The New York Islanders made a bold move near the end of the 2025-26 NHL regular season, moving on from head coach Patrick Roy. With four games remaining in the campaign, he was fired.
The New York Islanders have done a great job of stocking their organizational pipeline with highly talented youngsters at every level of the ice. Their long-term future looks to be in great hands with defenseman Matthew Schaefer, the No.
With the start of the regular season quickly approaching for the New York Islanders, everyone will be excited to see what this new era for the team looks
New York Islanders goaltender Ilya Sorokin has the ability to decide his team’s fate. When he’s playing at an elite level, the Islanders tend to be competitive.
The New York Islanders fought tooth and nail to make the playoffs last season. New York bought at the 2026 NHL Trade Deadline, for instance. And with only a handful of games remaining, the Islanders made a coaching change.
The NHL has had an interesting new millennium. It was a league sans a salary cap when the 2000s started… and then the owners locked the players out for an entire season.
The New York Islanders have a defensive player pool as the 2026/2027 season opens. With the need for offense in mind, General Manager Mathieu Darche acquired Mattias Maccelli and extended Alex Jefferies.
There aren’t many teams that are better positioned when it comes to the starting goaltender than the New York Islanders. Ilya Sorokin has proven time and time again that he is one of the best in the business.
The biggest move that the New York Islanders roster underwent this offseason was the loss of Anders Lee. A 14-year veteran, the Islanders are losing a lot more than just a productive forward.
The New York Islanders have unveiled the Navy Lighthouse design as the winner of the organization’s inaugural fan-driven Third Jersey design contest following 80,490 design submissions.
As the New York Islanders get set for the upcoming season, the team will be hopeful to take a step forward. However, this does appear to be a team that is being built for long-term success. With the start of the new campaign right around the corner, the Islanders are going to be an interesting team to watch.
With the start of training camp and the 2026-27 regular season right around the corner for the New York Islanders, the team will have their eyes set on making the postseason.
People will talk about the “Mount Rushmore” for a franchise, which is to say the four people, usually four players, that most define the franchise. Not always the four-best players, but the four that evoke the essence of the franchise.
The New York Islanders unveiled the contest winner of their 2027-28 Third Jersey Design Concept competition on Thursday. The team announced earlier in the day that the “Navy Lighthouse” concept, as fans had the chance to vote on eight potential designs in a bracket-style format.
Since the trio of Scott Malkin, Jon Ledecky and Dewey Shay purchased the New York Islanders just over 10 years ago, they have shown a willingness to put resources into the team because they so desperately want a sustained winner.
As the offseason gets set to wrap up soon, the New York Islanders will be getting ready for the start of training camp and the regular season soon after.
The New York Islanders have undergone a lot of management changes in a little over a year’s time. In May 2025, Mathieu Darche was hired to take over as general manager of the team.
When looking retrospectively at the 2025-26 New York Islanders campaign, there are many positives. Most revolve around Matthew Schaefer and the dominance he showed as an 18-year-old.
The culture within sports takes a village. Some threads weave themselves into the workings and help to make up that culture. The New York Islanders have a village of those who are also filled with a certain pride.
The New York Islanders are opening up their future third jersey look to the fans, announcing on Tuesday that the community can vote on eight potential new looks in a bracket-style format. By introducing a voting process for the jersey, the Islanders make NHL history as the first team to allow fans to pick what their team looks like on the ice.
Alexander Romanov faces a busy offseason after a shoulder injury limited him to just 15 games last season, leaving the Islanders defenseman focused on regaining full game shape ahead of 2026-27.
The Islanders announced they have hired Evan Gold as Assistant General Manager of their NHL club and General Manager of the Hamilton Hammers, the AHL affiliate, first reported by NHL.com’s Stefen Rosner.
The New York Islanders have avoided arbitration with RFA forward Alex Jefferies, signing him to a one-year contract extension, per Elliotte Friedman of Sportsnet.