2015–16 NEW YORK ISLANDERS TRAINING CAMP ROSTER FORWARDS # POS NAME HT WT SHOT BIRTHDATE HOMETOWN 14–15 CLUB (LEAGUE) 12 LW Josh Bailey 6’1 210 L 10/2/89 Bowmanville, ON NY ISLANDERS 61 F Tyler Barnes 6’0 187 R 2/13/90 Burnsville, MI Toledo (ECHL) 13 C Mathew Barzal 6’0 182 R 5/26/97 Coquitlam, BC Seattle (WHL) 72 LW Anthony Beauvillier 5’11 170 L 6/8/97 Sorel-Tracy, QC Shawinigan (QMJHL) 56 F Taylor Beck 6’2 203 R 5/13/91 St. Catherines, ON NASHVILLE 16 RW Steve Bernier 6’3 220 R 5/31/85 Quebec City, QC NEW JERSEY 36 LW Eric Boulton 6’0 227 L 8/17/76 Halifax, NS NY ISLANDERS 53 C Casey Cizikas 5’11 201 L 2/27/91 Toronto, ON NY ISLANDERS 15 RW Cal Clutterbuck 5’11 218 R 11/18/87 Welland, ON NY ISLANDERS 49 RW Sebastian Collberg 5’11 196 R 2/23/94 Mariestad, Sweden Bridgeport (AHL) 71 LW Michael Dal Colle 6’3 198 L 6/20/96 Richmond Hill, ON Oshawa (OHL) 46 LW Justin Florek 6’4 205 L 5/18/90 Marquette, MI Providence (AHL) 84 C Mikhail Grabovski 5’11 183 L 1/31/84 Minsk, Belarus NY ISLANDERS 43 LW Mike Halmo 5’10 209 L 5/15/91 Waterloo, ON Bridgeport (AHL) 25 F Ben Holmstrom 6’1 201 R 4/9/87 Colorado Springs, CO Charlotte (AHL) 52 LW Ross Johnston 6’5 232 L 2/18/94 Charlottetown, PE Charlottetown (QMJHL)/Bridgeport (AHL) 11 C Bracken Kearns 6’0 200 L 5/12/81 North Vancouver, BC Espoo (SM-liiga) 86 LW Nikolay Kulemin 6’1 225 L 7/14/86 Magnitogorsk, Russia NY ISLANDERS 47 C Louis Leblanc 6’0 188 R 1/26/91 Pointe-Claire, QC Norfolk (AHL) 27 C Anders Lee 6’3 228 L 7/3/90 Edina, MN NY ISLANDERS 17 LW Matt Martin 6’3 220 L 5/8/89 Windsor, ON NY ISLANDERS 29 C Brock Nelson 6’3 206 L 10/15/91 Warroad, MN NY ISLANDERS 51 C Frans Nielsen 6’1 188 L 4/24/84 Herning, Denmark NY ISLANDERS 21 RW Kyle Okposo 6’0 217 R 4/16/88 St. Paul, MN NY ISLANDERS 90 L Kirill Petrov 6’3 232 L 4/13/90 Kazan, Russia Kazan (KHL) 10 C Alan Quine 6’0 200 L 2/25/93 Belleville, ON Bridgeport (AHL) 18 F Ryan Strome 6’1 199 R 7/11/93 Mississauga, ON NY ISLANDERS 91 C John Tavares 6’1 211 L 9/20/90 Oakville, ON NY ISLANDERS 45 LW Justin Vaive 6’4 237 L 7/8/89 Buffalo, NY Hartford (AHL) 59 F Carter Verhaeghe 6’1 181 L 8/14/95 Toronto, ON Niagara (OHL) 48 RW Joe Whitney 5’6 167 L 2/6/88 Reading, MA Albany (AHL)/NEW JERSEY 26 C James Wright 6’4 210 L 3/24/90 Saskatoon, SK Zagreb (KHL) DEFENSEMEN # POS NAME HT WT SHOT BIRTHDATE HOMETOWN 14–15 CLUB (LEAGUE) 55 D Johnny Boychuk 6’2 227 R 1/19/84 Edmonton, AB NY ISLANDERS 38 D Kyle Burroughs 6’0 203 R 7/12/95 Vancouver, BC Regina/Medicine Hat (WHL) 7 D Matt Carkner 6’5 229 R 11/3/80 Winchester, ON NY ISLANDERS 24 D Kevin Czuczman 6’3 206 L 1/9/91 Port Elgin, ON Bridgeport (AHL)/Florida (ECHL) 44 D Calvin de Haan 6’1 197 L 5/9/91 Carp, ON NY ISLANDERS 54 D Matthew Finn 6’0 199 L 2/24/94 Toronto, ON Toronto (AHL) / Orlando (ECHL) 62 D Jesse Graham 6’0 184 R 5/13/94 Oshawa, ON Bridgeport (AHL)/Florida (ECHL) 3 D Travis Hamonic 6’2 205 R 7/16/90 St. Malo, MB NY ISLANDERS 14 D Thomas Hickey 6’0 189 L 2/8/89 Calgary, AB NY ISLANDERS 2 D Nick Leddy 6’0 199 L 3/20/91 Eden Prairie, MN NY ISLANDERS 63 D Loic Leduc 6’7 219 R 6/14/94 Mercier, QC Stockton/Colorado (ECHL) 42 D Scott Mayfield 6’4 224 R 10/14/92 St. Louis, MO Bridgeport (AHL)/NY ISLANDERS 8 D Tom Nilsson 6’0 176 R 8/19/93 Mora, Sweden Toronto (AHL) 50 D Adam Pelech 6’3 210 L 8/16/94 Toronto, ON Bridgeport (AHL) 6 D Ryan Pulock 6’2 215 R 10/6/94 Dauphin, MB Bridgeport (AHL) 37 D Brian Strait 6’1 206 L 1/4/88 Waltham, MA NY ISLANDERS 28 D Marek Zidlicky 5’11 190 R 2/3/77 Most, Czech Republic NEW JERSEY/DETROIT GOALIES # POS NAME HT WT CATCHES BIRTHDATE HOMETOWN 14–15 CLUB (LEAGUE) 33 G Christopher Gibson 6’1 188 L 12/27/92 Karkkila, Finland Toronto (AHL) 1 G Thomas Greiss 6’1 220 L 1/29/86 Fussen, Germany PITTSBURGH 41 G Jaroslav Halak 5’11 186 L 5/13/85 Bratislava, Slovakia NY ISLANDERS 30 G Parker Milner 6’0 192 L 9/6/90 Pittsburgh, PA Quad City (ECHL)/Iowa (AHL) 60 G Kevin Poulin 6’2 199 L 4/12/90 Montreal, QC Bridgeport (AHL)/NY ISLANDERS 35 G Stephon Williams 6’3 196 L 4/28/93 Fairbanks, AK Minn St. Mankato/Bridgeport (AHL) NEW YORK ISLANDERS HOCKEY OPERATIONS & STAFF DIRECTORY MANAGEMENT OWNER AND GOVERNOR Charles B. Wang GENERAL MANAGER, ALTERNATE GOVERNOR AND PRESIDENT Garth Snow ALTERNATE GOVERNOR Scott Malkin ALTERNATE GOVERNOR Jon Ledecky ALTERNATE GOVERNOR Art McCarthy ALTERNATE GOVERNOR Roy Reichbach SENIOR VICE PRESIDENT AND ALTERNATE GOVERNOR Michael Picker SENIOR VICE PRESIDENT OF MARKETING AND SALES Paul Lancey HOCKEY OPERATIONS MANAGER, HOCKEY ADMINISTRATION Joanne Holewa ASSISTANT GENERAL MANAGER & ASSISTANT COACH Doug Weight DIRECTOR, PRO SCOUTING Ken Morrow ASSISTANT TO THE GENERAL MANAGER Kerry Gwydir HEAD COACH Jack Capuano ASSISTANT COACH Greg Cronin ASSISTANT COACH Bob Corkum ASSISTANT COACH Matt Bertani GOALIE COACH Mike Dunham SKILL DEVELOPMENT COACH Bernie Cassell DIRECTOR OF SPORTS PERFORMANCE Sean Donellan HEAD AMATEUR SCOUT/PLAYER DEVELOPMENT Vellu Kautonen DIRECTOR, PLAYER DEVELOPMENT Eric Cairns PLAYER DEVELOPMENT Marty Reasoner SCOUTS Trent Klatt, Mario Saraceno, Chris O’Sullivan, Tim MacLean, David Hymovitz, Jay Saraceno, Matti Kautto, Jeff Napierala, Dennis Maxwell, Don McDuff TRAINING & EQUIPMENT STAFF EQUIPMENT MANAGER Scott Boggs ASSISTANT EQUIPMENT MANAGER Richard Krouse EQUIPMENT ASSISTANT Kevin Putzig HEAD ATHLETIC TRAINER Damien Hess ASSISTANT ATHLETIC TRAINER Philip E. Watson MASSAGE THERAPIST Jim Miccio STRENGTH AND CONDITIONING COACH Derrek Douglas MEDIA RELATIONS & COMMUNICATIONS CONTACTS DIRECTOR OF COMMUNICATIONS Kimber Auerbach OFFICE: 516-501-6841 CELL: 973-714-1808 EMAIL: [email protected] COMMUNICATIONS MANAGER Jesse Eisenberg OFFICE: 516-501-6761 CELL: 919-699-5655 EMAIL: [email protected] COMMUNICATIONS COORDINATOR Greg Picker OFFICE: 516-501-6868 CELL: 631-741-2207 EMAIL: [email protected] New York Islanders: Media Notes ISLANDERS PRESEASON RECAPS (2-1-0) 9/23: NYI 2 vs. NJD 1 The New York Islanders improved to 2-0 at Barclays Center this preseason, scoring a 2-1 win over the New Jersey Devils on Wednes- day night. Travis Hamonic scored the game-winning goal in his first preseason game, helping the Islanders improve to 2-1-0 overall in exhibition action. Brock Nelson also scored in his preseason debut. 