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   Brock Nelson is a top goal scorer for the New York Islanders. The Minneapolis, Minnesota native has scored around 20 goals in each of his last 3 seasons. He was drafted 30th overall (first round) of the 2010 NHL draft, by the Isles. He\’s also an ironman, playing in at least 72 games inContinue reading “Rock hard questions for Brock Nelson”

   If I was a goalie in the NHL (which I\’m not), I\’d prefer to have a big group of defensemen protecting me. New York Islanders goalies Jaroslav Halak and Thomas Greiss must like having 6\’4\” Scott Mayfield in front of them. Mayfield is also the tallest player on the Isles. The St. Louis, MissouriContinue reading “My interview with Isles Scott Mayfield”

   Travis Hamonic helps the New York Islanders a lot. He is physical, strong, and pretty big (6 feet, 2 inches and 205 pounds), traits that help NHL defensemen. The St. Malo, Manitoba native was drafted 53rd overall (2nd round) of the 2008 NHL draft by the Islanders. He has 146 points (26 goals andContinue reading “My interview with Isles Travis Hamonic”

    A big part of hockey is physicality. A stat that shows a lot of physicality is hits. The New York Islanders have one of the best hitters in the game in Cal Clutterbuck. He has less than 200 hits in a season just once in his career (not counting 2007-08, where he played in just 2 games). HeContinue reading “My interview with Isles Cal Clutterbuck”

        Andrew Ladd has had a successful NHL career. The Maple Ridge, British Columbia native was drafted 4th overall in 2004 by the Carolina Hurricanes. In his rookie season of 2005-06, he won the Stanley Cup with the Canes. In 2008, the Canes traded Ladd to the Chicago Blackhawks for Tuomo Ruutu. He had 50Continue reading “My interview with Isles Andrew Ladd”