Archive for April, 2010

New York Islanders Hockey – Sound Tigers season review – Norwalk Hour

Ten Sound Tigers players made their NHL debut as part of the New York Islanders youth movement that will add the No. 1 overall pick in this year’s draft. After all the positives come the disappointment. And with the disappointment comes the Penguins Continued

Hello, this is a feature that will run through the entire season and aims to recap the weekend’s events and boils those events down to one admittedly superficial fact or stupid opinion about each team. Feel free to complain about it. I often espouse Continued

After surviving an upset bid by the St. Louis Blues in the opening round of the 1976 playoffs, the Buffalo Sabres still felt good after winning the first two games of the quarterfinals against the New York Islanders. Even two losses on Islanders ice Continued

Which is too often and which will kill the last chance for a New York-area team in the winter playoffs. Rangers, Nets, Islanders, Knickerbockers, Devils all done for the year, and no glory anywhere for anyone. Couple of laughingstocks in there, in Continued

Even though ‘08 starter Danny Cepero has returned to the City Islanders after spending the ‘09 season with Major League Soccer’s New York Red Bulls (2-8-3, 1.74 GAA) — Cepero backstopped Red Bull to the MLS final just 18 months ago — he has not Continued

Islanders – Safe stolen from company that insures student loans – Staten Island Advance

Dave Hawn, an ECMC spokesman, said today that about 153,600 of the customers were from New York. He did not have a breakdown of Staten Islanders. The CDs and discs were inside two 200-pound safes. Minneapolis police found the opened safes March 22 in Learn more

MONTREAL – Quebec was a-twitter with rumours on Thursday that media giant Quebecor was set to buy the New York Islanders. Not so, confirmed a spokesman with the company. “This rumour has no foundation,” said Quebecor spokesman Serge Sasseville Learn more

April 6, 2010 : Islanders prevent Canadiens from clinching playoff berth Frans Nielsen scored the tying goal with 2:01 left in regulation and added another goal in the shootout as the New York Islanders beat Montreal 4-3 to prevent the Canadiens from Learn more

Your source for behind-the-scenes New York Islanders hockey news and information. Islanders defenseman Andrew MacDonald scored two power-play goals in Bridgeport’s 4-1 win over the Hersey Bears to stave off a series sweep. Dylan Reese also chipped in Learn more

New York Islanders Hockey – Oilers win lottery for 1st pick in NHL draft – RealClearSports

Oilers win lottery for 1st pick in NHL draft – RealClearSports
Florida will select third, followed by Columbus and the New York Islanders — who picked first in 2009. Tampa Bay, Carolina, Atlanta, Minnesota and the New York Rangers round out the top 10. Barring a trade, the Oilers will become the first Canadian

Bloodlines run deep for Ice Wolves’ Conacher – StarPhoenix
The 5-foot-8, 188-pound centreman played for the NHL’s New York Rangers, Edmonton Oilers, New Jersey Devils, Los Angeles Kings, Calgary Flames and New York Islanders. He now works as a scout for Vancouver Canucks. “If I could play half as good as he

Islanders – Bruins secure second round pick – Gloucester Daily Times

Bruins secure second round pick – Gloucester Daily Times
TORONTO (AP) — After finishing with a league-low 62 points, the Edmonton Oilers have won off-season trade that sent Phil Kessel to the Maple Leafs. Florida will select third, followed by Columbus and the New York Islanders — who picked first

Edmonton Oilers win NHL draft lottery, will select – The Hockey News
TORONTO – The biggest win of the year for the Edmonton Oilers came two days after the No. 2 selection (acquired from Toronto in the Phil Kessel trade) and was followed by Florida, Columbus and the New York Islanders. The Bruins‘ pick will be the

New York Islanders News – New York Islanders – ESPN.com

News: Okposo scored his 18th goal of the season Thursday, matching the goal total from his rookie season last year. Spin: It’s been a season of highs and lows for the sophomore, but he definitely remains one of the key figures for the future of the For more info click here

New York Islanders captain Doug Weight walked out of Nassau Coliseum at the end of another disappointing season with his arm in a sling. But all was not lost for the 39-year-old wounded warrior as backup goalie Martin Biron, likely won’t return. For more info click here

TORONTO (AP) — After finishing with a league-low 62 points, the Edmonton Oilers have won off-season trade that sent Phil Kessel to the Maple Leafs. Florida will select third, followed by Columbus and the New York Islanders — who picked first For more info click here

The playoff-bound Pittsburgh Penguins will continue their quest for the Atlantic Division title when they welcome the New York Islanders for the final regular-season game at Mellon Arena. Mellon Arena is the oldest arena in the NHL and the only For more info click here

Season series: sixth meeting. The Penguins lead, 4-1-0. Their lone loss in the series was at New York on Nov. 27. They blew a third-period lead in the 3-2 setback. Streak: Penguins won 1 (not including Saturday’s game) Who to watch: Rookie center For more info click here

Islanders – SportsNation Blog Archives New York Islanders – ESPN.com

It’s just like the census. Only this one is fun and doesn’t come in the mail. And nobody from Fox News or MSNBC will yell at you about it. It’s time for ESPN the Magazine’s Ultimate Standings, where SportsNation grades organizations on everything Read more about this article

