Mathew
Barzal was our winner for the Calder Memorial Trophy after he was
nominated, but the NHL confirmed it tonight at their Awards Show on NBCSN. Barzal was the Isles 16th overall
pick in the 2016 NHL Entry Draft and has become a force for the team on the ice.
Barzal won the
award and is the 5th Islanders player to do so. Denis Potvin, Bryan Trottier, Mike Bossy and Bryan Berard all won the Calder. This year, Barzal won with an impressive 1626 votes while Brock
Boeser of Vancouver who finished 2nd got 750 votes. Barzal’s Rookie of the year honors were
galvanized by leading all NHL Rookies in points with 85, Most by a rookie since
’07, including an impressive 27 points on the man advantage. His 63 assists
were 4th most all time and had 20 multi point games including 3 five-point
games, only the 2nd Rookie to do so. He also won Rookie scoring the race by 20 points
and placed 13th in the NHL for scoring overall.
Per Brian
Compton, “He (Barzal) was the seventh rookie in NHL history with at least 20
goals and 60 assists in one season and the first since Sidney Crosby with
the Pittsburgh Penguins, who had 102 points (39 goals, 63 assists) in 2005-06.”
“This is an
amazing honor to win the Calder Trophy. The players that have won this award,
within the #Isles org & then others around the league, includes HOF
players and Stanley Cup Champions. To have my name next to those guys in the
record books is very humbling.”
Mathew Barzal and our Islanders open the 2018-19 season against Nashville on 10/6.
Is it
October yet?
Isles Notes:
Lou Lamoreillo
and the Isles Management team will be at the 2018 NHL Entry Draft this Friday.
Per Pierre
LeBrun, “Barry Trotz had a clause in his contract where if he won the Stanley
Cup he could accept a two-year extension with a $300k bump in salary. Obviously
since he was only making $1.5M, low by today's NHL coach's standards, a
$1.8-million salary doesn't cut it. So Trotz stepped down.”
How would you
feel if Trotz was made head coach, JT was signed & #Isles
made a splash at draft? Who is best alternative in your mind for Trotz or JT? I
dont care. I want both. JT is a character guy & has world class skill and
Trotz is a D-minded, best available, successful coach.
Islanders
present $9.5M Coliseum plan to IDA
Isles Anthony
Beauvillier supports the Alzheimer’s Society of Montreal.
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