23-10-2021 Kyle Okposo interviewed in paper Kyle Okposo was interviewed in today's paper about the recent trade that sent him from St. Louis Blues to New York Islanders. I'm going to spend a few days with my family before joining the team. This is probably toughest on them..., was all he offered when asked about the trade. 23-10-2021 New York Islanders trade New York Islanders traded Thomas Chabot to St. Louis Blues for Kyle Okposo and Nikita Zadorov and $6 000 000 cash A native of USA, Kyle Okposo was originally drafted to the NHL by the New York Islanders in the 1st round of the 2006 entry draft. He has appeared in 974 NHL games during his career, notching 248 goals and adding 271 assists along with 495 penalty minutes. The 33 year old right wing has played 9 games with the St. Louis Blues this season, totalling 0+0=0 with 17 PIM. A native of Russia, Nikita Zadorov was originally drafted to the NHL by the Buffalo Sabres in the 1st round of the 2013 entry draft. He has appeared in 418 NHL games during his career, notching 13 goals and adding 67 assists along with 362 penalty minutes. The 26 year old defenseman has played 9 games with the St. Louis Blues this season, totalling 0+1=1 with 2 PIM. A native of Canada, Thomas Chabot was originally drafted to the NHL by the Toronto Maple Leafs in the 1st round of the 2015 entry draft. He has appeared in 248 NHL games during his career, notching 9 goals and adding 67 assists along with 328 penalty minutes. The 24 year old defenseman has played 9 games with the New York Islanders this season, totalling 0+2=2 with 21 PIM. 22-10-2021 Mitchell Theoret frustrated New York Islanders center Mitchell Theoret feels frustrated about his position in the organization. He feels he's good enough to be a regular player for the team and wonders why the organization still considers him a minor league player. A native of Canada, Mitchell Theoret was originally drafted to the NHL by the New York Islanders in the 7th round of the 2011 entry draft. He has not yet played at NHL level. The 28 year old center has not yet played for the New York Islanders this season. 21-10-2021 John Persson frustrated New York Islanders right wing John Persson feels frustrated about his position in the organization. He feels he's good enough to be a regular player for the team and wonders why the organization still considers him a minor league player. A native of Sweden, John Persson was originally drafted to the NHL by the New York Islanders in the 5th round of the 2011 entry draft. He has appeared in 9 NHL games during his career, notching 1 goals and adding 1 assists along with 2 penalty minutes. The 29 year old right wing has not yet played for the New York Islanders this season. 21-10-2021 Team captain meets with Cody Ceci Team captain Scott Mayfield called a short meeting with Cody Ceci after practice today to discuss some issues that have affected his play. I guess they needed someone to take the blame..., said Cody Ceci as he left the ice, ...but I'll take it like a man 20-10-2021 Extra practise results Coach Dave Tippett thinks that the extra practise did little to improve the motivation of the team. 20-10-2021 Weekly team report Who's hot Justin Faulk is looking steady with 3 points in 3 games last week. Mikael Granlund is looking good with a 3 game point scoring streak with 1 game goalstreak. Nail Yakupov is looking good with 4 points in 3 games last week. Who's cold Philippe Paradis has lost his sights and is now 7 games without a goal. Brock Nelson has lost his sights and is now 5 games without a goal. Marc-André Fleury has been chilly and allowed 8 goals in 2 games. Sergei Vdovin has lost his sights and is now 8 games without a goal. Isto Tapaninen has lost his sights and is now 5 games without a goal. Martin Frk has lost his sights and is now 5 games without a goal. Trainer's room Igor Makarov remains sidelined with head injury. Michael Grabner remains sidelined with head injury. 19-10-2021 Brenden Kichton frustrated New York Islanders defenseman Brenden Kichton feels frustrated about his position in the organization. He feels he's good enough to be a regular player for the team and wonders why the organization still considers him a minor league player. A native of Canada, Brenden Kichton was originally drafted to the NHL by the New York Islanders in the 5th round of the 2011 entry draft. He has not yet played at NHL level. The 29 year old defenseman has not yet played for the New York Islanders this season. 