NY Islanders

DiPietro focused on starting season

Miami Herlad (Free subscription) | 04/09/2008

Islanders goaltender Rick DiPietro said he's had a slow summer while rehabbing his left knee.

Charles Wang in the Spotlight

Kukla's Korner (Free subscription) | 03/09/2008

Newsday.com published a story last night in which a former associate of NY Islanders’ owner Charles Wang alleges that Wang “personally directed improper accounting” at Computer Associates (CA) Inc., going back to 1987. It’s a complicated story at first glance but fortunately Eric McErlain explains the background a bit clearer at AOL Fanhouse: You could be excused these days if it seems to take something...

NY Islanders Blog Box - a bold move into social media

Web Ink Now (Free subscription) | 30/08/2008

In an environment where many organizations are afraid of social media, consider the bold move made by the New York Islanders. The team created what they call the "blog box," providing press credentials for bloggers to attend select games. Bloggers...

Gordon's Isles will be about speed, pressure

Miami Herlad (Free subscription) | 21/08/2008

Gordon decided he wanted a team that used speed to its advantage and attacked instead of waiting for time and space to create plays.

More Premium Pricing

Kukla's Korner (Free subscription) | 20/08/2008

via Russo’s Rants, Single-game ticket prices will range from $24.00 to $98.00 and Premium game ticket prices will range from $29.00 to $118.00 (Facility fee and Ticketmaster charges not included). The following 12 contests will feature Premium pricing for the 2008-09 season: Oct. 11 vs. Boston, Oct. 30 vs. Montreal, Nov. 26 vs. Dallas, Nov. 28 vs. Tampa Bay, Dec. 19 vs. N.Y. Islanders, Jan. 3 vs. Detroit,...

THN Rankings - East

HockeyAnalysis.com (Free subscription) | 17/08/2008

1 Montreal Canadiens 2 Pittsburgh Penguins 3 Washington Capitals 4 Philadelphia Flyers 5 Ottawa Senators 6 NY Rangers 7 New Jersey Devils 8 Carolina Hurricanes 9 Tampa Bay Lightning 10 Boston Bruins 11 Buffalo Sabres 12 Florida Panthers 13 Atlanta Thrashers 14 Toronto Maple Leafs 15 NY Islanders Again, I’m going to have to disagree with THN over this. If the Pens had managed to keep Ryan Malone and/or...

Islanders' new coach, Gordon, embraces challenge

Miami Herlad (Free subscription) | 14/08/2008

Scott Gordon has yet to coach an NHL game, and he faces numerous challenges with the Islanders. They're a young team in transition, one that finished last in the division, missed the playoffs for the second time in three years and ranked next to last on the power play.

The State of the Islanders, from The Hockey News

The Final Score (Free subscription) | 13/08/2008

We're just letting you know what they're saying. Send your venom their way. Every season in the NHL is important, but some franchises are facing make-or-break campaigns in 2008-09. Here’s a rundown of which teams are looking at turning points...

Islanders tap AHL coach Gordon

Miami Herlad (Free subscription) | 13/08/2008

If it was a big name the Islanders wanted to fill their head-coaching vacancy, the long list of candidates interviewed by general manager Garth Snow included a couple of Stanley Cup winners and another coach who had reached the Cup Finals. But Snow wasn't looking to make a big splash. He was looking for the right man to mentor the organization's young prospects, someone with the patience to cultivate...

Islanders' DiPietro has guardian angel in Gordon

Miami Herlad (Free subscription) | 13/08/2008

Islanders goaltender Rick DiPietro will meet new coach Scott Gordon for the first time when he is introduced at a 1 p.m. news conference today at Nassau Coliseum. But that doesn't mean DiPietro is unfamiliar with Gordon.

Islanders got right coach - now get right players

Miami Herlad (Free subscription) | 13/08/2008

Scott Gordon, hired last night to coach the Islanders, definitely has the resume to win a Stanley Cup. We know this because it is the same as Peter Laviolette's, and we saw what happened to him.

Rangers, Senators kick off '08-09 NHL preseason schedule

USA Today (Free subscription) | 12/08/2008

The NHL announced its 2008-09 preseason schedule Monday.

• 2008-09 NHL preseason schedule - MSNBC.com: NHL
• 2008-09 NHL Preseason Schedule - MSNBC.com

Senators host Rangers to open NHL pre-season

CBC.ca (Free subscription) | 11/08/2008

Ottawa will kick off the NHL pre-season Sept. 20 when it hosts the New York Rangers prior to facing Frolunda on Oct. 2 in Gothenburg, Sweden, the hometown of Senators captain Daniel Alfredsson.

• Senators begin Sept. 20, then head to Europe - atHome Top Story

Source: Snow has narrowed his list to three

Miami Herlad (Free subscription) | 10/08/2008

If the Islanders' monthlong search for a head coach were a beauty contest, it just reached the stage when the finalists must answer a question that reveals something about their personality and, of course, their desire for world peace. Considering the internal tension between general manager Garth Snow and former coach Ted Nolan last season, nothing is more important than establishing a peaceful working...

Isles' Weight ready to prove he can still play

Miami Herlad (Free subscription) | 10/08/2008

At the end of last season, Doug Weight was ready to retire. It had been a trying year for the four-time All-Star center after he was traded from the St. Louis Blues to the Anaheim Ducks last December.