9/21: NYI 3 vs. PHI 2 The Islanders won their first home preseason game of the year at Barclays Center in Brooklyn, downing the Philadelphia Flyers 3-2. John Tavares and Anders Lee had a goal and assist each, while Jaroslav Halak earned the win, stopping 13-of-14 shots. Kirill Petrov scored the eventual game-winner to put the Islanders up 3-0 in the second period. Following the 3-2 regulation win, the clubs skated to a draw during a 3-on-3 overtime session. 9/21: NYI 3 at PHI 5 New York dropped the away game of Monday’s split-squad affair, falling to the Flyers 5-3 in Allentown, PA. James Wright, Alan Quine and Justin Vaive all scored, but the Flyers took four separate leads in the game, sealing it with an empty-netter with 7.8 seconds left in the game. Thomas Greiss made 18 saves in the first 40 minutes, while Christopher Gibson stopped 10 shots in the third. RECENT TRANSACTIONS 9/18 - Parker Wotherspoon was assigned to Tri-City (WHL) 9/18 - Marek Zidlicky agreed to a one-year deal. 9/18 - Joshua Ho-Sang was assigned to Niagara (OHL). 9/17 - Steve Bernier agreed to a one-year deal. 9/17 - The Islanders acquired Taylor Beck, Matthew Finn, Christopher Gibson, Tom Nilsson and Carter Verhaeghe from Toronto in exchange for Michael Grabner. 9/16 - The Islanders agreed to terms with Brock Nelson on a three-year deal. 9/16 - Connor Graham was assigned to Ottawa (OHL). 9/12 - Mitchell Vande Sompel was assigned to Oshawa (OHL). 9/10 - Connor Graham agreed to a professional tryout (PTO). 9/10 - Mathew Barzal agreed to a three-year, entry-level deal. 9/9 - Steve Bernier agreed to a professional tryout (PTO). CURRENT INJURIES None TONIGHT’S MATCHUP The Islanders continue their preseason with a pair of road games in New Jersey and Philadelphia. It will be the second-and-final meet- ing between the Devils and Islanders this preseason and the third-and-final meeting between the Flyers and Islanders. ISLANDERS PRESEASON SCHEDULE: 9/21 - NYI 3 vs. PHI 2 9/21 - NYI 3 at PHI 5 9/25 - NYI 2 at PHI 1 9/25 - NYI at NJD 9/26 - NYI at CAR 9/28 - WSH at NYI 10/4 - NYI at WSH New York Islanders: 2014-15 Final Statistics Pos # Player GP G A P +/- PIM PPG SHG GW S % TOI/g FO% Hits Blks C 91 John Tavares 82 38 48 86 5 46 13 0 8 278 13.7 20:40 52.21 48 37 R 21 Kyle Okposo 60 18 33 51 -8 12 6 0 2 195 9.2 19:33 49.68 53 23 C 18 Ryan Strome 81 17 33 50 23 47 1 1 2 179 9.5 15:23 46.70 92 21 C 51 Frans Nielsen 78 14 29 43 8 12 4 1 4 157 8.9 16:34 48.19 48 80 C 29 Brock Nelson 82 20 22 42 6 24 10 0 3 190 10.5 15:52 44.30 99 52 C 27 Anders Lee 76 25 16 41 9 33 5 0 6 197 12.7 14:23 100.00 169 29 L 12 Josh Bailey 70 15 26 41 3 12 2 0 1 140 10.7 16:46 45.45 66 36 D 2 Nick Leddy 78 10 27 37 18 14 1 0 1 120 8.3 20:21 0.00 73 90 D 55 Johnny Boychuk 72 9 26 35 15 14 5 0 1 192 4.7 21:40 100.00 171 149 D 3 Travis Hamonic 71 5 28 33 15 85 1 0 0 132 3.8 21:47 0.00 213 131 L 86 Nikolay Kulemin 82 15 16 31 7 21 0 3 0 115 13.0 14:52 29.16 129 58 D 14 Thomas Hickey 81 2 20 22 -12 26 0 0 1 82 2.4 18:55 50.00 117 136 D 11 Lubomir Visnovsky 53 5 15 20 -3 8 2 0 1 85 5.9 19:31 0.00 38 61 C 84 Mikhail Grabovski 51 9 10 19 3 8 0 0 2 81 11.1 14:16 45.78 11 19 C 53 Casey Cizikas 70 9 9 18 -2 24 0 2 2 90 10.0 12:31 52.16 144 50 R 15 Cal Clutterbuck 76 7 9 16 1 60 0 2 4 124 5.6 12:43 66.66 343 31 L 17 Matt Martin 78 8 6 14