Islanders News: Another important extension done as August descends
Somehow, this is the only image of Brendan Burke that Getty has. | Photo by Bruce Bennett/Getty Images
Brendan Burke ain’t going anywhere. Also, we still have over a month until training camp. The offseason rolled into August yesterday; we’re about halfway through life without hockey in 2024. But we’ve still got a whole month to kill.
It doesn’t affect the on-ice product, but the universe of the New York Islanders celebrated another big contract extension this week: MSG play-by-play announcer Brendan Burke will be back at least for his ninth season calling Islanders games.
Islanders News
Neil Best broke the news on Newsday, but the article does not indicate Burke’s status beyond the upcoming season. That said, I think he likes it on Long Island. [Newsday | THN]
Arthur Staple answered a bunch of Isles fans’ questions this week. [Mailbag Part 1 | Mailbag Part 2]
Oliver Haarmann, one of the buyers who purchased 10% of the Islanders this season, appears to be dating Reese Witherspoon. I don’t know if I have ever linked an article from People magazine in here. [People]
The prospects are showing off in the summer—one might even say... “showcasing.”
Jesse Nurmi’s primary assist and Cole Eiserman’s goal from yesterday’s World Junior Summer Showcase matchup between Team USA and Finland #isles pic.twitter.com/PyO0VPU53h— Eyes on Isles (@eyesonislesFS) August 1, 2024
Elsewhere
Anthony Beauvillier went from Penguins killer to Penguin and became a journeyman in between. I hope it works out for Beau, just not against the Isles. [PittsburghHockeyNow]
Jeff Marek got pulled from Sportsnet’s draft coverage after night one and went dark. Then it was announced he and the network had parted ways. Now it appears it was because he had been revealing “proprietary information,” basically the draft selections, which couldn’t be bet on when he released them to his friend for tweeting purposes. I rag on Marek a lot, but he and Elliotte Friedman had a good thing going on 32 Thoughts. Hope he lands elsewhere. [The Athletic]
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