New York Selects: Malte Gustafsson

Hear from #Isles General Manager Mathieu Darche and 13th overall pick Malte Gustafsson following the Islanders’ selection in the 2026 NHL Draft.

— New York Islanders (@NYIslanders) June 27, 2026

#NYC #NYI #isles Malte Gustafsson welcome to New York City. https://t.co/fA95wgWqfI

— New York Islander Fan Central (@NYIFANCENTRAL) June 27, 2026

Learn more about Malte Gustafsson!
https://t.co/CtaTE9EnMY

— New York Islanders (@NYIslanders) June 27, 2026

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More LD a spot loaded for a decade plus.

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DeAngelo Two Year Extension

#Isles Transaction: The New York Islanders announced today that the club has signed defenseman Tony DeAngelo to a two-year contract. pic.twitter.com/f2cQDCPujT

— New York Islanders (@NYIslanders) June 26, 2026

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Term and years good enough, fair deal on both sides.

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#NYC #NYI #isles Honestly thought DeAngelo was getting
4.5m total for his contract. Going from 1.75m to 4.5m is far too much for someone who had one goal in 41 games, with too many turnovers on D.

— New York Islander Fan Central (@NYIFANCENTRAL) June 26, 2026

#NYC #NYI #isles Good re-signing for DeAngelo, right years/term. RD market in UFA did not look very good. This again gives them Pulock, DeAngelo, Mayfield at RD and no one else. They need a real RD in their system. Plugging in journeyman like Boqvist has not worked out.

— New York Islander Fan Central (@NYIFANCENTRAL) June 26, 2026

New York 2026 NHL Draft

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Will be posing Friday/Saturday during the draft.

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#NYC #NYI #isles
Romanov: NTC starts 7/1/26 until 2030
Pulock: NTC
Pelech: 16 team NTC
Mayfield NTC
Pageau NTC
Palmieri 16 team NTC
Duclair 16 team NTC
Horvat NTC
Barzal 22 team NTC
Engvall 16 team NTC

— New York Islander Fan Central (@NYIFANCENTRAL) June 26, 2026

Pascal Dupuis/Player Development

#Isles News: The New York Islanders announced today that the club has hired Pascal Dupuis as Director of Player Development.

Read more: https://t.co/V99JBQzqLh pic.twitter.com/kw4h0oR5Un

— New York Islanders (@NYIslanders) June 23, 2026

#NYC #NYI #isles Eric Cairns is no longer listed in the teams directory as long time director of player development.

— New York Islander Fan Central (@NYIFANCENTRAL) June 23, 2026

#NYC #NYI #isles At this moment Johnny Boychuk, Rod Pelley, Marty Reasoner & Dennis Seidenberg all remain in player development. Pelly is only person who never played for NYI.

— New York Islander Fan Central (@NYIFANCENTRAL) June 23, 2026

#NYC #NYI #isles Outside of a co-ownership of the
Shawinigan Cataractes, Pascal Dupuis, has never worked on the business side of an NHL franchise.

— New York Islander Fan Central (@NYIFANCENTRAL) June 23, 2026

Worcester Picks St Louis over Darche/NYI: Why?

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The ownership/manager in Worcester made clear there were no problems with NYI affilation/no screaming matches over money, their gm made clear Darche was there from the Sharks era, did not like Lamoriello tenure and felt switch for Darche would be good for them but did not happen. Now here's my issue. He made clear the distance to Hamilton was a big reason for not renewing because of the distance, and noted they had long distance affiliations in the past.

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#NYC #NYI #isles
Worcester to Hamilton (NYI) 477 miles
Worcester to St.Louis (Blues) 1154 miles

— New York Islander Fan Central (@NYIFANCENTRAL) June 21, 2026

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So they not only went back to the west coast, but picked a team over 700 miles further away?

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