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The New York Islanders acquired the signing rights to defenseman Ryan Healey from the Minnesota Wild Saturday in exchange for future considerations. Healey, 22, was originally selected by the Wild in the fourth round (121st overall) of the 2022 NHL Draft. A right-shot defenseman from Chicago, Illinois, he recently completed a four-year collegiate career at […] The post Islanders acquire defenseman from Wild appeared first on ClutchPoints .
The Isles acquired Healey’s signing rights, as he has to sign his entry-level contract by Aug. 15.
The Islanders made their lone pick with little fanfare on what was a never-ending first day of the draft: Malte Gustafsson, a tall, swift-skating, left-side defenseman who’s already had pro-league experience at age 17 with HV71 in Sweden, was their pick at 13th overall. The Isles went into the draft with four picks on the […]
Big, long and fierce, Gustafsson has drawn comparisons to Mattias Ekholm.
Heading to the NHL Draft, the New York Islanders made two notable moves within the past 72 hours, hiring Pascal Dupuis as the organization’s new director of player development and…
The New York Islanders missed the playoffs for the second year in a row this past season, but they made strides in terms of where they want to be in the future. That means they have to start the work now, and they recently agreed to an extension with one of their key players, Tony […] The post Islanders’ Tony DeAngelo signs $9 million extension with New York appeared first on ClutchPoints .
For years, Rick DiPietro has been considered one of the biggest draft busts of all time, and it’s hard to argue against it. Selected first overall in 2000 by the…
League moves and rumors continued throughout the first day of the NHL Draft, with at least one Islanders update and one “can confirm” thing that got people up in arms but is likely nothing. First, the Islanders announced the re-signing of defenseman Tony DeAngelo to a two-year contract at $4.5 million per year. Damn, nice […]
The New York Islanders made their first significant move of the offseason on Friday, re-signing defenseman Tony DeAngelo to a two-year contract extension. With the NHL Draft now mere hours away, general manager Mathieu Darche is staying busy, and he continues to listen on star forward Mathew Barzal. Although there’s no guarantee the veteran forward […] The post NHL rumors: Islanders forward drawing trade interest from Stars, Canadiens appeared first on ClutchPoints .
Along with our friend Lisa, aka IslesChick, we reveal the 2026 winner of the Don Cutts Trophy as the Weirdest Islander of the Year for 2026. It was a weird season for the Islanders, who had good streaks and bad and historic performances and horrible ones on the way to a disappointing finish. Within that […]
DeAngelo posted 35 points in 76 games in his second season with the Islanders.
Tonight’s the night…the first round of the NHL Draft takes place via conference calls and hopefully through less-awkward TV means than last year (though we’ll never forget that Matthew Schaefer moment). Islanders News Elsewhere Not the Draft
Earlier today, the New Jersey Devils announced their schedule for the 2026 NHL preseason. The Devils will have four matchups, all against two Metropolitan Division rivals: the New York Islanders…
What was supposed to be an easy episode about the draft turned into a look at a wild few days in the NHL and where the Islanders sit among the craziness. We don’t know anything about prospects. So we reached out to our Patrons and asked them who they’d like to see the Islanders draft […]
Earlier on Wednesday, the New Jersey Devils announced their 2026-27 preseason schedule, along with a few key dates pertaining to when both rookies and veterans will report to training camp. Devils rookies will report to training camp on Friday, September 11th. The Devils will play a home-and-home series with the Islanders rookies, with the first […]
The Brady Tkachuk trade was only the beginning; lots of trades of name players continue to roll around the league in the lead-up to the draft. Meanwhile, the Islanders made a front-office move that I will take some getting used to, because I’m petty like that. Islanders News Elsewhere
Eric Cairns, who previously held the position for the Islanders, is no longer involved in hockey operations.
The Islanders are just days away from adding another top prospect to their system, unless they trade their pick for a 30-year-old. The mock drafts overfloweth; someone rated between 10th and 18th will probably be theirs. It will be both brilliant and inexcusable, a steal and a reach. Islanders News Elsewhere
Danhausen continues to put his powers to use. After leading the New York Knicks to an NBA Championship in one of the most improbable playoff runs ever, and dragging the Carolina Hurricanes across the finish line for a Stanley Cup victory, Danhausen is back at it again. The WWE superstar was paid human monies to … The post Danhausen Uncurses New York Islanders appeared first on Fightful | WWE News, AEW News, Pro Wrestling Backstage News .
The offseason got a jolt, though at the expense of an already uninspiring July 1, when the top blueline UFA was taken off the market via a sign-and-trade. It’s not a riveting post-Cup June just yet, but a trade every other day isn’t a bad clip as we march steadily toward the draft. Islanders News […]
Mike and Dan chat with Islanders first round pick and true renaissance man Josh Ho-Sang about hockey, his music, spreading positivity and a variety of other topics. Islanders fans will remember him from his dramatic drafting, his electric plays on the ice and the headlines he made during his time in the NHL. But Josh […]
The New York Islanders could have a pair of difficult decisions to make this offseason as general manager Mathieu Darche continues evaluating the roster ahead of the 2026-27 campaign. The NHL’s buyout window is now officially open, and veteran forwards Ondrej Palat and Pierre Engvall are two players who could suffer that fate this summer, […] The post NHL rumors: 2 Islanders forwards named as buyout candidates appeared first on ClutchPoints .
I have a Bernese Mountain Dog named Bear. He’s an absolute doofus, a rescue that we foolishly adopted after he’d basically run the streets of a rural area for the first two years of his life. So he knows not personal space nor manners. He drools — and flings his drool — more than any […]
The future of Jordan Kyrou in St. Louis continues to generate speculation, and the New York Islanders are emerging as a team to watch for the star forward. The 27-year-old has been one of the St. Louis Blues’ most productive offensive players over the last several seasons, but multiple reports suggest trade discussions involving Kyrou […] The post NHL rumors: Blues’ Jordan Kyrou could waive no-trade clause to join Islanders appeared first on ClutchPoints .
Bear spent the entirety of the 2025-26 season with the AHL’s Bridgeport Islanders.