Islanders’ Kyle MacLean won’t make excuses for Year 2 woes
Los Angeles – A year ago, Kyle MacLean plunged into the islander scene like a supernova, playing with energy and courage. In his second year at 25, he followed a more stringent course. “I'm definitely still learning,” he told the Post after dying sick on Sunday before a 4-1 defeat to the Kings on Tuesday […]
Islanders’ Kyle MacLean misses late ex-coach: ‘always in my corner’
When the Islanders played the Senators in mid-March of last year, Kyle McClain went looking for Bob Jones. It had been a while since MacLean had spoken to his old coach from his junior days — they'd emailed occasionally, but that was it — and MacLean went undrafted during his time with the OHL's Oshawa […]
Islanders’ Kyle MacLean remembers late Bob Jones
When the Islanders played the Senators in mid-March of last year, Kyle McClain went looking for Bob Jones. It had been a while since MacLean had spoken to his old coach from his junior days — they'd emailed occasionally, but that was it — and MacLean went undrafted during his time with the OHL's Oshawa […]
Islanders’ Kyle MacLean may get shot on fourth line
It will no longer be an identity line. But the Islanders want their fourth line to fill the same role that the longtime trio of Matt Martin, Casey Cizikas and Cal Clutterbuck has played, though it will likely only include one of those three. Clutterbuck is not participating in camp as he is an unsigned […]
Florida driver Bryan Maclean Howard arrested and charged for fatal farmworker crash
The driver of a pickup truck that crashed into a bus carrying migrant farm workers, killing eight people, has been arrested, authorities in Florida say. Brian McLean Howard, 41, is said to have been injured when his 2001 Ford Ranger crossed the center line on State Route 40. I boarded the bus from the side.They […]
Islanders’ Kyle MacLean may have more Hurricanes connections than Devils
RALEIGH, N.C. — There’s been a lot of talk about Kyle McClain’s local ties, but he might feel more at home here in the Carolinas because his father, John, was a Devils great. Yes, Kyle MacLean was born in Basking Ridge, New Jersey, and John MacLean spent some time on the Devils’ staff, even though […]
Kyle MacLean guts through illness, adds goal in Islanders’ win
Kyle McClain was drenched in sweat, his shirt sticking to his arms, and he couldn’t be happier. “You always score when you’re not doing well,” Cal Clutterbuck said before Monday night’s game. At least Clutterbuck has, including the last time the Islanders played at Prudential Center. The night before the November loss, Clutterbuck slept for […]
Islanders call up Kyle MacLean which may be sign of Casey Cizikas’ status
ST. LOUIS — The Islanders did not practice Wednesday, so the official update on Casey Cizikas’ status after the center took Erik Karlsson’s shot out of his hands early in the third period Tuesday night There was no. However, the breakdown of calling up Kyle MacLean from AHL Bridgeport and placing Hudson Fassing on long-term […]
Kyle MacLean making ‘special’ NHL debut with dad, John, on Islanders bench
CHICAGO — John McLean wasn't always the kind of parent who took his sons to hockey games, but he remembers the first time Kyle stepped on the ice as a child. “I'm probably yelling at the other dads,” John McLean joked after the Islanders finished practice Thursday. “Give them the puck and let's go. There's […]