Late the other night word began to trickle out about two Islanders forwards opting to forgo signing their qualifying offers from the club. At first, the only player listed was defenseman Jack Hillen, but after a few hours we learned… Continue Reading
This is just a big night for me all around. As if the recent news of being asked to contribute to Lighthouse Hockey isn’t enough news for one night – Alex and Steve over on Hockey Night in Long Island… Continue Reading
One of the most popular posts on my blog the past few weeks has been on the new Islanders 3rd jerseys. Sites like SportsLogos.net and even ESPN have been linking here after finding my post. Well, the speculation surrounding the… Continue Reading
It appears that early injuries to the defense are already worse than speculated. Chris Campoli and Andy Sutton whom both underwent surgery last season are apparently set to miss significant time. The Islanders claimed Thomas Pock off waivers from the… Continue Reading
Hockey is back baby and so is my gallery! It took me countless hours to work out all the stupid errors, hopefully I never have to move to a new server – but at least next time I know a… Continue Reading
Building on the enforcer theme today, cruising along the internet earlier I came across an AskMen.com Top Ten Amazing NHL fights list. Browsing through their ten selections, I found a fight between Bobby Nystrom and Mel Bridgman ranked at #8.… Continue Reading
This has been an interesting story for the past few weeks, and it’s nice to see it ended on a positive note for a change. I had heard rumblings of what some would consider a “prize fighter” type enforcer named… Continue Reading
Every now and then, a fan or analyst comes along and says something either positive or negative about the Islanders logo and uniforms. What I really hate is how people do not even bother to look into why the Islanders… Continue Reading
I am a regular reader of Greg Wyshynski’s blog – Puck Daddy and Greg has been polling various bloggers and media types on 5 things they would change in the NHL. Feeling inspired, I wanted to list 5 things that… Continue Reading
It was exactly one year ago today, when I decided to try my luck here in the blogosphere and re-submit my application to the Islanders Blog Box. Time certainly does fly when you are having fun! During the past year… Continue Reading
This just in, the Islanders have named AHL Coach of the year Scott Gordon as head coach! Per Greg Logan of Newsday: It took more than four weeks, but Islanders general manager Garth Snow finally identified the coach he hopes… Continue Reading
As I mentioned yesterday, I was told that the videos from Saturday that had not been posted would be up on the Islanders site sometime on Monday (today). I am watching them as I post this, so check it out!… Continue Reading