Latest news and updates about the Islanders
It still feels weird to type “Nelson” and not mean “Brock” — and hey, if Brocktober gets his elusive Stanley Cup this spring, we’ll still have cause to clarify. But the Islanders-centric Nelson news of the day is that Isles prospect Danny Nelson gets the rare opportunity to join established NHLers as part of Team […]
A day after a widely panned press conference to introduce their new GM and figurehead, the Toronto Maple Leafs were handed a gift by the hockey gods/conspiracy forces by winning the draft lottery to get the #1 pick this summer. This was quite the cliffhanger, as had just one lower team won the first or […]
As the NHL’s second round gets off and running, don’t overlook the OHL finals, which will feature a couple of prospects who could be parts of the Islanders’ future. Meanwhile, post-season post-mortems continue in Canada’s top self-loathing hockey capitals. Islanders News NHL Playoffs Monday night in the playoffs, Vegas took Game 1 over the Ducks […]
Mike and Dan go PTI-style across a few Islanders topics before discussing how a recent playoff elimination made them reflect on the past, present and future of the franchise. The last few weeks have seen a couple of departures – of an assistant coach and a third string goalie, respectively – and a couple of […]
Feel relieved, Islanders fans: the Canadiens have eclipsed the 2015 Islanders’ dubious records by recording even fewer shots in a Game 7 than the Islanders did on that terrible night in D.C. Of course the critical difference is that the Canadiens’ 9 shots (compared to the Islanders’ 11 on that frustrating night opposite Barry Trotz’s […]
Are you ready? We said, Arrrrrrrreeeeeee you reeeeeeaddddddddyyyyyy? Game 7 is here! Well, almost here. We still have to wait 24 hours for the Lightning and Canadiens to engage in their winner-take-all battle. A few years ago, the Lightning engaged in a Game 7 against the New York Islanders in the Eastern Conference Finals. Prior to that game we ranked their previous Game 7s based on a completely arbitrary, poorly-thought-out system. Really, it is what we do best. Since the publ...
Before we get to NHL news and notes, a few Islanders links: Enjoy this highlight reel for Vezina finalist Ilya Sorokin. Offseason analysis from Andrew Gross: The management. [Newsday] What was it like to suffer through the ups and mostly downs of being a diehard Whalers fan? A special Weird Islanders episode. [LHH] Elsewhere Depending […]
Aaron Kleinman of Heartland Signal tells us about his enduring love of the Hartford Whalers, his home state’s former NHL team, whose final road game was against the Islanders at Nassau Coliseum. It’s been almost 30 years since the Whalers last took the ice at the Hartford Civic Center, the only rink in NHL history […]
Charlie cleans up Episode 81: Joe still can't pronounce the podcast's name, and J.T. Miller's "controller disconnected" moments are really more of a trend.
The playoffs are steadily widdling down the number of combatants, with the Penguins the latest to fall. Tonight the Wild-Stars and Ducks-Oilers resume their series, with the home team in each aiming to stave off elimination again. Yesterday’s late-breaking news was expected yet tempered by the Islanders’ late-season swoon: Ilya Sorokin is indeed one of […]
On April 28th in 1993, Washington Capitals forward Dale Hunter delivered a late shoulder-separating hit on New York Islanders center Pierre Turgeon after the Lady Byng recipient converted Hunter's defensive-end turnover for the Isles 5th goal in Game 6 of the Patrick Division Semifinal. Witnessing the foul firsthand at Nassau Coliseum, the newly appointed Commissioner Gary Bettman assessed a 21
In the NHL playoffs Tuesday night, the two trailing teams won to extend their series, while Minnesota broke the 2-2 tie to pull ahead of Dallas, 3-2. But before that, a bit of Islanders fodder… Islanders News NHL Playoffs Tonight, someone will take a 3-2 lead in the Lightning-Canadiens series, while the Penguins will look […]
Mike and Dan recap some news around the Islanders and their AHL affiliate, question the team’s bizarre partnering with JELL-O and reveal some important announcements. While fans like us are still mad about the Islanders being home during the NHL playoffs, there was some news coming out of the team’s prospect pool. The Bridgeport Islanders […]
Happy Shawn Bates Penalty Shot Day. After last night’s AHL results, there is officially nothing Islanders playoff-related to discuss anymore except the past and perhaps hopes for the future. The end of Bridgeport’s 25-year run as the Islanders’ AHL affiliate came with a frustratingly familiar, quick playoff exit. The Bridgeport Islanders (nee Sound Tigers) were […]
In a very stream of consciousness episode, Mike and Dan sort through the many thoughts they’ve had since the Islanders season ended a week ago. After their final game (a 2-1 loss to Carolina, of course) and all of the exit meetings, there’s still a lot to process about the 2025-26 Islanders. Matthew Schaefer’s incredible […]
The playoffs kicked off with some good ones over the weekend. The only series yet to begin is Ducks-Oilers, which is the late game among four tonight. No playoff news for the big Islanders, of course, but Bridgeport begins their final playoff on Tuesday. Islanders News The lottery will be held May 5. What are […]
The New York Islanders have finished the season without making the playoffs. The team unceremoniously fired coach Patrick Roy after losing four games in a row on Apr. 6th, 2026. General manager Matthieu Darche would hire Peter DeBoer as coach, as he looks to reshape the team in his image. Now, as the playoffs begin to ramp up, there remain questions about the players on the roster. The team has seven free agents, and -$3.8 million in cap space . Difficult decisions wil...
The Toronto Maple Leafs missed out on one of their top candidates for their new front office when analytics guru Sunny Mehta was snapped up by the New Jersey Devils. But there is no shortage of other candidates, as reported by insider Elliotte Friedman. He tells us there is a list of seven—that he knows of—that have already spoken with MLSE CEO Keith Pelley and the Leafs organization: Ryan Bowness, 42, Islanders Assistant General Manager and Director of Player Personnel...
Whenever the Islanders miss the postseason (which is a lot), on one level I’m able to enjoy the spectacle and intensity of the Stanley Cup playoffs in a different way, free of the exhausting emotional investment and baggage that comes with talking yourself into how they might go far while watching them ultimately get eliminated. […]
Joined by Rocco from Isles House, we remember enforcer Trevor Gillies, who was a much more complex individual than his monstrous reputation would suggest. Trevor Gillies had spent a decade in the minors fighting across North America before he finally got regular NHL playing time for a young Islanders team that needed a lot of […]
The New York Islanders are done for 2025-26, but the Bridgeport Islanders live on for a while before they’re done forever. With a playoff spot already clinched, Bridgeport was the scene of Semyon Varlamov’s comeback attempt last night, his first pro action since 2024: Meanwhile, back at the NHL level, the Islanders picked up the […]
Back-to-back hat tricks, a goalie fight, and the Islanders doing Islanders things. The Ombudsman has the receipts on everything Joe and Chip got right—and wrong—this week.
The Wolf Pack came up on the wrong side of the final game of the 25 year rivalry between the AHL's Connecticut clubs.
The Islanders offseason has begun with the signing of Quinn Finley to his two-year entry level contract. Finley made the NCAA championship final with the University of Wisconsin as arguably the Badgers’ best forward in his junior year. They ultimately lost the title to Denver University, 2-1. Listed at 6’, 190 lbs., the left-shooting winger […]
Come on, man. The greedy, points-munching, perennially-falling-just-short Carolina Hurricanes couldn’t even concede us a little fun in a meaningless season finale. And the April walking ghost New York Islanders couldn’t even give us something frivolous to celebrate in the same. Sound Beach native (and feel-good story, to be honest) Brandon Bussi was stingy in making […]