Canadiens' strength and conditioning coach Livingston to leave … The Canadian Press, MONTREAL Livingston, 45, wants to concentrate on training amateur athletes. He will stay on until his replacement is found.

Globe and Mail Well Oiled Gretzky, Messier turned loss into title Washington Post, United States Dispatched in four games by the four-time champion New York Islanders in 1983, the Gretzky and Messier-led Edmonton Oilers got back to the championship series the following season. Buoyed by experience gained from the first trip, the Oilers were ready ..

NHL.com Guerin's guile a welcomed addition to Penguins Washington Captials Web Site, DC In fact, it happened before he even took the ice for his new team after the late-February trade from the New York Islanders .

Mountain men appeal to Matt Toronto Sun,  Canada The New York Islanders and Tampa Bay Lightning hold the first and second picks respectively, with John Tavares and Victor Hedman slated 1-2, but coming on strong late in the winter was Duchene, the 79-point centre from the Brampton Battalion, …

Washington Post Vintage Oilers Great example Boston Herald, United States So when the upstart Oilers reached the 1983 Stanley Cup finals against the veteran New York Islanders , who had won the previous three Cups, many predicted the speedy youngsters would unseat the aging champions. Uh, not so fast, kids: The Isles, … Last time same two teams met in final in consecutive years was 25 …

Ex-Isles VP talks Murray, Lighthouse Long Island Business News, NY A day later, we spoke to Chris Botta, who spent nine years as the vice president of communications for the New York Islanders . Last year, he left the team to launch NYI Point Blank, a blog dedicated to covering the Islanders.

Bleacher Report Stanley Cup Finals: The Future Is Now Bleacher Report, CA Needless to say, there has been an abundance of articles drawing a correlation between the first Stanley Cup win by Wayne Gretzky's Edmonton Oilers over the New York Islanders , and the Pittsburgh-Detroit series that begins tonight.

National Post Hedman calm about draft selection National Post, Canada According to one league executive, the New York Islanders believe in Hedman and plan on selecting the dynamic player with the No. 1 pick at the June 26 draft in Montreal.

Pens' Bill Guerin was the right fit on and off the ice Detroit Free Press, United States The Penguins acquired Guerin on March 4 from the New York Islanders for a conditional pick in this year's draft.

Los Angeles Times Chris Kunitz adjusting to life as a Penguin Los Angeles Times, CA When winger Bill Guerin was told the New York Islanders were going to trade him to the Penguins — his eighth NHL stop — he wasn't sure he wanted to make another move.