islanderspointblank.com - 1/2/2009
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Whether or not he plays another game in the NHL - and I’m fairly certain, sadly, he has played his last - Mike Sillinger deserves the Masterton Trophy for more than 1,000 games of perserverance, sportsmanship and dedication to hockey.
At age 37, Sillinger attempted to play a 17th NHL ...
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NEW YORK ISLANDER FAN CENTRAL —
... Comments: Seems everyone has a story on their version of what a Lighthouse project could look like with Howie Rose and Billy Jaffe talking about the area around Nationwide Arena (Columbus) when the Islanders played there recently. More importantly Mr Logan reports Frans Nielsen has been skating, is on the roadtrip and could be close to returning. Trent Hunter is also on the trip. Looks like Mr Logan's break means no Islander Insider from Newsday. Point Blank: Mr Botta speculates Mike Sillinger being placed back in IR with his HIP injury could ...
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... again for his microfracture surgicall repaired hip. Botta echoes the sadness everyone's fearing: this is not a good sign for his career. As Lighthouse Hockey noted when Sillinger first came back, a setback like this was ...
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NYDailyNews.com - Hockey 1/3/2009
Shane Doan and Olli Jokinen each scored and the Phoenix Coyotes held on to beat the Islanders 5-4 Friday night. Doug Weight had a pair of assists for the Islanders to become the eighth American-born player to reach the 1,000-point mark.