Newark, N.J. — Patrik Elias netted a pair of goals and Ilya Kovalchuk added a marker Saturday, powering the New Jersey Devils to a 7-1 rout of the New York Islanders. Kovalchuk also notched a pair of assists while Zach Parise, Dainius Zubrus, Dean Read more about this article

Pittsburgh Penguins‘ Sidney Crosby (87) is congratulated by Eric Godard (28) for his goal in the first period against the New York Islanders during an NHL hockey game Sunday, April 11, 2010, in Uniondale, N.Y. It was Crosby’s 50th goal of the season Read more about this article

PITTSBURGH, April 8 (UPI) — Sidney Crosby scored his 50th goal of the season and the 500th of his career Thursday in leading Pittsburgh to a 7-3 win over the New York Islanders. Crosby had two goals and two assists in reaching 50 in a season for the Read more about this article

New York Islanders News – Scouting the New York Islanders – PITTSBURGH TRIBUNE-REVIEW

Season series: sixth meeting. The Penguins lead, 4-1-0. Their lone loss in the series was at New York on Nov. 27. They blew a third-period lead in the 3-2 setback. Streak: Penguins won 1 (not including Saturday’s game) Who to watch: Rookie center Read more about this article

Islanders – New York Islanders crushed by Pittsburgh Penguins, 7-3 – New York Daily News

New York Islanders crushed by Pittsburgh Penguins, 7-3 – New York Daily News
Sidney Crosby (c.) celebrates his first-period goal against the New York Islanders with teammates Pascal Dupuis (9) and Bill Guerin (13). On a night the Penguins brought back more than 50 of their former players, coaches and executives to celebrate

NHL: Pittsburgh 7, New York Islanders 3 – United Press International
PITTSBURGH, April 8 (UPI) — Sidney Crosby scored his 50th goal of the season and the 500th of his career Thursday in leading Pittsburgh to a 7-3 win over the New York Islanders. Crosby had two goals and two assists in reaching 50 in a season for the

NHL: New Jersey 7, New York Islanders 1 – The Money Times
Newark, N.J. — Patrik Elias netted a pair of goals and Ilya Kovalchuk added a marker Saturday, powering the New Jersey Devils to a 7-1 rout of the New York Islanders. Kovalchuk also notched a pair of assists while Zach Parise, Dainius Zubrus, Dean

New York Islanders – NHL roundup: Sidney Crosby reaches 50 goals as – The Oakland Press

Pittsburgh Penguins‘ Sidney Crosby (87) is congratulated by Eric Godard (28) for his goal in the first period against the New York Islanders during an NHL hockey game Sunday, April 11, 2010, in Uniondale, N.Y. It was Crosby’s 50th goal of the season For more info click here

Sidney Crosby gets one last chance at his first 50-goal NHL campaign this evening when the Pittsburgh Penguins close out their regular season against the New York Islanders at Nassau Coliseum. Crosby went into yesterday’s game versus Atlanta with two For more info click here

Season series: sixth meeting. The Penguins lead, 4-1-0. Their lone loss in the series was at New York on Nov. 27. They blew a third-period lead in the 3-2 setback. Streak: Penguins won 1 (not including Saturday’s game) Who to watch: Rookie center For more info click here

New York Islanders – NHL roundup: Sidney Crosby reaches 50 goals as Pittsburgh Penguins defeat New York Islanders – The Oakland Press

NHL roundup: Sidney Crosby reaches 50 goals as Pittsburgh Penguins defeat New York Islanders – The Oakland Press
Pittsburgh Penguins‘ Sidney Crosby (87) is congratulated by Eric Godard (28) for his goal in the first period against the New York Islanders during an NHL hockey game Sunday, April 11, 2010, in Uniondale, N.Y. It was Crosby’s 50th goal of the season. (AP Photo/Kathy Kmonicek) UNIONDALE, N.Y

NHL roundup: Sidney Crosby reaches 50 goals as – The Oakland Press
Pittsburgh Penguins‘ Sidney Crosby (87) is congratulated by Eric Godard (28) for his goal in the first period against the New York Islanders during an NHL hockey game Sunday, April 11, 2010, in Uniondale, N.Y. It was Crosby’s 50th goal of the season

New York Islanders (34-35-10) at Pittsburgh Penguins – Fresno Bee
The playoff-bound Pittsburgh Penguins will continue their quest for the Atlantic Division title when they welcome the New York Islanders for the final York to a 4-3 victory over the Canadiens at Nassau Coliseum. Nielsen’s tying tally came with 2

Stat Trick: Pittsburgh Penguins 7, New York Islanders 3 – Bleacher Report
After the Isles failed to capitalize on a five minute power play when Alex Ponikarovsky was tossed (and later suspended two games) for boarding Josh Bailey, the game (and Mellon Arena’s regular season history) was essentially over.

Crosby leads Pens past Islanders, 7-3 – SI.com
losing his 50th after the game – and became the third-youngest player in NHL history to reach the 500-point mark, leading the Pittsburgh Penguins to a 7-3 rout of the New York Islanders Goligoski and two by Bill Guerin , giving him 104