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Matt Moulson Signs 3-Year Extension With Islanders

After being let go by the Pittsburgh Penguins and Los Angeles Kings, the New York Islanders were willing to take a chance on Matt Moulson prior to the 2009-10 season. Not much was expected from the former ninth-round draft pick when he signed his initial one-year deal with club, but after a promising performance during the...

John Tavares Committed to Islanders, Agent Says

PITTSBURGH -- Pat Brisson, the agent for 2009 first overall draft pick John Tavares, has heard the unfounded rumors, has seen the un-sourced speculation about his client. With each loss in the New York Islanders' recent losing skid of 21 of 23 games, whispers started to become louder that Tavares was disenchanted with the...

Scott Gordon Fired as Islanders Head Coach

The New York Islanders made the first coaching change of the young season on Monday, relieving Scott Gordon of his head coaching duties as reported by Islanders beat writer Katie Strang. Gordon will reportedly remain on staff in an advisory role, while Jack Capuano, previously the head coach of the Islanders AHL team in...

Taylor Hall Scores First NHL Goal

In his eighth NHL game, No. 1 overall draft pick Taylor Hall scored his first career goal for the Edmonton Oilers in a 3-2 shootout loss against the Columbus Jackets on Thursday night. Entering play on Thursday the 18-year-old Hall had recorded just one point (an assist) in his previous seven games, but managed to chip in...

First-Place Islanders, Leafs Play Early Season Classic

Odd as it is to say, the New York Islanders and Toronto Maple Leafs are on top of their divisions and on top of the Eastern Conference. Tonight, the two teams squared off at the Air Canada Centre in Toronto for a game that had it all in what can surely be called a classic of the young season. This game had two disallowed...

John Tavares News From the Web

05/24/12 No Detroit hat trick: Red Wings' Pavel Datsyuk... Source: Kalamazoo Gazette - Kalamazoo MI Detroit Lions wide receiver Calvin Johnson and Detroit Tigers pitcher Justin Verlander won't have company as cover athletes on video games.
05/18/12 Tavares named lacrosse all-star for 18th time Source: The Mississauga News - Mississauga ON - Canada John Tavares has been named to the National Lacrosse League all-star team.
05/17/12 Three times unlucky for Tavares, Eberle Source: Edmonton Sun - Edmonton - AB - Canada Canada's John Tavares (left to right), Jeff Skinner and Jordan Eberle celebrate a goal against Finland during the IIHF men's World Championships in Helsinki, Finland, May 11, 2012.
05/14/12 New York Islanders- Several Reasons Why John Tavares... Source: 1010 Wins Next year, John Tavares will enter his fourth NHL season with the Islanders.
05/13/12 Supporting Canada at the world championship a... Source: The Gazette - Montreal - QC - Canada HELSINKI, Finland Ã¢ There might be only one person who is a more passionate supporter of Canada at the IIHF World Hockey Championship than John Tavares.

Background on John Tavares

John Tavares (born September 20, 1990) is a Canadian professional ice hockey centre, an alternate captain for the New York Islanders of the National Hockey League (NHL).

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