19-10-2021 Igor Makarov injured. Igor Makarov (NYI) suffered head injury during the game in an incident with Shea Weber (LA). He is expected to be sidelined for a couple of days. Hockey is a physical game, it's not like we're playing chess out there, he said before being taken away for x-rays. 17-10-2021 Nikolai Kulemin resumes light training. New York Islanders right wing Nikolai Kulemin has resumed light training after his wrist injury and is listed day to day. 14-10-2021 Stefan Noesen resumes light training. New York Islanders left wing Stefan Noesen has resumed light training after his knee injury and is listed day to day. 14-10-2021 Brock Nelson injured. Brock Nelson (NYI) suffered groin injury during the game in an incident with Adam McQuaid (PHI). He is expected to be sidelined for a couple of days. They just want to be careful after what happened to me last time. I'll dress for tomorrows practice, then it's up to the coaching staff, he said before being taken away for x-rays. 14-10-2021 Stefan Noesen injured. Stefan Noesen (NYI) suffered knee injury during the game in an incident with Miguel Ladouceur (PHI). He is expected to be sidelined for about a week. Sometimes when you give it 110%, the other player gives it right back to you. I'll still be practicing with the team, and may be back in time for the next home stand, he said in a TV interview. 13-10-2021 Team captain meets with Rasmus Ristolainen Following the team's recent 2-1 loss at New Jersey Devils on 12-10-2021, New York Islanders captain Scott Mayfield and Rasmus Ristolainen were seen outside the dressing room going over some things. He has had some trouble chipping in, so I thought it was time for a little chat, said Scott Mayfield 13-10-2021 Weekly team report Who's hot Stefan Noesen is looking steady with 3 points in 3 games last week. Who's cold David Krejci has lost his sights and is now 5 games without a goal. Cody Almond is looking out of place on the ice despite notching 2 points last week. Sergei Vdovin has lost his sights and is now 5 games without a goal. Oscar Dansk has been chilly and allowed 5 goals in 1 games. Trainer's room Michael Grabner remains sidelined with head injury. Nikolai Kulemin remains sidelined with wrist injury. 11-10-2021 Bohumil Stranick frustrated New York Islanders left wing Bohumil Stranick feels frustrated about his position in the organization. He feels he's good enough to be a regular player for the team and wonders why the organization still considers him a minor league player. A native of Czech, Bohumil Stranick was originally drafted to the NHL by the San Jose Sharks in the 3rd round of the 2013 entry draft. He has appeared in 91 NHL games during his career, notching 13 goals and adding 19 assists along with 90 penalty minutes. The 25 year old left wing has not yet played for the New York Islanders this season. 7-10-2021 Michael Grabner injured. Michael Grabner (NYI) suffered head injury during the game in an incident with Riley Sheahan (WPG). He is expected to be sidelined for at least three months. I just hope that there is no lasting damage, he said while limping toward the dressing room. 6-10-2021 Weekly team report Who's hot No-one is especially hot at the moment. Who's cold Marc-André Fleury has been chilly and allowed 4 goals in 1 games. Rasmus Ristolainen is looking out of place on the ice despite notching 2 points last week. Trainer's room Nikolai Kulemin remains sidelined with wrist injury. 5-10-2021 Nikolai Kulemin injured. Nikolai Kulemin (NYI) suffered wrist injury during the game in an incident with Auston Matthews (PIT). He is expected to be sidelined for around two weeks. Well, there's not much I can say, it happens, he commented to the press. 4-10-2021 Konstantin Amelin resumes full training. Bridgeport Sound Tigers center Konstantin Amelin has resumed full training after his injury. 