Islanders promote LIer Marshall Warren
Marshall Warren of the Islanders moves the puck during a preseason game against the Flyers. Credit: Dawn McCormick
Marshall Warren’s first NHL call-up did not lead to his NHL debut on Thursday, but it still was a significant step for the Laurel Hollow product.
“When I was like a 7-year-old kid, you want to be an Islander,” he said in September. “That’s obviously my biggest goal. I’m just trying to push myself in every direction to do that.”
He was recalled from the Islanders’ AHL affiliate in Bridgeport but did not participate in the team’s morning skate and was a healthy scratch for Thursday night’s 7-2 win over the Red Wings at UBS Arena.
The 24-year-old defenseman is in his second full season in the Islanders’ organization. He was a sixth-round pick of the Wild in 2019 and played four seasons of NCAA hockey for Boston College and one more for Michigan.
Warren had a particularly strong training camp with the Islanders and has two goals and three assists in four games for Bridgeport after notching four goals and 13 assists in 53 games last season. He was named the AHL player of the week on Oct. 13.
“I grew a lot in my game the past year,” Warren said before training camp opened. “It was good to show that I could produce at that level and make the next step soon.”
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Anders Lee had three assists and six shots. “Our captain was a beast out there,” coach Patrick Roy said . . . Bo Horvat, with two assists, extended his point streak to four games . . . Defenseman Alexander Romanov (upper body) was placed on injured reserve retroactive to Oct. 16 . . . Forward Pierre Engvall, who underwent ankle surgery on Tuesday and is expected to miss the season, was placed on long-term injured reserve . . . Forward Marc Gatcomb cleared waivers and was reassigned to Bridgeport. Forward Matthew Highmore, a healthy scratch, was recalled . . . Rookie right wing Max Shabanov (upper body/ day-to-day) missed a game for the first time this season.
Andrew Gross joined Newsday in 2018 to cover the Islanders. He began reporting on the NHL in 2003 and has previously covered the Rangers and Devils. Other assignments have included the Jets, St. John’s and MLB.
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