Islanders ink Dobson to three-year deal
Coveted first-round defenseman agrees to entry-level contract
The Islanders’ two-way defenseman of the future has signed a three-year, entry-level contract with the franchise.
Noah Dobson, one of two first-round picks by the Brooklyn-based franchise in June’s NHL Draft in Dallas, agreed to terms with the Isles and is now eager to earn a job on the Opening Night roster during training camp.
“I want to get stronger this summer and come into camp and be able to compete against men and give [the organization] a hard decision not to send me back to juniors,” the 18-year-old Canadian blueliner told Newsday during the team’s prospect development camp on Long Island nearly two months ago.