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NY Islanders Star Matthew Schaefer Gets Serious Praise From Scout

Lady Luck was on the side of the New York Islanders when they won the 2025 NHL Draft Lottery despite having the No. 10 odds for the pick. With the No. 1 pick that year, the team selected defenseman Matthew Schaefer, who was 17 years old during the draft.

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NY Islanders Being Named Potential Landing Spot for Chris Kreider is Surprising

The New York Islanders are set to kick off the 2026-27 season at the end of the month, and the next couple of weeks for the team are going to be important. With the start of the campaign right around the corner, the Islanders will be very busy between rookie camp, training camp, and then the preseason.

Kirill Marchenko News / New York Islanders On SI / September 10

NY Islanders Are Wise to Keep an Eye On Kirill Marchenko

With the start of the regular season right around the corner for the New York Islanders, expectations do feel a bit mixed coming into the year. Toward the end of last season, the Islanders made a major splash with the addition of Peter DeBoer to be their new head coach.

Victor Eklund News / New York Islanders On SI / September 10

NY Islanders' Victor Eklund Being Seen as Great Prospect This Year is Encouraging

With Rookie Camp set to start soon, followed by training camp for the New York Islanders, the team is getting ready for the start of the regular season.

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How many of the players to grace the cover of each EA NHL video game going back to 'NHL 2000?"

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Bo Horvat News / New York Islanders On SI / September 9

Why Bo Horvat Could Be Most Important Player for NY Islanders This Season

With training camp right around the corner for the New York Islanders, there are a number of questions surrounding what the team might be this coming season.

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The best and worst NHL free agency deals since 2000

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.

Matthew Schaefer News / New York Islanders On SI / September 8

Matthew Schaefer Makes History in NHL Player Tiers Debut

Expectations are on the rise for the New York Islanders with Peter DeBoer entering his first full season as the team’s head coach. He took over for Patrick Roy with four games remaining in the 2025-26 regular season and made his presence felt immediately.

Cole Eiserman News / New York Islanders On SI / September 8

Cole Eiserman Could Provide NY Islanders With Something They Desperately Need

As the New York Islanders get set for the start of training camp next week, the regular season is right around the corner. For New York, who will be making

New York Islanders News / New York Islanders On SI / September 7

NY Islanders Have Four Members of Team Make NHL Player Tiers

The New York Islanders enter the 2026-27 season with some expectations on the rise thanks to having Peter DeBoer in the box as head coach for a full season.

Matthew Schaefer News / New York Islanders On SI / September 6

NY Islanders’ Matthew Schaefer Already in Superstar Tier

The New York Islanders forever changed the trajectory of their franchise when they selected Matthew Schaefer with the No. 1 overall pick in the 2025 NHL Draft.

Dmitry Gamzin News / New York Islanders On SI / September 6

NY Islanders Goalie Prospect Sees Encouraging Jump in Prospect Rankings

After originally being unranked the year previously, New York Islanders' goalie prospect Dmitry Gamzin has come in at No. 13 on a recent goaltender prospect rankings list.

Anthony Duclair News / New York Islanders On SI / September 5

Why Anthony Duclair Could Be NY Islanders' Most Likely Trade Candidate

The New York Islanders are getting set for the start of the upcoming season, and September will be an important month for Peter DeBoer to start to figure out what his roster and lineups will look like.

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The defining figure for every NHL franchise

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.

Peter DeBoer News / New York Islanders On SI / September 4

Peter DeBoer Needs To Improve NY Islanders Offensive Scheme

The New York Islanders overachieved for most of the 2025-26 season, finishing with 91 points in the regular season. Alas, that wasn’t enough to qualify for the postseason in the Eastern Conference.

Malte Gustafsson News / New York Islanders On SI / September 3

NY Islanders’ Malte Gustafsson Draws Comp to Blues Defenseman

With the No. 13 overall pick in the 2026 NHL Draft, the New York Islanders selected left-handed shooting defenseman Malte Gustafsson. A clear emphasis has been put on restocking the blueline long-term by the relatively new front office headed by general manager Mathieu Darche.

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New York Islanders News / NHL on ClutchPoints / September 3

Islanders GM provides positive updates on 4 injured players before training camp

The New York Islanders were one of the most injury-riddled teams in the National Hockey League in 2025-26, and it contributed to the franchise missing out on the Stanley Cup Playoffs for a second straight season.

Semyon Varlamov News / Daily Faceoff / September 2

Islanders’ Varlamov to be ‘full participant in camp’ after recovering from knee injury

New York Islanders general manager Mathieu Darche said Wednesday that veteran goaltender Semyon Varlamov is expected to be a “full participant” in the team’s 2026 training camp after missing most of the past two seasons due to significant knee issues.

Mathew Barzal News / The Hockey Writers / August 30

Islanders Risk Wasting Mathew Barzal on the Wing

The New York Islanders rely heavily on Mathew Barzal. He has been the premier centre for almost ten years. He is the key piece of the Islanders’ core as their only star forward.

New York Islanders News / NHL Rumors / August 29

2026-27 New York Islanders Season Preview

The New York Islanders enter the 2026–27 season with a largely unchanged roster after a quiet offseason. They hired a new head coach with only four games left last season, added a middle-six forward, and said goodbye to their longtime captain.

New York Islanders News / Inside The Rink / August 28

New York Islanders: News You May Have Missed

There’s a bit of a lull in hockey news. The dog days of the off-season stretch on, and the news may be a tad slow. There’s so much to come this season, and we have plenty to look forward to.

NHL News / Daily Faceoff / August 28

Four under-the-radar PTO candidates for NHL teams to consider

We’re almost into the month of September, and in the NHL, that usually means two things: training camps are around the corner, and PTO season is about to begin in earnest.

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New York Islanders News / The Hockey Writers / August 24

New York Islanders Need to Better Insulate Ilya Sorokin

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.

New York Islanders News / NHL on ClutchPoints / August 23

Islanders’ glaring roster flaw that must be fixed before 2026-27 NHL season

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.

New York Islanders News / Daily Faceoff / August 20

Islanders unveil contest winner for 2027-28 third jersey

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.

Calum Ritchie News / The Hockey Writers / August 18

Calum Ritchie Could Be Key to Solving Islanders’ Scoring Woes

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.

NHL News / Yardbarker / August 9