Isles Notes For 10/9

Per Matias Strozyk, “Matt D'Agostini's Riessersee confirmed that they're talking to another NHLer. Per Eishockey News, that player is Rick DiPietro.”

Update:  Rick DiPietro to SC Riessensee of Germany's 2nd league is now official. Already in Germany. Debuts on Sunday.

Per Katie Strang, “D-man Andrew MacDonald headed to Europe to play for HC Energie Karlovy Vary of Czech league.”

Per Eric Hornick, October 7^th marked the 40th anniversary of the Islanders' first-ever game, a 3-2 loss on home ice to expansion cousin Atlanta before 12,221 at the Coliseum.

On October 6^th, The Sound Tigers assigned goaltender Kenny Reiter to the Fort Wayne Komets of the ECHL.

Per Sound Tigers today, “Same forward lines as yesterday for today's BST practice. Hamonic skated on his own before practice; 7 d-men rotating around.”

Sound Tigers on the ice for practice at IceWorks - Casey Cizikas skating with team, centering McDonald and DeFazio.

Fwd lines - DeFazio-Cizikas-McDonald, Persson-Ullstrom-Sundstrom, Niederreiter-Nelson-Kabanov, Halmo-Clark-Gallant, Riley-Watkins-Backman.

Preseason Game 2:

Sound Tigers starters - Persson, Ullstrom, McDonald, Hamonic, Donovan and Poulin.

Colin McDonald, Travis Hamonic, and David Ullstrom are wearing the alternate captain "A"s tonight.

Sound Tigers have one to scratch - So far, scratches are Nilsson, DeFazio, Riley, Cizikas, Wishart and de Haan.  Watkins the last scratch.

Final score from Saint Anselm College - Manchester 2, Sound Tigers 0. The Sound Tigers finish preseason play at 1-1.

NHL Notes:

Per Sam Carchidi, “NHL and NHLPA will meet Wed. in NY. Major economic issues not on agenda. For now.”

Per Joanne Ireland, “Alberta Labour Relations Board will release decision regarding Oilers and Flames Wednesday. Teams had challenged legality of NHL lockout.”

KHL Notes:

Per John Buccigross, This link from ESPN includes dates and times for all of the KHL games being broadcast on ESPN3. 

** I will be at New York Comic Con until Sunday for Knight Realms.  I will try and keep up on any breaking news, at least on twitter.  **