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Qualifying offers out

The Islanders announced their qualifying offers on today’s deadline, retaining the rights to Devon Toews, Kyle Burroughs and Ross Johnston from last year’s Bridgeport roster. Kyle Schempp will be an

Extended play: Hershey postgame

The box score shows the five players who were on the ice for Bridgeport’s first goal, as every box score does for every goal. But on that one, it’d be nice if Ryan Bourque, Tanner Fritz, Steve

I-(clap)-dentical (sorta): Springfield (2) pregame

The Islanders sent down Michael Dal Colle, Tanner Fritz and (fresh off his first in the Show) Ross Johnston this morning after they got home from Vegas. Those three are not in tonight, but sounds like

Johnston up / three goalies: Friday notes

The all-around game has taken some big steps, and Ross Johnston got the call to the Islanders this morning. “He’s a big, physical presence,” Brent Thompson said, “he plays heavy on the boards, heavy

One game for Johnston

Should’ve waited five minutes to hit “publish”: The AHL suspended Ross Johnston one game for his accumulated efforts in Saturday’s game at Springfield. He’ll coincidentally miss the next visit to the

Jones up: Early Saturday notes

Wish I could have you some notes from the morning skate, but that didn’t happen. So here are some from elsewhere, ’cause a lot is going on: JONES UP: The Islanders called John Tavares “week-to-week”

Johnston’s one game official

Ross Johnston became the first AHL player suspended for accumulating 10 (counting) fighting majors. The league made official that he’ll sit Friday, as expected. Edit: What comes next: After we’ve

Off to work: Albany postgame

Not a big skill play, Ross Johnston said about his game-winner early Wednesday afternoon. “Just bury your head and shovel it in.” It seems way too easy to say that’s a metaphor for the rest of this

News not optional/Milner up: Tuesday notes

Ross Johnston’s three-game suspension stemmed from his coming on the ice on a legal line change. Things simmered, all hell broke loose, he fought, and Bridgeport had six guys on the ice. He’ll do his

Three games for Johnston/Falcons to AZ

Arrived for what’s apparently a Sound Tigers optional practice, about a dozen guys and the goalies playing a cross-ice three-on-three, to the news that the AHL suspended Ross Johnston for three games