because playing meaningful hockey throughout the season isn’t important. Not because gaining playoff experience isn’t important. All of those ...
Read More »Simpson: Wanted — a first line left wing
Anders Lee’s season-ending injury cost the Islanders their team captain and leader, to be sure. What it also cost them was their first-line left-wing whose net presence and ability to cash in on rebounds, deflected shots and loose pucks will be sorely missed. The choice of who fills his slot ...
Read More »Mandell: Islanders need to show Barzal more support
When you are a star in the National Hockey League, you are given different expectations and are held to a higher standard. Islanders’ forward Mathew Barzal isn’t an exception to this and his recent actions haven’t been living up to those expectations and standards. In 12 games this March, Barzal’s ...
Read More »The 1980-81 Islanders: The Prelude (Part 1)
In the next several weeks, our historian Brooks Simpson will take a look back at one of the greatest squads in both franchise and hockey history on the 40th anniversary of its championship run. Today we almost take for granted the New York Islanders dynasty of the 1980s. That dynasty ...
Read More »Taub: Martin's excellent season rewarding the Islanders' faith in him
Lou Lamoriello loves to talk about chemistry. Chemistry when it comes to his team and how it measures to long-standing success. Chemistry when it comes to keeping guys around who he feels are loyal to him, the organization, and vice versa. That is why his decision to bring back Matt ...
Read More »Dunnigan: Golyshev’s pending arrival coming at good time for Isles
Tuesday morning Islanders’ fans woke up to breaking news. Forward Anatoly Golyshev terminated his contract with Yekaterinburg Avtomobilist of the KHL for an expected move to Long Island.Golyshev, 26, was drafted by the organization in the fourth round of the 2016 NHL draft. Five years after then-GM Garth Snow’s selection, ...
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