4+ day, 4+ hour ago (189+ words) Red Bull New York announced a flurry of year-end roster decisions on Wednesday, which included picking up the contract options of midfielder Peter Stroud and veteran defender Sean Nealis. Nealis had been the team's captain until the arrival of Emil Forsberg two years ago while the young Stroud made a significant recovery from a displaced ankle injury earlier in the year. Already having announced the departure of long-time goalkeeper Carlos Coronel, New York is parting ways with Jamaican international defender Kyle Duncan, who had spent nearly a decade with the club, and Curtis Ofori." Goalkeeper AJ Marcucci, who is recovering from a gruesome knee injury in August, and veteran defender Tim Parker are still in conversations to remain at the club. "We want to thank the players who will not be returning next season for their hard work and commitment…...

6+ day, 21+ hour ago (387+ words) ELMONT, NY "The New York Islanders have done something they haven't done in over a calendar year: Win a game in a shootout. Facing a second straight loss after Freddy Gaudreau of the Seattle Kraken snuck the opener past Islanders netminder David Rittich, the red-hot Bo Horvat converted what would have been his side's final chance with a quick wrister that beat netminder Joey Daccord. Kyle Palmieri snapped the winner in the next round, lifting the Islanders to a 1-0 victory on Sunday night at UBS Arena. "It was nice to see Bo score that one because no one wanted to go back in the dressing room with a loss, even in a shootout," head coach Patrick Roy said. "Then [Palmieri] finished the deal right after that. There was a lot of pressure on Bo. But right now, he's responding to…...

6+ day, 19+ hour ago (410+ words) ELMONT, NY " New York Islanders defenseman Alex Romanov needs surgery on his right shoulder and will miss five to six months, the team confirmed on Sunday before their tilt against the Seattle Kraken at UBS Arena. Romanov suffered the injury in the final minute of Tuesday's 3-2 victory over the Dallas Stars when he was dangerously hit into the boards from behind by forward Mikko Rantanen." "He's not happy," head coach Patrick Roy said of Romanov. "We didn't have the same opinion as the league [on how they viewed the hit] when that happened. But we have to move on. You don't replace a player like him. You hope the guys coming in will fit in." While Rantanen escaped any punishment from player safety, he was suspended for one game after another vicious boarding penalty on Calgary Flames forward Matt Coronato…...

1+ week, 4+ day ago (319+ words) The New York Rangers" centennial uniform officially has a white counterpart. The NHL and Fanatics on Wednesday officially unveiled uniforms for the Rangers and Florida Panthers to be worn in the Discover NHL Winter Classic at LoanDepot Park in Miami on Jan. 2, 2026. The Rangers" uniform features inverse elements of its centennial uniform, as the club continues its 100th season celebrations. The jersey is off-white and reads "NEW YORK" diagonally across the front, opposite the design of the centennial jersey. The Rangers" classic sleeve stripes are bigger, a nod to the game"s setting in a baseball stadium. One notable addition to the Winter Classic uniform is the red apple patch, the Rangers" team initials embroidered inside, affixed to the left shoulder. The apple is a reference to a similar emblem on the centennial uniform, though it"s promoted from its hem…...

1+ week, 5+ day ago (611+ words) ELMONT, NY "On the surface, the Shoresy Classic is already a feel-good experience that celebrates the game of hockey on a different level. That in itself is admirable enough. But for a pair of the show's actors, Terry Ryan and Jonathan Diaby, it is the continuation of a second chance to make good in a sport that challenged passion and in lives that perhaps did not encounter the cleanest of line changes. Now, the 48-year-old Ryan has written two books, continues to work on TV sets of shows produced in Newfoundland, and has even run for Mayor of Mount Pearl twice. His love of hockey has reached new levels of appreciation thanks to his work with Shoresy. "Back then, I felt isolated. I'm a hockey player; you're lonely. This is a team game, but you can get traded at any…...

