SAINT PAUL, Minn. â Noah Dobson, Bo Horvat and Brock Nelson all had strong cases to go to All-Star weekend in Toronto. But none of the three will be joining Mathew Barzal, who was confirmed as the only All-Star representative from the Islanders when the results of fan voting were released on Saturday night. The […]
Noah Dobson critically stepping up amid Islandersâ injury crisis
November 29, 2023 by
Noah Dobson has already stepped up as much as the Islanders could reasonably expect him to this season. But the ask on the 23-year-old defenseman is not going to ease up with Adam Pelech and Sebastian Aho both out injured, Pelech for at least the next few weeks. Dobson has played the last two games […]
Islandersâ Oliver Wahlstrom getting top-line minutes is telling Islanders sign
October 31, 2023 by
About a month ago after a preseason game, Oliver Wahlstrom sat in the Islandersâ locker room at UBS Arena, huffing and puffing between answers in the midst of an interview. It was a moment that underscored the obstacles in Wahlstromâs rehab from knee surgery that ended his 2022-23 season in December. He didnât just need […]
Islanders open camp with mostly same team â and some big questions
September 21, 2023 by
The Islanders begin training camp with their first on-ice sessions Thursday, bringing the same head coach, the same staff and â mostly â the same players who suffered a first-round loss to the Hurricanes in last seasonâs playoffs. No one outside of their dressing room classifies the Isles as a serious Stanley Cup contender, but […]