EAST MEADOW, N.Y. --MaximTsyplakov is getting his first taste of hockey in North America after signing a one-year contract with the New York Islanders as a free agent on May 16. So far ...
"I like to play with them," said Tsyplakov, 26, who signed a one-year, $950,000 deal with the Islanders after finishing fourth in the KHL last season with 31 goals.