“When you come to the end of the line, with a buddy who is more than a brother and a little less than a wife, getting blind drunk together is really the only way to say farewell.” — Randy Miller

(1) The NY Islanders AHL affiliate will have a new home and new city for the 2026-27 season according to NHL insider (Eyes On Isles)

(1a) Islanders plan to relocate AHL affiliate from Bridgeport to Hamilton: Sources (The Athletic)

“But the franchise has struggled in recent years with results and attendance. Though Bridgeport is 17-17-2-1 this season, it was an AHL-worst 15-50-4-3 in 2024-25 and has consistently finished in the lower part of the Atlantic Division standings since 2018-19. The Islanders also are typically near the bottom of the AHL in average attendance, though they have spiked upward to 4,235 in 2025-26.”

(2) Gazebo by David Foster: