The Islander have called up defensemen Aaron Ness this morning, after they lost Travis Hamonic and Milan Jurcina suffered injuries in the previous two games. Hamonic is out for two weeks with a broken nose and Jurcina is out with an elbow laceration. Ness is expected to make his season debute against the Flyers tomorrow night. This season has two goals and 15 assists for 17 points...

The New York Islanders announced today that defenseman Aaron Ness has been recalled from loan on emergency basis from the Bridgeport Sound Tigers of the American Hockey League (AHL). The emergency transaction came after defenseman Milan Jurcina su...

OTTAWA — Mark Eaton scored 2:35 into overtime in his 600th NHL game to give the Islanders a 2-1 win over the Senators last night.Eaton took a pass from Milan Jurcina and put the puck into an open right side for his 24th NHL goal — his first since Nov...

Mark Eaton's latest goal was as important to the New York Islanders as it was rare for him to score. Eaton scored 2:35 into overtime in his 600th NHL game to give the Islanders a 2-1 win over the Ottawa Senators on Friday night. The 34-year-old defenseman took a pass from Milan Jurcina and put the puck into an open right side for his 24th NHL goal - his first since Nov. 28...

Mark Eaton scored 2:35 into overtime in his 600th NHL game to give the New York Islanders a 2-1 win Friday night over the Ottawa Senators. Eaton took a pass from Milan Jurcina and put the puck into an open right side for his 24th NHL goal -- and his first since Nov. 28, 2009. Matt Martin scored the tying goal in the third and Evgeni Nabokov made 23 saves for New York, which is...

Mark Eaton scored 2:35 into overtime in his 600th NHL game to give the New York Islanders a 2-1 win over the Ottawa Senators on Friday night. Eaton took a pass from Milan Jurcina and put the puck into an open right side for his 24th NHL goal - his first since Nov. 28, 2009. Matt Martin scored the tying goal in the third and Evgeni Nabokov made 23 saves for New York, which is on...

Mark Eaton scored 2:35 into overtime in his 600th NHL game to give the New York Islanders a 2-1 win over the Ottawa Senators on Friday night. Eaton took a pass from Milan Jurcina and put the puck into an open right side for his 24th NHL goal -- his first since Nov. 28, 2009. Matt Martin scored the tying goal in the third and Evgeni Nabokov made 23 saves for New York, which is on a 5-1-1 run.

The Columbus Dispatch is reporting the following: In short, Columbus Blue Jackets General Manager (GM) Scott Howson stated that the Blue Jackets will be active between now and the NHL’s trading deadline which is slated for February 27, 2012.  Howson further stated that the Blue Jackets are not playing to their expectations, that the team defense and goal-tending are not good enough...

Uniondale, NY -- The Islanders six game point streak came to an end last night with a sobering 6-3 loss to the Pittsburgh Penguins. The Penguins James Neal tied the game twice before his team wrestled control of the game away from the Islanders. They were also assisted by a controversial penalty called against Travis Hamonic; a five-minute major elbowing and a game misconduct. The...

James Neal scored twice, and Pascal Dupuis had the go-ahead goal with 4:02 left in the second period to help the Pittsburgh Penguins beat the New York Islanders 6-3 on Saturday night. Steve Sullivan, Matt Cooke and Paul Martin added goals for the Penguins, who snapped a two-game losing streak. David Ullstrom, Milan Jurcina and Kyle Okposo scored for New York. Pittsburgh, playing...

James Neal scored twice, and Pascal Dupuis had the go-ahead goal with 4:02 left in the second period to help the Pittsburgh Penguins beat the New York Islanders 6-3 on Saturday night. Steve Sullivan, Matt Cooke and Paul Martin added goals for the Penguins, who snapped a two-game losing streak. David Ullstrom, Milan Jurcina and Kyle Okposo scored for New York.

Matt Martin scored his second game-winning goal in his three-year NHL career, and the New York Islanders shook off a slow start and routed the Tampa Bay Lightning 5-1 on Tuesday night. John Tavares, Milan Jurcina, David Ullstrom and Matt Moulson -- the NHL's first star of last week -- also scored for New York.

