One of these guys got to play over 700 NHL games in net. | Marc DesRosiers-Imagn Images A pretty fantastic playoff season nears its conclusion. The Stanley Cup Final could end Tuesday...or it could linger on for another three days and a second consecutive Game 7. Either way it should be entertaining; this rematch has delivered, and really overall it’s been a great NHL … [Read more...] about Islanders & Cup News: DiPietro 25 years later; Oilers on the brink
Weird Islanders: The Podcast! – Cocaine Hockey in Brooklyn (with guest Will Stevens)
The “Ironclad lease” might not have lasted that long, but our memories of this era have. Along with Will Stevens of Isles Meet Ups NYC we celebrate the 10th anniversary of the Islanders’ sojourn to Brooklyn’s Barclays Center and some of the players we connect to that era. In October of 2012, the Islanders announced that they would start play in Barclays Center for the 2015-16 … [Read more...] about Weird Islanders: The Podcast! – Cocaine Hockey in Brooklyn (with guest Will Stevens)
Stanley Cup Final Game 4 Thread [Also: Lady Byng votes?]
Who’s losing their #$%^ tonight? | Photo by Chris Arjoon/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images Two Islanders appeared on the ballots for gentlemanly, sporting play. We need a fresh thread, so fire away here if you’re watching or reacting to Game 4 between the Panthers and the Oilers. Meanwhile, Calum Richie on becoming an Islander... [Isles] ...and some Islanders got Lady … [Read more...] about Stanley Cup Final Game 4 Thread [Also: Lady Byng votes?]
Islanders & NHL News: Bennett, Boughner join Roy’s staff; Oilers meltdown in Game 3
Boughner knows Jack. | Photo by Eliot J. Schechter/NHLI via Getty Images Also: The pick’s gotta be Schaefer, right? It didn’t take long to fill out Patrick Roy’s bench staff after the Isles released a couple of Lou holdovers last month. On Monday the Islanders announced longtime NHL assistant Ray Bennett (Los Angeles, St. Louis, Colorado) and former Panthers and Sharks … [Read more...] about Islanders & NHL News: Bennett, Boughner join Roy’s staff; Oilers meltdown in Game 3
Islanders & NHL Playoff News: Schaefer and the combine; Cup final game 3
Bowling tests are now part of the combine... | Photo by Bill Wippert/NHLI via Getty Images The season’s end and new beginnings are ever nearer. The Stanley Cup final continues tonight for Game 3 in Florida while the draft inches ever closer. Islanders News From the prospect combine, the top 2025 draft prospects are asked questions about themselves and the Islanders, … [Read more...] about Islanders & NHL Playoff News: Schaefer and the combine; Cup final game 3