On Wednesday, July 31st, your new York Islanders
announced a affiliate agreement in the ECHL with the Stockton Thunder. A partnership with the Thunder gave the
isles another level of professional hockey in which to gauge up and coming
prospects. The opportunity to see
prospects in the ECHL could act as a feeder system for players before moving
them up to the AHL level.
On June 6 2013, the contract
rights of Corey Trivino were acquired from Florida (where he was 18 & 33
for 51 pts, 2 PIM in 63 games) as “future considerations” from earlier trade. Trivino
then signed a contract with the Thunder on October 4, 2013, well after the
affiliation with the New York Islanders was in place. Was this the Islanders Organization giving Trivino another shot
at showing what he could do with an opportunity in the system?
For those of you who aren't familiar with the Corey
Trivino story, you could read a couple of reports I did in 2011 and 2012. Trivino was selected by the Isles in the
second round of the 2008 NHL entry Draft, 36th overall. Corey Trivino is a skilled forward who was
called a first round pick by many based on his skill set and hockey sense. He also had a reputation of poor decision
making and an aura of immaturity that sometimes got him into trouble. That is what probably allowed the Islanders
to get what they saw as first round talent later in the second round. Garth Snow had taken chances with players
that have dealt with adversity in his drafting strategy. CaseyCizikas and Kirill Kabanov are two recent examples. Casey Cizikas has made himself a regular on the current roster
while Kabanov had showed major strides in his development but has slowed a bit
due to injury and opportunity for the Isles AHL affiliate in Bridgeport and recently,
the same Stockton Thunder in the ECHL with Trivino.
He must remain alcohol free, submit to random alcohol and urine testing and a psychiatric evaluation at the end of a two year probation after pleading guilty on two counts of assault and battery, and one count of trespassing. Is there a promising career in professional hockey for Trvino if he works hard and stays clean? Some would say no, he doesn't deserve anything. Having said he was deeply sorry for his transgressions, lets hope he gets a chance to make the most of his next opportunity to make a difference in a positive way.
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