4-10-2021 Konstantin Amelin injured. Konstantin Amelin of Bridgeport Sound Tigers suffered injury during tonights minorleague game against the W-B/Scranton Penguins. He is expected to be sidelined for a couple of days . That was just good, clean, hard hitting hockey. If you think I look bad now you should see the other guy, was his answer to a reporter question after the game. 3-10-2021 Bohumil Stranick frustrated New York Islanders left wing Bohumil Stranick feels frustrated about his position in the organization. He feels he's good enough to be a regular player for the team and wonders why the organization still considers him a minor league player. A native of Czech, Bohumil Stranick was originally drafted to the NHL by the San Jose Sharks in the 3rd round of the 2013 entry draft. He has appeared in 91 NHL games during his career, notching 13 goals and adding 19 assists along with 90 penalty minutes. The 25 year old left wing looks to stay a member of the team for a long time. 30-9-2021 Brenden Kichton frustrated New York Islanders defenseman Brenden Kichton feels frustrated about his position in the organization. He feels he's good enough to be a regular player for the team and wonders why the organization still considers him a minor league player. A native of Canada, Brenden Kichton was originally drafted to the NHL by the New York Islanders in the 5th round of the 2011 entry draft. He has not yet played at NHL level. The 29 year old defenseman is expecting a good season for the team. 30-9-2021 Media rates the best players in the league GOALTENDER Name OF DF OA Age Team Sergei Bobrovsky A- A- A- 33 Minnesota Wild Andrei Vasilevski A- A- A- 27 Phoenix Coyotes Carey Price A- A- A- 34 Tampa Bay Lightning John Gibson B A- B 28 Boston Bruins Jonathan Quick B B B 35 Los Angeles Kings Martin Jones A- A- B 31 Edmonton Oilers Tuukka Rask B B B 34 Dallas Stars Jake Oettinger A- B B 22 Calgary Flames Marc-André Fleury B B B 36 New York Islanders Braden Holtby B B B 32 Philadelphia Flyers DEFENSEMAN Name OF DF OA Age Team Erik Karlsson A A- A- 31 Detroit Red Wings Cale Makar A B A- 22 St. Louis Blues Drew Doughty A A- B 31 Calgary Flames Oliver Ekman-Larsson A- A- B 30 Philadelphia Flyers Victor Hedman B- A B 30 Tampa Bay Lightning Miro Heiskanen B A- B 22 San Jose Sharks Derek Fata A B B 26 Calgary Flames Ryan McDonagh B B B 32 Montreal Canadiens Alex Pietrangelo B A B 31 Phoenix Coyotes Ryan Murray B B B 28 Toronto Maple Leafs LEFT WING Name OF DF OA Age Team Auston Matthews A- B- A- 24 Pittsburgh Penguins Patrick Kane A C A- 32 Vancouver Canucks Taylor Hall A- B- B 29 Pittsburgh Penguins Anze Kopitar B B B 34 Calgary Flames Leon Draisaitl A- B- B 25 Boston Bruins Josh Bailey A- B- B 31 San Jose Sharks Nino Niederreiter B B B 29 Chicago Blackhawks Jordan Staal B- B B 33 Boston Bruins Jason Robertson B B- B 22 Los Angeles Kings Pavel Ortov B- B B 26 New Jersey Devils CENTER Name OF DF OA Age Team Connor McDavid A B- A- 24 Boston Bruins Steven Stamkos A B- A- 31 Tampa Bay Lightning Blake Wheeler B A- B 35 Columbus Blue Jackets Tyler Seguin A- B B 29 Phoenix Coyotes John Tavares A B- B 31 New Jersey Devils Sidney Crosby A B- B 34 Boston Bruins Jonathan Toews B B B 33 Philadelphia Flyers Matt Duchene A- B- B 30 St. Louis Blues Ruslan Kirzhakov C A B 27 Nashville Predators Mikhail Grigorenko A- B- B 27 Florida Panthers RIGHT WING Name OF DF OA Age Team Aaron Lyford B- B- A- 27 Chicago Blackhawks Nathan MacKinnon A B- B 26 Los Angeles Kings Dustin Byfuglien B B B 36 Calgary Flames Patrice Bergeron B- B B 36 Boston Bruins Alexander Ovechkin A B- B 36 Dallas Stars Mitch Marner A B- B 24 New Jersey Devils Max Pacioretty B A- B 31 Los Angeles Kings Evgeni Malkin A B- B 35 New York Rangers Ryan Johansen A- B- B 29 Columbus Blue Jackets Kyle Palmieri A- C B 30 Florida Panthers 29-9-2021 Weekly team report Who's hot No-one is especially hot at the moment. Who's cold No-one is especially cold at the moment. Trainer's room No injuries at the moment. 26-9-2021 Mario Robichaud frustrated New York Islanders center Mario Robichaud feels frustrated about his position in the organization. He feels he's good enough to be a core player for the team and wonders why the organization still considers him a regular player. A native of Canada, Mario Robichaud was originally drafted to the NHL by the New York Islanders in the 4th round of the 2012 entry draft. He has appeared in 8 NHL games during his career, notching 2 goals and adding 0 assists along with 4 penalty minutes. The 26 year old center has played 3 games with the New York Islanders this season, totalling 2+0=2 with 0 PIM. 22-9-2021 Robbie Russo frustrated New York Islanders defenseman Robbie Russo feels frustrated about his position in the organization. He feels he's good enough to be a regular player for the team and wonders why the organization still considers him a minor league player. A native of USA, Robbie Russo was originally drafted to the NHL by the New York Islanders in the 4th round of the 2011 entry draft. He has appeared in 1 NHL games during his career, notching 0 goals and adding 1 assists along with 0 penalty minutes. The 28 year old defenseman has played 1 games with the New York Islanders this season, totalling 0+1=1 with 0 PIM. 22-9-2021 Weekly team report Who's hot No-one is especially hot at the moment. Who's cold Martin Boheme has been a healthy scratch in his last five games. Konstantin Amelin has been a healthy scratch in his last five games. Micheal Haley has been a healthy scratch in his last five games. Mitchell Theoret has been a healthy scratch in his last five games. Evzen Bartovic has been a healthy scratch in his last five games. Trainer's room Nail Yakupov remains sidelined with wrist injury. 