We’re just over three weeks from the NHL trade deadline, and New York Islanders fans are anxiously waiting to see what moves team president and general manager Lou Lamoriello will make.
Oliver Wahlstrom has had chance after chance after chance to assert himself as a regular in the New York Islanders lineup. He had them under former head coaches Barry Trotz and Lane Lambert.
The New York Islanders selected right winger Oliver Wahlstrom 11th overall in the 2018 Entry Draft. As a 6-foot-2 sniper from the USA Hockey National Team Development Program (USNTDP), he was expected to be the next great goal scorer for the Islanders.
Bo Horvat was on the ice for practice at Northwell Ice Center this morning, allowing New York Islanders fans everywhere to breathe a sigh of relief. Horvat’s
The New York Islanders signed Oliver Wahlstrom this offseason to a one-year contract, hoping this would be the season he’d step up and emerge as an elite scorer on the wing.
In a season cut short due to injury, there weren’t many highlights in 2022-23 for New York Islanders forward Oliver Wahlstrom. However, one of his most memorable moments came a year ago today against the Philadelphia Flyers when he dropped his gloves and then dropped Tony DeAngelo.
Oliver Wahlstrom scored the shootout-winning goal and Brock Nelson collected one goal and one assist as the visiting New York Islanders snapped a seven-game losing skid with a 5-4 victory over the Calgary Flames on Saturday.
Buffalo, NY– For the first time in nearly 10 months, Oliver Wahlstrom is dressed for an NHL regular season game. On Saturday night against the Buffalo Sabres, both Wahlstrom and Julien Gauthier are making their season debuts for the New York Islanders.
The New York Islanders have begun their season with a strong 2-0-0, posting wins over the Buffalo Sabres and Arizona Coyotes. But their upcoming game against the New Jersey Devils poses the toughest challenge yet and possibly the biggest in the early portion of the Islanders’ schedule.
After dropping their first preseason game, the New York Islanders can feel reassured at the finish of their second exhibition as they beat the Philadelphia Flyers, 2-1, on Wednesday night at UBS Arena.
Kyle Palmieri is the first injury of camp, but it’s supposed to be minor, so calm down, maybe? Training camp opened Thursday for the Islanders, and Lou’s franchise even did us the favor of actually announcing the camp roster.
East Meadow, NY– The start of training camp marks the first time the New York Islanders take the ice as a whole for the first time in five months, but it’s been much longer for one member of the team.
The 2018 11th overall pick has a one-year, $874k contract in place and is coming off of a season where he had some real momentum, only for injuries to keep his campaign to just 35 games played.
This week on NYI Hockey Now, we took one final look back at last season for the Islanders and set expectations for two of their key players. Plus, we discussed the future of a former core member of the team and asked you to answer the biggest questions surrounding them with training camp about to begin.
The NHL season is around the corner with opening night a month away. Recently, the New York Islanders writers at The Hockey Writers (THW) published the team’s 2023-24 lineup projections which can be found here.
As the start of the season draws nearer for the New York Islanders, it’s time we begin to discuss expectations for some of the team’s key players. Looking across the board, expectations for the Islanders this year are wide-ranging.
The New York Islanders have been waiting for the 23-year-old winger, Oliver Wahlstrom, to have a breakout season. Wahlstrom was a pending restricted free agent (RFA) who signed a one-year-prove-it deal with the Islanders on July 17th.
The New York Islanders signed Oliver Wahlstrom, who was a restricted free agent (RFA), to a qualifying offer. The deal is a one-year, $874,125 contract that keeps the 23-year-old on the roster for next season and all but wraps up general manager (GM) Lou Lamoriello’s summer.
The New York Islanders are keeping one of their own. RFA forward Oliver Wahlstrom has a new contract. He will remain on Long Island for the next year and make $874,125, which was his qualifying offer.
Wahlstrom missed a significant period of time in the 2022-23 season with injury, but he played 35 games and scored seven goals and 16 points as a bottom-six forward.
After securing nearly all their free agents, Oliver Wahlstrom remains the one loose thread for the New York Islanders this offseason. The 23-year-old forward is a restricted free agent (RFA) this summer and has until 5 p.m.
If the Islanders are going to earn a Wild Card seed, they’ll be doing so without winger Oliver Wahlstrom. GM Lou Lamoriello announced Saturday that Wahlstrom has been ruled out for the season due to a lower-body injury suffered back in December.
New York Islanders Head Coach Lane Lambert has revealed that the Islanders have placed forward Oliver Wahlstrom on the injured reserve (IR) Friday with a lower-body injury.
Oliver Wahlstrom scored twice and the New York Islanders defeated the visiting San Jose Sharks 5-2 in Elmont, N.Y., on Tuesday night. Anders Lee, Zach Parise and Cal Clutterbuck also scored for the Islanders, who have won two in a row after dropping their season opener.
Wahlstrom is currently fourth on the team in goals (10) and has added nine assists as well.
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