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THW's Islanders news for 11/17/2020
The latest Islanders stories from The Hockey Writers.
11/17/2020 edition:
By Jonathan Amatulli on Nov 17, 2020 09:45 am
Hockey fans are counting down the days until they can watch some of the NHL’s top prospects at next month’s World Junior Championships. For the New York Islanders, all eyes will be on top prospect Simon Holmstrom, who should be an impact player for Team Sweden. The team’s most recent first-round pick will certainly feel […]
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By Greg Boysen on Nov 17, 2020 08:35 am
This date saw the first-ever meeting between the two highest scorers in National Hockey League history. Nov. 17 has been a memorable date in both Chicago and Boston and has a handful of franchise firsts throughout the decade. Mr. Hockey vs the Great One Arguably the two greatest players in hockey history, Gordie Howe and […]
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By Darvin Babiuk on Nov 16, 2020 05:25 pm
Griffin Reinhart last played professionally in 2019-20 with Beijing’s Kunlun Red Star in the Kontinental Hockey League (KHL). That’s a long way from being drafted 4th overall by the New York Islanders in the 2012 NHL Entry Draft. Many high draft choices have had fizzling trajectories, but have any been as expensive as Reinhart? A […]
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By Jon Zella on Nov 15, 2020 05:10 pm
It’s no secret that many New York Islanders fans, and hockey lovers around the world, find it easy to poke fun at the team’s foibles during the mid-1990s. Chief among those peculiar choices was the decision to change their jersey heading into the 1995-96 season. Whether you call it the fish sticks jersey, the Gorton […]
The post Islanders’ Reverse Retro Jersey Revives Fisherman Debate Among Fans appeared first on The Hockey Writers.





By Josh Bell on Nov 15, 2020 01:49 pm
The New York Islanders are a storied franchise. Coming into the league in 1972, they wasted no time at all. Within eight seasons of coming into the NHL, they would go on to become one of the best dynasties in NHL history. They went on to win four Stanley Cups – straight – from 1979-80 […]
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