22-9-2021 Nail Yakupov resumes full training. New York Islanders right wing Nail Yakupov has resumed full training after his wrist injury. 20-9-2021 Mario Robichaud frustrated New York Islanders center Mario Robichaud feels frustrated about his position in the organization. He feels he's good enough to be a core player for the team and wonders why the organization still considers him a regular player. A native of Canada, Mario Robichaud was originally drafted to the NHL by the New York Islanders in the 4th round of the 2012 entry draft. He has appeared in 7 NHL games during his career, notching 2 goals and adding 0 assists along with 4 penalty minutes. The 26 year old center has played 2 games with the New York Islanders this season, totalling 2+0=2 with 0 PIM. 20-9-2021 Nail Yakupov injured. Nail Yakupov (NYI) suffered wrist injury during the game in an incident with Nick Suzuki (SJ). He is expected to be sidelined for a couple of days. It's nothing big, I'll be back soon, ready to strike back, was his comment to the press after leaving the game. 17-9-2021 Nikolai Kulemin resumes full training. New York Islanders left wing Nikolai Kulemin has resumed full training after his abdomen injury. 15-9-2021 Player of the week: Philippe Paradis (L) NHL has awarded Philippe Paradis (L) of New York Islanders as Player Of The Week He registered 3 goals and 1 assists for 4 points in 2 games last week. He also had 1 game winning goal. A native of Canada, Philippe Paradis was originally drafted to the NHL by the Carolina Hurricanes in the 1st round of the 2009 entry draft. He has appeared in 589 NHL games during his career, notching 87 goals and adding 128 assists along with 396 penalty minutes. The 30 year old left wing has played 3 games with the New York Islanders this season, totalling 4+3=7 with 0 PIM. 15-9-2021 Weekly team report Who's hot David Krejci is looking good with 4 points in 3 games last week. Justin Faulk is looking good with 3 points in 2 games last week. Philippe Paradis is looking good with a 3 game point scoring streak with 3 game goalstreak. Martin Frk is looking good with 4 points in 3 games last week. Who's cold No-one is especially cold at the moment. Trainer's room Nikolai Kulemin remains sidelined with abdomen injury. 14-9-2021 Nikolai Kulemin injured. Nikolai Kulemin (NYI) suffered abdomen injury during the game in an incident with Patrice Cormier (WPG). He is expected to be sidelined for a couple of days. They just want to be careful after what happened to me last time. I'll dress for tomorrows practice, then it's up to the coaching staff, he said from the locker room after being helped off the ice. 13-9-2021 Brock Nelson resumes full training. New York Islanders center Brock Nelson has resumed full training after his ankle injury. 10-9-2021 Brock Nelson injured. Brock Nelson (NYI) suffered ankle injury during the game in an incident with Tarek Donelly (TOR). He is expected to be sidelined for a couple of days. I just hope I can get back on the ice quickly and do what I can for the team, he commented to the press. 8-9-2021 Weekly team report Who's hot Philippe Paradis is looking good with 3 points in 1 games last week. Igor Makarov is looking good with 2 points in 1 games last week. Brock Nelson is looking good with 2 points in 1 games last week. Who's cold No-one is especially cold at the moment. Trainer's room No injuries at the moment. 30-8-2021 Konstantin Amelin frustrated New York Islanders center Konstantin Amelin feels frustrated about his position in the organization. He feels he's good enough to be a regular player for the team and wonders why the organization still considers him a minor league player. A native of Russia, Konstantin Amelin was originally drafted to the NHL by the New York Islanders in the 3rd round of the 2014 entry draft. He has not yet played at NHL level. The 25 year old center is looking forward for the start of the season. 