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03-04-2025
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Islanders F Duclair excused to take time off to reflect after coach Roy calls his play "god-awful"
Islanders F Duclair excused to take time off to reflect after coach Roy calls his play "god-awful" Montreal Canadiens' Juraj Slafkovský (20) defends New York Islanders' Anthony Duclair (11) during the second period of an NHL hockey game Thursday, March 20, 2025, in Elmont, N.Y. (AP Photo/Frank Franklin II) NEW YORK (AP) — The New York Islanders on Thursday approved forward Anthony Duclair's request to spend time away from the team and reflect in the wake of being publicly criticized for playing 'god-awful' by coach Patrick Roy. Duclair wasn't present at practice with Roy saying he was excused without providing a timetable of when the player might return. Advertisement 'This morning, Anthony and I had a very good conversation, a very positive one, and Anthony asked me to take some time off and reflect,' Roy said. 'So I obviously agreed to that, and we'll give him all the time that he needs.' The two spoke two days after Roy ripped into Duclair's performance following a 4-1 loss to the Tampa Bay Lightning. 'He's lucky to be in the lineup. Sorry if I lose it on him right now, but that's how I feel,' Roy said. 'He's not skating, he's not competing, he's not moving his feet. He's not playing up to what we expect from him.' The 29-year-old Duclair was limited to 12:15 of ice time, including playing just four shifts in the third period against the Lightning. Advertisement Duclair is on his ninth team in 11 NHL seasons after signing a four-year $14 million contract with New York in July. He's struggled in managing seven goals and four assists in 44 games this season, including two goals in his past 17 outings. The Islanders, 0-4-2 in their past six, are sliding further out of the playoff race and entered Thursday 12th in the Eastern Conference standings, five points behind eighth-place Montreal. They have eight games left, and next host Minnesota on Friday. ___ AP NHL:
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03-04-2025
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Islanders F Duclair excused to take time off to reflect after coach Roy calls his play "god-awful"
Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — The New York Islanders on Thursday approved forward Anthony Duclair's request to spend time away from the team and reflect in the wake of being publicly criticized for playing 'god-awful' by coach Patrick Roy. Duclair wasn't present at practice with Roy saying he was excused without providing a timetable of when the player might return. 'This morning, Anthony and I had a very good conversation, a very positive one, and Anthony asked me to take some time off and reflect,' Roy said. 'So I obviously agreed to that, and we'll give him all the time that he needs.' The two spoke two days after Roy ripped into Duclair's performance following a 4-1 loss to the Tampa Bay Lightning. 'He's lucky to be in the lineup. Sorry if I lose it on him right now, but that's how I feel,' Roy said. 'He's not skating, he's not competing, he's not moving his feet. He's not playing up to what we expect from him.' The 29-year-old Duclair was limited to 12:15 of ice time, including playing just four shifts in the third period against the Lightning. Duclair is on his ninth team in 11 NHL seasons after signing a four-year $14 million contract with New York in July. He's struggled in managing seven goals and four assists in 44 games this season, including two goals in his past 17 outings. The Islanders, 0-4-2 in their past six, are sliding further out of the playoff race and entered Thursday 12th in the Eastern Conference standings, five points behind eighth-place Montreal. They have eight games left, and next host Minnesota on Friday. ___ AP NHL: in this topic
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21-03-2025
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Islanders Skate Past Canadiens 4-3 In OT; Playoffs Truly In Focus