2+ week, 5+ day ago (245+ words) Ilya Sorokin is back, looking like the Vezina Trophy-caliber goaltender that the New York Islanders had leaned on in years past." Just don't tell him that. "No, please," Sorokin said with a chuckle after stopping 33 of 35 shots in the Islanders' 3-2 overtime win in New Jersey against the Devils on Monday night. "I don't care about this. All I can say is that this was a good game, I feel good, and the team helped me." "He's been great," forward Mathew Barzal, who scored the overtime winner on Monday night, said. "He's been focused. He's been rock solid" He was a wall tonight, and he was playing the puck tonight, which was great, too. He's a competitor, and he's our backbone." Since the switch (six games), he's allowed 2.2 goals per game with a .921 save percentage. The Islanders have picked up at…...

1+ hour, 52+ min ago (392+ words) ELMONT, NY "Home cooking clearly is not agreeing with the New York Islanders, who lost for the fourth time in five games amid this seven-game homestand with a 4-1 result against the Washington Capitals on Sunday afternoon at UBS Arena. Tom Wilson scored twice and added an assist for the visitors, while the Islanders (13-10-3, 29 points) were stymied by Capitals goalie Logan Thompson, who made 30 saves. New York has scored just five goals in their last five games, and three of them came in Friday's 4-3 shootout loss to the Philadelphia Flyers. Ilya Sorokin, who gave Wilson his second goal on a silver platter thanks to an errant pass in the second period, stopped 14 Capitals shots. His giveaway proved to be the difference, as Bo Horvat finally broke through Thompson with 6:17 remaining in regulation. Aliaksei Protas and Alex Ovechkin added empty-netters inside the…...

4+ day, 3+ hour ago (579+ words) EAST MEADOW, NY "There had to have been some anxious moments for New York Islanders head coach Patrick Roy regarding his job security over the summer. Long-time president of hockey operations and general manager Lou Lamoriello was finally shown the door, and Julian BriesBois's protege with the Tampa Bay Lightning, Mathieu Darche, was on his way to take over as GM. Most circumstances involve a new GM replacing the old leadership regime to hire their preferred head coach. But any thought of that went out the window on Darche's "first day," as Roy described it. "We just had an honest conversation," New York's head coach said on Wednesday. "We talked about what we thought went well, what went wrong [last year]. And after that, I thought it clicked. I think you know those things. It's gotta be a good fit…...

3+ day, 19+ hour ago (262+ words) ELMONT, NY "The Islanders" power play has not been in a giving mood for quite some time, and it devoured any hopes of a win on Thanksgiving Eve against the Boston Bruins. New York"s man-advantage unit went 0-for-4 with four shots in Wednesday night"s 3-1 loss, its second in three games since returning home from a seven-game road trip. Trailing 2-1 midway through the third period and receiving one more opportunity to find an equalizer through special teams, Islanders" rookie Matthew Schaefer"s errant pass was taken the other way on a 2-on-1 rush before Alex Steeves one-timed his second goal of the night past Ilya Sorokin at the 10:21 mark for a backbreaking shorthanded goal. The Islanders (13-9-2, 28 points) are 0-for-their-last-27 on the power play in their last eight games, dating back to Nov. 13 against the Vegas Golden Knights. With it,…...

1+ week, 3+ day ago (266+ words) New York Islanders star rookie Matthew Schaefer's barnstorming start to life in the NHL is already catching the attention of the Canadian national team. The 18-year-old has reportedly been added to the Olympic drug-testing protocol, which makes him eligible to join the famed Team Canada for the 2026 Winter Olympics in Milan-Cortina this February." Even being considered for Team Canada is remarkable for a talent that has spent less than two months in the NHL. Yet, Schaefer already appears to be a natural, with seven goals and eight assists (15 points) in his first 20 career games. No other defenseman in the league has scored more goals than the Hamilton, ON native. He became the youngest player in NHL history last week to score an overtime-winning goal (18 years, 70 days) on Nov. 14 against the Utah Mammoth. He is also the youngest defenseman in league…...