New York Islanders

By Tom Our suspicions became reality yesterday when the Islanders announced franchise goaltender Rick DiPietro will sit out the remainder of the season to take care of his twice surgically repaired bum left knee. The news comes as the Islanders have a vice-like grip on the worst record in the le...

By murph Ex-Isle Eric Goddard finds himself in Pittsburgh this season in case anyone gets a little too close to Sid the Kid. Last night he threw down with Riley Cote of the Philadelphia Flyers in an furious, entertaining fight via HockeyFights.com. Click here to view the embedded video.

By Tom The Isles did bounce back to make the playoffs the following season - featuring the epic series against the Maple Leafs and the Shawn Bates penalty shot. Islanders coming to end of a trying season — Team focuses on getting out of NHL cellar The Toronto Star Copyright (c) 2001 The Toronto Star

By murph Kyle Okposo, the top prospect in the Islanders’ system, has left the University of Minnesota and is in the process of negotiating a contract with the Isles, according to sources at the NHL and collegiate level. The Golden Gophers have called a news conference for 5 p.m. ET to announce Okposo’...

By murph So much for the fast start to the season. The Islanders continue to hover just above .500 and cannot get any momentum or excessive scoring going, dropping Saturday night’s game at the Coliseum to Pittsburgh 3-2. The Isles have not won back to back games in almost a month, dating back to mid-Nov...

By murph This afternoon, the New York Islanders released the following pair of statements from owner Charles Wang and veteran forward Chris Simon. As the statements indicate, Simon has been granted some time away from the team. From Charles Wang: From Chris Simon:

By Tom Sorry Wayne, I know losing at the Coliseum probably brings back all sorts of bad memories. *cough*1983*cough* All right, that didn’t actually happen. DP is happy with his $67 million-dollar deal. You have to wonder what the Flyers are thinking by giving a 22-year-old forward a 12-year deal...

By murph Tickets to the second half of the Islanders’ 2007-08 season go on sale on Saturday beginning at 10:00 am. Tickets will be available exclusively at the Nassau Coliseum box office from 10am - 2pm. On Saturday, the Islanders will also open their doors to all ticket buyers so they can catch the te...

By Tom Well that was fast. The Stars took control right from the OT faceoff. Modano crashes the net for a rebound and puts it right past DiPietro for his second goal of the night. Dallas escapes New York with back-to-back 3-2 wins and six straight victories overall. The win also snaps the Islanders six...

By murph You see, last night was the first-ever behind-the-scenes tour for New York Islanders Blog Box members. Being that this blog is a charter member of that new and innovative program, we and our fellow bloggers were led on an all-access tour of the bowels of the Coliseum. We visited the lockerro...