Backed by Bo Horvat's two goals, the New York Islanders defeated the Montreal Canadiens 4-3 in overtime to earn two key points in the standings. The Islanders were without Alexander Romanov, who missed his second consecutive game due to illness. Here's how it happened: The Islanders earned the first power play of the game when Brendan Gallagher took out Ilya Sorokin's legs for a goaltender interference call. After a shaky start in the opening minute of the power play, the Islanders struck first when Anders Lee battled for possession below the goal line and set up Anthony Duclair in front of the net. Duclair capitalized, slipping the puck past Sam Montembeault for his seventh goal of the season at 5:37: Duclair PPG goal! #Isles up 1-0 at 5:37 of the Lee tallied his 500th career point with that goal! Congrats captain!! — The Elmonters (@TheElmonters) March 20, 2025 The assist earned Lee his 500th career NHL point. The Islanders went to the penalty kill at 9:22 when Adam Pelech was called for interference against Juraj Slafkovsky, but the Canadiens failed to convert. Minutes later, Joshua Roy found the equalizer, capitalizing on a loose rebound atop the crease and burying it into the open net at 11:57: un retour incROYableJ̶o̶h̶n̶n̶y̶ Joshy on the spot#GoHabsGo — Canadiens Montréal (@CanadiensMTL) March 21, 2025 The Islanders headed to their second penalty kill of the opening period when Lee tripped Josh Anderson at 14:03 but once again survived the two minutes. The Canadiens outshot the Islanders 15-7 in the first period. Gallagher earned his second minor penalty when he interfered with Scott Mayfield just 31 seconds into the second period, but Noah Dobson's interference minor on Jake Evans cut the power play short. After killing the penalty, the Islanders got caught in a line change, leaving Nick Suzuki open for a breakaway. Suzuki beat Sorokin on his glove side at 4:05, but the goal was called back due to offsides: Make the call: good goal or offside? — The Hockey News (@TheHockeyNews) March 21, 2025 After the Canadiens controlled much of the ensuing play, the Islanders earned a power play when Mike Matheson was called for holding at 15:20. It was an impressive power play for the Islanders, and Simon Holmstrom capitalized when he put a slapshot past Montembeault at 16:40: Simon Holmstrom 'made no mistake about it!' 🚀🧨💥🚨#GoHabsGo 1#Isles 2 — The Elmonters (@TheElmonters) March 21, 2025 Holmstrom's goal was his 17th of the season and extended his scoring streak to three games. In the period's final minutes, Pelech awkwardly collided with Emil Heineman but was able to return. Despite getting outshot 10-7 in the second period, the Islanders entered the final frame up 2-1. In the most crucial period of their season so far, the Islanders quickly extended their lead when Horvat lowered his shoulder, powered past Matheson, and fired a shot through Montembeault at 2:31: Bo Horvat powers 💪🏻the #Isles to a 3-1 third period lead over #GoHabsGo Ilya Sorokin collects an assist! — The Elmonters (@TheElmonters) March 21, 2025 This was Horvat's 22nd goal of the year, with Dobson and Sorokin registering assists on the play. The Islanders headed to a crucial penalty kill when Kyle MacLean tripped Evans at 4:15. Following some chaos in the crease, Patrik Laine fired a slapshot into the open net for his 17th goal of the season at 4:32: une machineand the goal is... GOOD#GoHabsGo — Canadiens Montréal (@CanadiensMTL) March 21, 2025 Patrick Roy challenged for goaltender interference, but the goal stood, sending the Islanders to the penalty kill for delay of game. They survived the two minutes. With under six minutes to play, an offensive turnover sprung Gallagher on a breakaway, where he put a shot past Sorokin's glove for his 17th goal of the season: vous savez à qui il va, celui-làyou know who this one's for❤️ — Canadiens Montréal (@CanadiensMTL) March 21, 2025 Both teams traded chances in the closing minutes, but regulation ended at 3-3. The Canadiens outshot the Islanders 15-7 in the third period. With 90 seconds remaining in overtime, Horvat knocked Lane Hutson off the puck then received a Tony DeAngelo feed before heading up ice. Going end-to-end, Horvat fired it past Montembeault's blocker for the game-winner: Bo Horvat in OT for his second goal of the night🚨🚨#Isles win! — The Elmonters (@TheElmonters) March 21, 2025 UP NEXT: The Islanders host the Calgary Flames on Saturday at 2:00 PM ET Stay updated with the most interesting Islanders stories, analysis, breaking news and more! Tap the star to add us to your favorites on Google News to never miss a story.
