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In this series, Heavy Sports is looking at what every NHL team has done over the offseason. Next up is the New York Islanders. The Islanders saw improvement last season, thanks to the emergence of star defenseman Matthew Schaefer. The 2025 1st overall pick had a historic Calder-winning season on their blueline as he made […] The post New York Islanders Offseason Recap appeared first on HEAVY .
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The New York Islanders and their American Hockey League (AHL) affiliate, the Hamilton Hammers, have signed goaltender Henrik Tikkanen to a one-year, two-way contract extension. Additionally, they signed defenseman Ryan…
As we approach the 2026-27 NHL season, 10 teams have captaincy vacancies, including the Chicago Blackhawks, San Jose Sharks, and New York Islanders. Could we see Hockey Canada’s future trio of Connor Bedard, Macklin Celebrini, and Matthew Schaefer named captains?
Tikkanen went 17-9-1 with an .897 save percentage in 29 AHL games during the 2025-26 season.
The NHL has released its regular season schedule for 2026-27, a key step for arguing with friends and ticket-sharers over who gets what game and which ones will be season-ending losses. The Islanders open in Toronto, a meeting of the two most recent first-overall picks. The home opener follows on Saturday, Oct. 3, vs. the […]
The New York Islanders and the NHL announced the 2026-27 regular-season schedule on Thursday. The 84-game schedule is the longest since the 1993-94 season. Here are the must-knows for Islanders…
The Islanders are making some offseason news. They signed extremely...
For NHL fans who are also jersey nuts, the upcoming 2026-2027 season is about to be a treasure trove of new looks with a rumored set of new alternate sweaters on the way.
With the 2026 NHL Draft behind us, let's take a look back at some of the greatest selections in NHL history. In this piece, we will name the greatest draft pick of all time from each of the 32 NHL teams. However, to make this a bit more difficult, we will only include names who […]
On Tuesday, the New York Islanders announced the signing of their 2026 NHL Draft first-round draft pick, Malte Gustafsson, to a three-year entry-level contract. Getting To Know Gustafsson Drafted 13th…
Gustafsson was taken No. 13 overall by the Islanders in the 2026 NHL Entry Draft this June.
The Islanders and NHL offseason news has generally slowed to a crawl, but their former captain had his formal introduction to Salt Lake City media, and we have salary arbitration dates for those who’ve filed around the league. So there’s that. Islanders News Elsewhere
History says that at this point, most of the dust has settled on major NHL offseason moves now that we’re 10 days into the free agency period. Let’s check around the division to see what the most important competitors have been up to when it comes to changing their clubs next season. This outlook isn’t […]
It’s mid July, free agency has settled down…how do we get something on the radar? I got an idea and it’s only as fish-sticky as you make it… Islanders News In a move that would’ve invited infinite scorn during the Blog Box era, and now only invites…well, scorn but also satire and shrugs, the Islanders […]
Patrik Laine continues to be the biggest wild-card available on the free-agent market. Yes, he's going to have to settle for a one-year contract loaded with incentives, but that doesn't mean there's not plenty of interest in the former No.2 overall pick. Laine is reportedly discussing contract terms with a number of teams, including the Seattle Kraken, Buffalo Sabres, Winnipeg Jets, and New York Islanders. There's a lot of unknown to Laine's game as he only played a handful of games last seas...
The New York Islanders announced Wednesday that they are holding a fan contest to determine a third jersey concept to be worn during the 2027-28 NHL season.
The jersey, created by fan feedback, will be instituted in time for the 2027-28 season.
The NHL is trying to settle into its brief mid-summer quiet period, but there are major names still out there (trade requests) and arbitration hearing season is also around the corner. In the post-July 1 dust-settling, Elliotte Friedman’s latest 32 Thoughts podcast made waves among several fanbases (15 minutes on the Ducks losing control, the […]
Newly acquired Florida Panthers goalie Akira Schmid was one of fifteen players to file for salary arbitration over the weekend. Schmid joined the following restricted free agents in electing to go through the process: Xavier Bourgault (Ottawa Senators), Kirby Dach (Montreal Canadiens), Jamie Drysdale (Philadelphia Flyers), Jet Greaves (Columbus Blue Jackets), Alex Jefferies (New York Islanders), Peyton Krebs (Buffalo Sabres), Connor McMichael (St. Louis Blues), Cole Perfetti (Winnipeg Jet...
The U.S. Independence Day has passed, regular 9-to-5, Monday-to-Friday schleps return to work, and the seven-day clock on the Flyers’ offer sheet to Leo Carlsson continues to count down. (Also, in the World Cup, the U.S. Men’s National Team continues their run vs. Belgium after England devastated Mexico in Mexico City, then resumed their abuse […]
The NHLPA announced that 15 players have filed for arbitration by the 5pm deadline today. From the PA: The National Hockey League Players’ Association announced that 15 players have elected salary arbitration: Bourgault, Xavier (Ottawa Senators) Dach, Kirby (Montreal Canadiens) Drysdale, Jamie (Philadelphia Flyers) Greaves, Jet (Columbus Blue Jackets) Jefferies, Alex (New York Islanders) Krebs, Peyton (Buffalo Sabres) McMichael, Connor (St. Louis […]
If there's one thing that piques my interest in the hockey world, it's the fashion and design that goes into jerseys. Call them what you want - jerseys, sweaters, tarps, whatever - but the colours and designs used by teams become the identity of that franchise. Think of the Fisherman's legacy when it comes to the New York Islanders or how the bleu-blanc-et-rouge is synonymous with the Montreal Canadiens. It's those team identities that fans embrace when cheering for their favorite teams, so fi...
The Philadelphia Flyers have single-handedly altered the league’s salary landscape by RFA offersheeting a 21-year-old to make him the league’s highest-paid player at $18 million a year. That’s great for them and all, as hoped-to-be-franchise centers like Leo Carlsson are painfully difficult to aquire, but hot damn did they just burn through the rest of […]
The New York Islanders may not be finished reshaping their roster this offseason, and unrestricted free agent Patrik Laine has emerged as an intriguing option. While no deal has been reported, analysts believe the 28-year-old winger could address one of…