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Isles welcome back fans, beat Devils for 7th straight win
Matt Martin and Adam Pelech scored first-period goals, rookie Ilya Sorokin made 19 saves and the New York Islanders welcomed fans back to Nassau Coliseum by beating the New Jersey Devils 5-3 on Thursday night for their seventh straight win.
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UNIONDALE, N.Y. Matt Martin and Adam Pelech scored first-period goals, rookie Ilya Sorokin made 19 saves and the New York Islanders welcomed fans back to Nassau Coliseum by beating the New Jersey Devils 5-3 on Thursday night for their seventh straight win.
The first-place Islanders are 12-0-2 at the arena this year, and this win came with 1,000 frontline workers in the stands. They were the first fans at Nassau Coliseum since March 7, 2020, five days before last season was suspended due to the pandemic.
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Maven s Memories: Mike Bossy s Road to the Islanders
Stan Fischler recounts Mike Bossy s journey through the Quebec junior ranks to getting drafted by the Islanders by Stan Fischler @StanFischler / NewYorkIslanders.com
Looking backward, there are two things about Mike Bossy s childhood that suggested that long range he might have a future in the professional ranks.
1. His father, Borden, loved the ice game so much that he planted a hockey stick in Michael s baby crib before the lad even could walk.
2. His mother, Dorothy, loved hockey so much she unfailingly would send the immortal right wing Gordie Howe, a birthday card every year.
Alumni Corner: Paul Boutilier
The former Islander defenseman and Stanley Cup champion has spent recent years coaching by Sasha Kandrach @KandrachSasha / NewYorkIslanders.com
It may be nearly 40 years since Paul Boutilier dressed in a game for the New York Islanders, but even so, the former Islanders defenseman and member of the 1983 Stanley Cup-winning team has still found relevance and value in some of the lessons that he learned during his time on the Island.
Now, he s made it his mission to imprint those foundations on the next generation of hockey players that he works with as a personal coach and mentor.