John Tavares News

Fans will not only get to watch the draft live and see exclusive interviews with the Islanders fourth overall selection, but they will also have the chance to meet some of their favorite players at the draft party.

The Hart Memorial Trophy of the league is defined by most as the player most valuable to his team.

With the free agency period and NHL Draft around the corner, the Islanders must start planning ahead to avoid a repeat of the 2011-12 season.

Last week, I power ranked the final four participants in the NHL 13 cover vote. After four days of voting , the results are in and the final two participants have commenced their battle to be crowned the cover athlete.

For the past five years, Islanders fans have been clinging to the promise that the rebuild will soon come into fruition and provide the results we've all been waiting for since 1983.

After topping John Tavares of the New York Islanders in the semfinals, Nashville Predators goaltender Pekka Rinne has made the final round of voting for the honor of gracing the cover of EA Sports NHL13.

It wasn't officially announced last night, but word filtered out that the New York Islanders had secured winger John Persson to an entry level contract.

In the semifinals Malkin, the likely NHL Most Valuable Player for the 2011/12 season , will face Philadelphia Flyers captain Claude Giroux.

John Tavares continues to cruise through the NHL 13 cover vote. Tavares has outlasted the heavily favored number one seed on the right side of the bracket in Pavel Datsyuk of the Detroit Red Wings .

Hey all! Welcome to Arctic Ice Hockey's first annual NHL Mock Draft. Over the next thirty days, Ryan, Tim and myself will attempt to telepathically channel the minds of NHL General Managers as they complete their final rankings in preparation for the 2012 NHL Draft being held June 22, 2012 in Pittsburgh, PA.

He's got his son in on the #VoteJohnOnTheJohn and he's been campaigning left and right to get John Tavares on the cover of NHL 13 .

Well Islander nation, we've done good, because John Tavares has triumphed over the top-seeded Pavel Datsyuk of the Red Wings.

The New York Islanders recently announced that passes for the 2012 draft party are now available to the general public through Ticketmaster or by visiting the Nassau Coliseum box office.

By scoring a win over the New York Rangers ' Henrik Lundqvist , Nashville Predators goalie Pekka Rinne has made the Final Four in EA Sports' voting for who will grace the cover for NHL13.

Calvin Johnson, Justin Verlander, Barry Sanders and now Pavel Datsyuk? That's right, our very own Datsyuk is up for the cover of NHL 13.

Once again Nassau Coliseum will open its doors on June 22nd as thousands of Islanders fans file into the arena to watch the Islanders select another blue chip prospect.

Islanders General Manager Garth Snow speaks to the media during a press conference to announce center John Tavares has signed a six-year contract extension with the New York Islanders on Sept.

A recent post here has focused on assessing Islanders General Manager Garth Snow's drafting record.

Datsyuk, the Red Wings center, has advanced to the second round of the "NHL 13: Vote for the Cover" contest.

After getting a disappointing season from their veterans' last campaign, the Islanders should finally look to their prospects for next fall.