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27-01-2025
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‘We're witnesses to the horror of the world': the one-of-a-kind Italian clinic treating refugees for trauma
Tucked away in a tangle of streets around Rome's Termini station is a clinic that sharply contrasts with the hardline, anti-migrant stance of Italian politicians. The Samifo Centre is described by the people behind it as Europe's – and perhaps the world's – only publicly funded service aimed at treating post-traumatic stress disorder and trauma among asylum seekers and refugees. More than 2,000 people were treated at the clinic last year, ranging from refugees who had fled the Taliban to survivors of Mediterranean shipwrecks and Ukrainians who left their homes as Russian tanks rolled on to their streets. Many had experienced violence and torture in their home countries as well as en route to Europe. 'We are witnesses to the horror of the world,' says the centre's director, Giancarlo Santone. Launched in 2006, the centre was born out of a need to address a gaping void in the healthcare system: while many of those seeking asylum had faced torture, persecution or violence, little was on offer to help them move past these experiences once they started to settle into their new lives. What has emerged is a one-of-a-kind space: doctors to attend to people's immediate healthcare issues; an all female-run gynaecology clinic for women who are pregnant or survivors of sexual violence; specialised psychologists and psychiatrists to treat trauma; and a forensic doctor to certify signs of mistreatment and torture if needed for asylum claims. The centre, run by a local public health care authority in collaboration with the Astalli Centre, the Italian branch of the Jesuit Refugee Service, also has 27 interpreters who double as cultural mediators, helping people navigate legal and social barriers and access the centre's training opportunities. Nearly two decades after its launch, its focus has remained unchanged even as the number of migrants landing on Italy's shores has swelled nearly tenfold. As governments across Europe crack down on migration, asylum seekers are taking increasingly dangerous routes to reach Europe and the centre has been among the civil society organisations left to grapple with the fallout. When you're on the move, you don't have time for reflection. But when things calm down, these emotions start to consume you Duclair, Cameroonian refugee The help the Samifo centre provides to asylum seekers and refugees has been life-changing. When Duclair, a 39-year-old originally from Cameroon, arrived in Rome in 2018, the former law student knew something wasn't quite right. For much of the previous year he had scrambled to find a safe haven after fleeing his home, a quest that sent him on a 2,000-mile journey that spanned several countries, the Sahara and an agonising boat trip across the Mediterranean. 'When you're on the move, you don't have time for reflection, you're thinking only about survival,' says Duclair, who asked that his last name not be published. 'But when things calm down, these emotions start to consume you. You're transported back to those moments of terror and the wounds that you forgot about are re-opened.' The journeys undertaken by refugees and asylum seekers often span months or years, during which time they have scant access to healthcare. Martino Volpatti, a social worker with the Astalli Centre, says: 'By the time they arrive here, they've usually got quite a few issues.' Many have had to take great risks to make it to safety: battling fierce currents in the Atlantic and metres-high waves in the Mediterranean, being repeatedly beaten or pushed back, or living rough on the periphery of Europe. Others have been left to the mercy of agreements with third countries, such as Libya and Tunisia, where practices such as beatings, sexual violence and imprisonment have been documented. Non-governmental organisations have argued that the EU's increased focus on deterrence, detention and sealing its borders is creating more risks for people. 'These policies are pushing migrants to take more dangerous paths, which increases the risks to their health,' says the Spain-based campaign group Salud por Derecho (Right to Health). 'This situation is not an inevitable consequence of the migration process, but a political decision.' At the Samifo Centre, the hardening debate around migration has also complicated efforts towards integration. 'The asylum seekers can feel it. At times they face racism or intolerance,' says Volpatti. 'These are people living in precarious situations that at times are exacerbated by a generalised mistrust in them. Not always or among everyone, but it's clear that the climate isn't a good one right now.' Related: Six days on a small boat in rough seas: my terrifying, death-defying escape from the Taliban As racism becomes normalised and at times championed by rightwing and far-right politicians, it has taken a toll, says Santone. 'It is well established that racism increases the incidence of mental health disorders as well as the risk of psychosis, as you start not to trust anyone any more.' Six years after he arrived in Italy, Duclair has learned Italian and secured a job as a social worker after retraining. He is swift to acknowledge, however, that none of it would have been possible if he hadn't learned to cope with the psychological issues that lingered long after he reached Europe. 'It is essential,' he says. 'For someone who just arrived in a country and doesn't speak the language, he needs to be guided, he needs help. That's how we get through the suffering, whether it took place in the desert or in the Balkans.'
