Kyle Okposo News

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

Sacrilege! And from a good Minnesota boy at that! Why, I tell ya this is the problem with all these kids and their nefangled { rabble rabble rabble, shouts at cloud }. More seriously, that quote is from a Newsday profile on how Okposo and Matt Moulson have a keen interest in the Stanley Cup finals thanks to respective Minnesota buddies and -- stop ... (more)

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.

Mar. 29, 2012; Uniondale, NY, USA; New York Islanders right wing Kyle Okposo celebrates with teammates after scoring a goal during the second period against the Pittsburgh Penguins at Nassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum.

A post over at The Copper & Blue by Ryan Batty, How A Rebuild Defence Is Built And What This Means For the Oilers? , caught my eye and got me thinking about where the Islanders currently stand.

The IIHF World Championship, which really is a busy schedule of a tournament, has narrowed the field down to the quarterfinals with the close of games today.

Forget for a moment the summer contract discussion around P.A. Parenteau , the New York Islanders ' most important unrestricted free agent.

It's just day two of the IIHF World Championship, but already traditional rivals Canada and USA are squaring off at noon EDT, featuring Islanders first-line forwards John Tavares and Kyle Okposo on opposite sides.