29-8-2021 New York Islanders name captain. New York Islanders have named Marc Fleming as the captain of the team. 29-8-2021 Sergei Vdovin resumes full training. New York Islanders center Sergei Vdovin has resumed full training after his head injury. 30-6-2021 Blake Comeau retires Blake Comeau has retired from professional hockey. 30-6-2021 Ryan Suter retires Ryan Suter has retired from professional hockey. 30-6-2021 Training camp preview New York Islanders will arrange the annual training camp starting on September 14th. Players reporting to the training camp with either New York Islanders and Bridgeport Sound Tigers: - Mat Clark D - David Krejci C - Justin Faulk D - Gregory Hofmann C - Philippe Paradis L - Igor Makarov L - Curtis McKenzie R - Shawn Tassone R - Martin Boheme R - Konstantin Amelin C - Yaroslav Kosov L - Cody Almond C - Mikael Granlund C - Michael Grabner R - Micheal Haley L - Andrew MacDonald D - Anders Nilsson G - Casey Cizikas L - Scott Mayfield D - Brock Nelson C - Andrei Pedan D - Anders Lee C - Brenden Kichton D - John Persson R - Mitchell Theoret L - Robbie Russo D - Stefan Noesen R - Marc Fleming C - Marc-André Fleury G - James Sheppard L - Dmitrij Jaskin L - Stuart Percy D - Alex Stolypin R - Evzen Bartovic C - Terry Bollea R - Evzen Plihta C - Mario Robichaud C - Rafael Cody C - Brent Motley D - Sergei Vdovin C - Bohumil Stranick L - Derek Pinkett L - Rasmus Ristolainen D - Isto Tapaninen C - Thomas Chabot D - Vincent Arcand D - Thomas Seidler G - Cody Ceci D - Martin Frk R - Nail Yakupov R - Slater Koekkoek D - Oscar Dansk G Players reporting out of shape: - David Krejci C - Justin Faulk D - Konstantin Amelin C - Andrew MacDonald D - Anders Nilsson G - Marc Fleming C - Marc-André Fleury G - Evzen Plihta C - Sergei Vdovin C Players reporting in good shape: - Cody Almond C - Micheal Haley L - Casey Cizikas L - Scott Mayfield D - Andrei Pedan D - Anders Lee C - Dmitrij Jaskin L - Stuart Percy D - Brent Motley D - Thomas Chabot D - Slater Koekkoek D 30-6-2021 Michel Goulet leaves team Michel Goulets contract has expired and he has left the team. 25-6-2021 Martin Boheme returns New York Islanders were delighted to hear that Martin Boheme has returned to the team. 25-6-2021 Evzen Bartovic returns New York Islanders were delighted to hear that Evzen Bartovic has returned to the team. 24-6-2021 Brenden Kichton frustrated New York Islanders defenseman Brenden Kichton feels frustrated about his position in the organization. He feels he's good enough to be a regular player for the team and wonders why the organization still considers him a minor league player. A native of Canada, Brenden Kichton was originally drafted to the NHL by the New York Islanders in the 5th round of the 2011 entry draft. He has not yet played at NHL level. The 29 year old defenseman is eagerly waiting to hit the ice once the season starts. 23-6-2021 Mario Robichaud frustrated New York Islanders center Mario Robichaud feels frustrated about his position in the organization. He feels he's good enough to be a core player for the team and wonders why the organization still considers him a regular player. A native of Canada, Mario Robichaud was originally drafted to the NHL by the New York Islanders in the 4th round of the 2012 entry draft. He has appeared in 5 NHL games during his career, notching 0 goals and adding 0 assists along with 4 penalty minutes. The 26 year old center is eagerly waiting to hit the ice once the season starts. 24-6-2021 Options to be confirmed tomorrow The following players' contract options need to be confirmed tomorrow: 23-6-2021 Contracts expiring ! The following players' contracts are going to expire in one week: -Mat Clark (Bridgeport Sound Tigers) RFA, needs qualifying offer -Curtis McKenzie (Bridgeport Sound Tigers) RFA, needs qualifying offer -Blake Comeau (New York Islanders) UFA -Anders Nilsson (Bridgeport Sound Tigers) RFA, needs qualifying offer -Anders Lee (New York Islanders) RFA, needs qualifying offer -Ryan Suter (New York Islanders) UFA -Derek Pinkett (Bridgeport Sound Tigers) RFA, needs qualifying offer 23-6-2021 Contracts expiring ! The following staff members' contracts are going to expire in one week: -Michel Goulet(pro) 20-6-2021 Chris Mizer retires New York Islanders staff member Chris Mizer has announced his retirement due to health reasons. Eastside Hockey Manager