The Guardian
27-01-2025
- Politics
- The Guardian
‘We're witnesses to the horror of the world': the one-of-a-kind Italian clinic treating refugees for trauma
Tucked away in a tangle of streets around Rome's Termini station is a clinic that sharply contrasts with the hardline, anti-migrant stance of Italian politicians. The Samifo Centre is described by the people behind it as Europe's – and perhaps the world's – only publicly funded service aimed at treating post-traumatic stress disorder and trauma among asylum seekers and refugees. More than 2,000 people were treated at the clinic last year, ranging from refugees who had fled the Taliban to survivors of Mediterranean shipwrecks and Ukrainians who left their homes as Russian tanks rolled on to their streets. Many had experienced violence and torture in their home countries as well as en route to Europe. 'We are witnesses to the horror of the world,' says the centre's director, Giancarlo Santone. Launched in 2006, the centre was born out of a need to address a gaping void in the healthcare system: while many of those seeking asylum had faced torture, persecution or violence, little was on offer to help them move past these experiences once they started to settle into their new lives. What has emerged is a one-of-a-kind space: doctors to attend to people's immediate healthcare issues; an all female-run gynaecology clinic for women who are pregnant or survivors of sexual violence; specialised psychologists and psychiatrists to treat trauma; and a forensic doctor to certify signs of mistreatment and torture if needed for asylum claims. The centre, run by a local public health care authority in collaboration with the Astalli Centre, the Italian branch of the Jesuit Refugee Service, also has 27 interpreters who double as cultural mediators, helping people navigate legal and social barriers and access the centre's training opportunities. Nearly two decades after its launch, its focus has remained unchanged even as the number of migrants landing on Italy's shores has swelled nearly tenfold. As governments across Europe crack down on migration, asylum seekers are taking increasingly dangerous routes to reach Europe and the centre has been among the civil society organisations left to grapple with the fallout. The help the Samifo centre provides to asylum seekers and refugees has been life-changing. When Duclair, a 39-year-old originally from Cameroon, arrived in Rome in 2018, the former law student knew something wasn't quite right. For much of the previous year he had scrambled to find a safe haven after fleeing his home, a quest that sent him on a 2,000-mile journey that spanned several countries, the Sahara and an agonising boat trip across the Mediterranean. 'When you're on the move, you don't have time for reflection, you're thinking only about survival,' says Duclair, who asked that his last name not be published. 'But when things calm down, these emotions start to consume you. You're transported back to those moments of terror and the wounds that you forgot about are re-opened.' The journeys undertaken by refugees and asylum seekers often span months or years, during which time they have scant access to healthcare. Martino Volpatti, a social worker with the Astalli Centre, says: 'By the time they arrive here, they've usually got quite a few issues.' Many have had to take great risks to make it to safety: battling fierce currents in the Atlantic and metres-high waves in the Mediterranean, being repeatedly beaten or pushed back, or living rough on the periphery of Europe. Sign up to Global Dispatch Get a different world view with a roundup of the best news, features and pictures, curated by our global development team after newsletter promotion Others have been left to the mercy of agreements with third countries, such as Libya and Tunisia, where practices such as beatings, sexual violence and imprisonment have been documented. Non-governmental organisations have argued that the EU's increased focus on deterrence, detention and sealing its borders is creating more risks for people. 'These policies are pushing migrants to take more dangerous paths, which increases the risks to their health,' says the Spain-based campaign group Salud por Derecho (Right to Health). 'This situation is not an inevitable consequence of the migration process, but a political decision.' At the Samifo Centre, the hardening debate around migration has also complicated efforts towards integration. 'The asylum seekers can feel it. At times they face racism or intolerance,' says Volpatti. 'These are people living in precarious situations that at times are exacerbated by a generalised mistrust in them. Not always or among everyone, but it's clear that the climate isn't a good one right now.' As racism becomes normalised and at times championed by rightwing and far-right politicians, it has taken a toll, says Santone. 'It is well established that racism increases the incidence of mental health disorders as well as the risk of psychosis, as you start not to trust anyone any more.' Six years after he arrived in Italy, Duclair has learned Italian and secured a job as a social worker after retraining. He is swift to acknowledge, however, that none of it would have been possible if he hadn't learned to cope with the psychological issues that lingered long after he reached Europe. 'It is essential,' he says. 'For someone who just arrived in a country and doesn't speak the language, he needs to be guided, he needs help. That's how we get through the suffering, whether it took place in the desert or in the Balkans.'
