Man plans and God laughs.  Recently, I looked back on the first post on Drive4Five, one in which I tried to orchestrate the perfect offseason for the New York Islanders. 

Pat LaFontaine, a New York Islanders great, accumulated 545 assists in his illustrious career, but last night I got to witness his greatest assist by attending his Companion’s in Courage

As the preseason starts to come to a close and the Islanders are eight days away from the season opener at Carolina, the roster is starting to take shape. Cuts

After long last, Islanders hockey is back! Yesterday the Isles faced the Flyers for their first preseason game of the season. Although the Flyers weren’t exactly playing their “A” squad,

It’s no secret to Islanders fans that what happened to the team this past July 1st when franchise player John Tavares walked away for nothing to fulfill a “childhood dream”

With a new season comes changes, and change is no different for the Bridgeport Sound Tigers. Sure, we’ve talked about the major changes with the signings, but what about in

It was no secret that the Islanders defense was terrible last season. There are many reasons as to why this is, but defensive systems are most to blame. A defensive

Israelis are good at a lot of things, hockey is certainly not one of them, although they’re getting better. The Land of Israel, specifically Jerusalem will be my home for

As the offseason comes to a close and training camp starting in less than a month, the Islanders have a very thin defense headlined with Ryan Pulock, Johnny Boychuk, and

Once again, things have changed for the New York Islanders. New coach, new management, new players, a bizarre arena situation, and no captain. With all these changes comes doubt, but