Matt Martin scored his second game-winning goal in his three-year NHL career, and the New York Islanders shook off a slow start and routed the Tampa Bay Lightning 5-1 on Tuesday night. John Tavares, Milan Jurcina, David Ullstrom and Matt Moulson - the NHL's first star of last week - also scored for New York. Ullstrom's goal was his first in the NHL. Al Montoya made 23 saves...

UNIONDALE, N.Y. — Matt Martin scored his second game-winning goal in his three-year NHL career, and the New York Islanders shook off a slow start and routed the Tampa Bay Lightning 5-1 on Tuesday night. John Tavares, Milan Jurcina, David Ullstrom and Matt Moulson — the NHL's first star of...

UNIONDALE, N.Y. (AP) -- Matt Martin scored his second game-winning goal in his three-year NHL career, and the New York Islanders shook off a slow start and routed the Tampa Bay Lightning 5-1 on Tuesday night. John Tavares, Milan Jurcina, David Ullstrom and Matt Moulson -- the NHL's first star of last week -- also scored for New York. Ullstrom's goal was his first in the...

Looking across the Islanders’ locker room last week, Brian Rolston kiddingly turned to the big man in the corner, his barrel chest hardly contained by the light-blue undershirt.“Hey, Juice,” Rolston said, “I think they clocked you at 110 today.”Milan Jurcina laughed, and in the decidedly understated manner of...

Washington Capitals (9-2-0) vs. New York Islanders (3-5-2) Location: Nassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum Time:  7:00 PM TV:  Comcast SportsNet (HD) (Game On!) Radio:  1500AM, 820 AM, and XM Games Remaining: Jan 17, 2012 NYI@WSH, 7:00 PM Feb 28, 2012 NYI@WSH, 7:00 PM Mar 13, 2012 WSH@NYI, 7:00 PM Familiar Faces of Former Capitals:  D Milan Jurcina (211 GP, 2007-09)Former Islanders...

Share In Liptovsky, Slovakia, Milan Jurcina grew up far away from the center of the hockey world. With a pond outside the front of his house, Jurcina was never far from the game. Slovakia...

The second in the home&home series with the Penguins brings the Isles to Pittsburgh. Art Staple has just announced that Jack Capuano has chosen Nabokov for the net and Milan Jurcina will make his season debut. Guess who is scratched? Come on... guess.... Mike Mottau. According to the Isles Twitter account, Jack Capuano said "Mike (mottau) has played extremely...

Uniondale, NY -- Milan Jurcina and Nino Niederreiter are making progress to return to the Islanders lineup. “Jurcina , I think, is ready to go when called upon,” Islanders head coach Jack Capuano said following his teams 3-0 loss to the Pittsburgh Penguins. “Nino should skate with the team if not by the end of the week then by the first of the week.” Both players...

Milan Jurcina was a great addition to the New York Islanders blue-line, and should be a staple there for the next few seasons. Jurcina was only able to play in 46 games this season, missing various stretches of the season for a variety of injuries. If he can stay healthy, Jurcina can be a top line or second line defenseman, and at 27 years old he would bring a bit of experience to...

Share New York Islanders defenseman Milan Jurcina will represent host nation Slovakia at the World Championships to be held April 29th to May 15th in Bratislava and Košice. It is th...

The New York Islanders announced today that defenseman Jamie Doornbosch has signed an NHL regular season amateur tryout agreement. The club is under emergency conditions, with injuries to Jack Hillen and Milan Jurcina. Doornbosch, 21, sc...

UNIONDALE, NY, April 6, 2011 – The New York Islanders announced today that defenseman Matt Campanale has signed an NHL regular season amateur tryout agreement. The club is under emergency conditions to Jack Hillen and Milan Jurcina. Ca...

With the Bruins currently sitting as the third seed in the East, expect the TD Center to be rocking. They are gearing up for playoff hockey and Boston is an awesome hockey town. The Islanders have now lost Milan Jurcina and Frans Nielsen. I'm not even sure if Jack Hillen has made this trip, so the Isles could be seriously depleted. There has been no word as of yet as to any...