Frans Nielsen looks to join his brother Simon, who is called Simon, with Finnish club Lukko during the NHL lockout.

Interesting bit from WHL commissioner Ron Robison, as reported in the Star Phoenix: Robison said the Canadian Hockey League and the NHL are working out an agreement that would see players...

The NHL refuses to hold hockey games, but New York Islanders fans have other leagues to watch and follow their favorite prospects.

Forward Jesse Joensuu is the latest New York Islander to head to Europe on an NHL lockout contract, signing with Ässät, his original club in Finland.

Defensemen Mark Steit and Lubomir Visnovsky are among the New York Islanders players confirmed to be spending the lockout playing for European clubs.

Matt Martin's four-year, $4 million contract with the New York Islanders is a fair compromise for a fourth-liner who has shown some promise to be able to do more.

The New York Islanders announced who they're assigning to Bridgeport before the lockout begins, and there is one somewhat surprising name among the 19: Travis Hamonic, who last played in the AHL in November 2010 and hasn't been back since.