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Yahoo
a day ago
- Business
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Mathieu Darche Brings Trusted Equipment Manager From Lightning To Islanders
Although New York Islanders general manager Mathieu Darche finalized his final player contract when he avoided salary cap arbitration with Maxim Tsyplakov this past Friday, Darche has made one final signing.
Yahoo
2 days ago
- Sport
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Islanders Schaefer, Aitcheson Invited To World Junior Summer Showcase
By: Kai Russel On Sunday, Hockey Canada announced that they invited 44 players to the 2025 World Junior Summer Showcase. Among those 44 were recent New York Islanders draftees Matthew Schaefer and Kashawn Aitcheson. 44 players invited to World Junior Summer Showcase Forty-four players will begin the road to the 2026 World Juniors at the Summer Showcase in Minneapolis. Schaefer, drafted first overall by the Islanders in June, scored seven goals with 15 assists for 22 points in 17 games with the Erie Otters of the OHL last season. The 17-year-old defenseman is already familiar with international competition, as he represented Canada's 2025 National Junior Team and won gold at the IIHF U18 Men's World Championship. Schaefer will be the second-youngest Canadian at the Summer Showcase, aside from projected 2026 first-overall pick Gavin McKenna. Taken by the Islanders at 17th overall in 2025, Aitcheson will join Schaefer and the Canadian d-corps at the Summer Showcase. The left-shot defenseman scored 26 goals with 33 assists for 59 points in 64 games with the Barrie Colts of the OHL last season. Like Schaefer, Aitcheson has experience representing Team Canada as a fellow gold medalist at the IIHF U18 Men's World Championship. Schaefer and Aitcheson's presence at the Summer Showcase is a welcome progression for the Islanders' prospect pool, which has seen a rising stock since the 2025 NHL Draft. The Summer Showcase will be available to stream live at PHOTO: @NYIslanders
Yahoo
3 days ago
- Business
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New Canadiens Star Should Be Perfect Fit
Earlier this off-season, the Montreal Canadiens made a significant trade. They acquired star defenseman Noah Dobson from the New York Islanders in exchange for forward Emil Heineman and picks Nos. 16 and 17 of the 2025 NHL Entry Draft. The Canadiens then immediately made Dobson a long-term part of their future, as they signed him to an eight-year, $76 million contract.
Yahoo
3 days ago
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NHL Prospect Pool Overview '25-26: New York Islanders, Get Ready For Schaefer And Ritchie
It's time to analyze the New York Islanders in the NHL prospect pool overview series.
Hindustan Times
4 days ago
- Entertainment
- Hindustan Times
Is ‘Happy Gilmore 2' a true story? Is Adam Sandler's character based on a true person?
'Happy Gilmore 2' gives fans back Adam Sandler's much-loved character, who stayed with viewers when 'Happy Gilmore' arrived in 1996. Now, almost 30 years later, the stakes are different for Sandler's character, who is now trying to get his daughter into a fancy dance school. However, the hustle remains very much the same. Adam Sandler returns to play Happy Gilmore, the golfer, in 'Happy Gilmore 2'(AP) 'Happy Gilmore 2' has several cameos, quite a few of which are from real-life athletes, which might lead some to wonder if Happy Gilmore is based on a real person and if the story is a true story. We decode it here. Is 'Happy Gilmore 2' a true story? No, much like 'Happy Gilmore', the sequel is a fictional telling of the life of Happy Gilmore, the golfer of the same name, whose trysts with the sport come at times of personal challenges, and the movies depict how Gilmore overcomes these hurdles, often with a smattering of humor. Who is Happy Gilmore based on? While 'Happy Gilmore' might not be based on a true story, the character is very much based on a real-life person, and one who Adam Sandler has been friends with for a long time. The actor met Kyle McDonough when he moved from his birthplace, Brooklyn, to New Hampshire, when he was 6. They became friends, playing hockey together for their high school team. McDonough's family has roots in hockey, since his father was Hubie McDonough Jr., a high school hockey coach, while his brother was Hubie III, a professional who played for teams like Los Angeles Kings and the New York Islanders over his 13-year career. While McDonough was mostly talented in the rink, when he stepped onto the golf course, he brought his raw hockey power, and Sandler watching him had remarked there was 'something' funny about it, sowing the idea of Happy Gilmore, Time reported. McDonough and Sandler's connection has endured the vagaries of Hollywood, with the former saying, 'I've been to many movie shoots and a couple of Super Bowls with him and he always takes care of everything and treats his old buds like kings.' Sandler's father, Stanley, himself an avid golfer, also had a striking influence on the film. He was the one who pointed out how hockey players have the ability to transfer their talents to the golf course, sparking the idea that would shape 'Happy Gilmore'. He also took the young actor to the driving range, and father-son would bond over the game. Given Stanley's vast knowledge of the game, Sandler and writing partner, Tim Herlihy, would often bank on the star's father for inputs, or to run parts of the script by him. 'We'd call my dad and say 'does this make sense?' and 'when you putt what are you thinking?',' the comedian recalled. Chubb's iconic 'It's all in the hips' line was also pulled from a conversation with his father, Sandler shared. Moreover, it was Sandler's father's legacy that got golf legend Jack Nicklaus to appear in a cameo in 'Happy Gilmore 2'.
