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Matt Martin is the recipient of the 2025 Bob Nystrom Award, as New York Islanders fans voted the veteran winger as the player who exemplifies leadership, hustle and dedication. This is Martin’s ...

Matt Martin bid farewell to Islanders fans at UBS Arena in what may have been his last home game played in an orange and blue jersey. "This is a special place," an emotional Martin said on April 15.

Martin spent the first seven years of his career on Long Island. After a two-year stint with the Toronto Maple Leafs, he returned to New York in 2018 in a trade for Eamon McAdam. He’s remained ...

Matt Martin likely played his final home game as a New York Islander on Tuesday night against the Washington Capitals. The 35-year-old forward had been with the team for most of his 15-year NHL ...

The New York Islanders wrapped up their home schedule on a losing, but sentimental, note on Tuesday, dropping a 3-1 decision to the Washington Capitals at UBS Arena on a night where Matt Martin ...

One moment Matt Martin was joking about his emotions, saying his wife would be happy to hear him say he was feeling something ahead of what’s presumed to be his last home game with the Islanders.

Seconds before the tears flowed and he choked up thinking about what was almost certainly his last home game as an Islander, Matt Martin smiled and acknowledged his wife would be pleased that he ...

Matt Martin took a deep breath on Tuesday morning, collecting himself before putting into words what it meant to him to be a New York Islander. “This is a special place,” Martin said choking ...