Islanders’ Marcus Hogberg comes up big in place of ailing Ilya Sorokin
SALT LAKE CITY — The Islanders had a disaster in the crease on Saturday, but Marcus Hogberg got through it. Hogberg, the organization's third-string netminder, had been on reserve since early December when Semyon Varlamov was injured, but he was called back for just the second time after Ilya Sorokin became ill and missed the […]
Islanders’ Marcus Hogberg shines in net for emotional first NHL start in nearly four years
TORONTO — It's been almost four years on the calendar since Marcus Hogberg led an NHL team out of the tunnel for warm-ups. He had returned to Sweden during that time and was largely off the NHL's radar. By all accounts, his career on this side of the Atlantic appeared to be over. Yes, even […]
Backup Marcus Hogberg shows Islanders have insurance behind Ilya Sorokin
Like most people who buy insurance, the Islanders hoped they would never need it. But the stakes are a little higher than anyone would have liked, as Marcus Hogberg, likely to be the team's No. 3 goaltender this season, made his preseason debut on Sunday, in part because Ilya Sorokin has not participated in training […]