Mike Bossy’s name still sits near the top of almost every scoring conversation in NHL history. His career burned bright, ended early, and was followed by a public battle with lung cancer that stunned ...

As we celebrate The Sporting News' 140th anniversary, we take a look at the 20 greatest NHL teams of all time.

Winning the Stanley Cup is the ultimate goal for every NHL team. It takes a long season, tough playoff series, and the ...

Lucy Li becomes the youngest player to qualify for the U.S. Women’s Open by winning the sectional qualifier at Half Moon Bay in California. The 11-year-old Li shoots ro ...

The Stanley Cup playoff beard has been an NHL tradition since the early 1980s, when the shaggy New York Islanders won four straight championships. It represents the players’ singular focus, as if even ...

The Long Island Rail Road strike leaves 330,000 daily commuters without service as unions and the MTA clash over a proposed fourth-year wage increase.

Family and close friends surprised Matthew Schaefer during a TV appearance last month by presenting him the Calder Trophy as ...

The New York Islanders announced today that they have reached an ECHL affiliation agreement with the Trenton Ironhawks. Trenton joins Hamilton (American Hockey League) as the primary minor league ...

Peter DeBoer’s staff for his first full season with the Islanders will have another new name. Ray Bennett, the longtime NHL assistant who spent last season running their woeful power play, won’t ...

Paul Boutilier, a defenseman who played five seasons with the 1980s Islanders and helped the team win a Stanley Cup, has died, the NHL Alumni Association confirmed Thursday. Boutilier was 63 years old ...

Five years ago today, May 26, the New York Islanders polished off their first-round upset of the-then division champion Pittsburgh Penguins in six games.

(This story and headline have been corrected. The separation was a mutual decision, according to the Railers.) WORCESTER – The Worcester Railers' long connection with the New York Islanders has ended.