Steve Staios News

"Perseverance, sportsmanship and dedication to hockey." Those Masterton Trophy qualities probably describe almost the entire NHL player registry as well as countless players who toil in lower leagues for paltry pay.

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.

This year features one of the most critical training camps for the Islanders . A team rich with prospects who are coming off a division title before losing in the playoffs, the drive to make it to the big brother team of the Sound Tigers will be higher than ever.

Dylan Reese is the lesser known but more interesting of the New York Islanders ' four-pack of pending unrestricted free agent defensemen.

Mentorship. NHL player Steve Staios is lending a hand at the Allstate All-Canadians Mentorship Program regional camp that takes place on Saturday at the Hershey Centre.