Island Ice podcast

A Newsday podcast about the New York Islanders, hosted by our beat writer Andrew Gross.

Island Ice Ep. 225: Matthew Schaefer's season so far

Neil Best joins Andrew to discuss how Isles' No. 1 overall pick Matthew Schaefer has started so far.

10-13
29:25

Island Ice Ep. 224: Inside the Matthew Schaefer story with Barbara Barker

Barbara Barker joins Andrew to discuss her feature story on Matthew Schaefer, plus hear from Bo Horvat as Game 1 of 82 approaches.

10-09
38:22

Island Ice Ep. 223: State of the Isles with Colin Stephenson

Andrew Gross and Colin Stephenson discuss the state of the Islanders as the preseason nears an end, plus thoughts on the rest of the NHL.

09-30
26:05

Island Ice Ep. 222: Talking with Pat LaFontaine

Pat LaFontaine talks with Andrew about his being inducted into the Islanders' Hall of Fame this season.

09-27
28:52

Island Ice Ep. 221: Andrew's Answers heading into training camp

Andrew answers your questions as the Islanders get set to open training camp.

09-17
29:06

Island Ice Ep. 220: Offseason recap with Colin Stephenson

Newsday's Andrew Gross and Colin Stephenson recap the Islanders' busy offseason, from Matthew Schaefer's first impression to lingering roster questions.

07-18
29:43

Island Ice Ep. 219: Darche's first draft, NHL's Steve Mayer

Andrew previews the Isles' No. 1 pick and the first draft under new GM Mathieu Darche, plus hear from NHL president of content and events Steve Mayer about the league's decentralized draft this year.

06-24
35:48

Island Ice Ep. 218: First impressions of new GM Mathieu Darche

Andrew Gross and Neil Best discuss new Islanders GM Mathieu Darche's introductory news conference.

05-30
23:03

Island Ice Ep. 217: Andrew's Answers on Mathieu Darche

Andrew answers your questions about the Islanders' new GM Mathieu Darche, plus hear from Erik Erlendsson who covered Darche with the Tampa Bay Lightning.

05-28
47:43

Island Ice Ep. 216: Farewell, Lou Lamoriello

Andrew reacts to the Islanders not renewing Lou Lamoriello's contract as president and GM after seven seasons.

04-23
31:00

Island Ice Ep. 215: That whacky Isles-Rangers game

Andrew is joined by Colin and Neil to discuss the Islanders' 9-2 loss to the Rangers and the bigger picture of lost seasons of NY hockey.

04-11
13:57

Island Ice Ep. 214: Alex Ovechkin makes history on Long Island

Andrew is joined by Newsday columnist Tom Rock to discuss Capitals star Alex Ovechkin passing Wayne Gretzky as the NHL's all-time leading goal scorer during the Islanders' win on Sunday at UBS Arena.

04-06
21:52

Island Ice Ep. 213: Isles all but done; Stan Fischler interview

Andrew recaps the Isles' four-game regulation losing streak, and Neil interviews Stan Fischler about his books donation to the Islanders and what it's like covering hockey while living in Israel.

04-02
38:35

Island Ice Ep. 212: Missed opportunity

Andrew discusses the Isles' playoff push after a loss to the Canucks kept them out of the second wild-card spot still.

03-27
23:18

Island Ice Ep. 211: Allan Kreda discusses his book on Ken Morrow

Andrew talks with author Allan Kreda, who wrote the new book "Ken Morrow: Miracle Gold, Four Stanley Cups, and a Lifetime of Islanders Hockey."

03-17
46:01

Island Ice Ep. 210: Lou's trade deadline recap and what lies ahead for Isles

Andrew recaps the Islanders' trade deadline moves and what lies ahead for the remainder of the season, plus hear from GM Lou Lamoriello.

03-10
29:47

Island Ice Ep. 209: What will Lou do?

After the Isles lose to the Rangers, Neil Best joins Andrew to discuss how GM Lou Lamoriello should approach Friday's trade deadline.

03-04
21:01

Island Ice Ep. 208: Isles vs. Rangers

Andrew and Colin recap the Isles-Rangers game from Tuesday night and look ahead to the March 7 trade deadline.

02-26
26:43

Island Ice Ep. 207: Injuries, playoff race, Anders Lee, Jakub Skarek

Andrew recaps the Isles' recent games, plus injury news on Mathew Barzal and interviews with Anders Lee and Jakub Skarek.

02-05
30:00

Island Ice Ep. 206: Did the Isles just save their season?

A 5-2 homestand puts the Islanders back into the wild-card race, plus hear from new defenseman Scott Perunovich

01-29
27:45

Mike Pelegrinis

as a sth I don't mind making payments now to win a Cup in Belmont when fans will able to seat inside and arena

06-18 Reply

George Baldacchino

This is the best New York Islanders podcast by far! Most are done by fans but even those, not the host know little about hockey. Andrew understands the game and out of all the media spends the most time with the team. Fantastic!

11-19 Reply

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