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Will Bridgeport Islanders hockey team leave CT? Officials hope not but say idea 'not surprising'
A city official said Mayor Joe Ganim's administration had "heard conversations about the potential move of the team" but is ...
Islanders Bolster Bridgeport's Depth To Close Out Day 1 Of NHL Free Agency
When Mathieu Darche was named general manager of the New York Islanders, he emphasized that improving Bridgeport, the team’s ...
Grading Islanders’ 2025 NHL Draft class
The Islanders started the NHL Draft with Matthew Schaefer at first overall and made nine picks overall. What is their draft ...
NHL Draft 2025 winners and losers: Islanders impress while Maple Leafs fall short
And though German Maxim Schäfer didn’t quite make my top 100, he was an honorable mention and No. 96 was an appropriate range ...
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Islanders Add Two Highly Touted Prospects with Back-to-Back Picks in 2025 NHL Draft
Islanders GM and EVP Mathieu Darche is “beyond excited” winger Victor Eklund and defenseman Kashawn Aitcheson were available ...
Matthew Schaefer to Islanders, Michael Misa to Sharks in ESPN's 2025 NHL Mock Draft
Doerrie predicted that the Islanders would use the No. 1 pick on Erie Otters defenseman Matthew Schaefer. The 17-year-old was ...
Matthew Schaefer honors late mother after getting selected first overall by New York Islanders in NHL draft
Matthew Schaefer lost his mother, Jennifer, to breast cancer. Now, he’s achieved the ultimate milestone – becoming an NHL ...
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Schaefer selected No. 1 by Islanders at 2025 NHL Draft
Schaefer, a defenseman with Erie of the Ontario Hockey League, was selected No. 1 by the New York Islanders in the 2025 Upper ...
Good start to Mathieu Darche's rebuilding of the Islanders' roster
First, new general manager and executive vice president Mathieu Darche has improved both the team and the organizational ...