Ilya Sorokin warms up before the men's ice hockey gold-medal game against Germany at the PyeongChang Winter Olympics at Gangneung Hockey Centre on Feb. 25, 2018 in Gangneung, South Korea. Credit: Getty Images/Harry How
Ilya Sorokin will not be able to play for the Islanders if the 2019-20 season resumes. Whether the top Russian goalie prospect ever dons the team jersey is still unclear.
The NHL and the NHL Players’ Association announced on Monday a tentative agreement on a wide-ranging return-to-play format and Collective Bargaining Agreement extension. Under the new agreement, which still must be ratified by both sides, unsigned draft choices such as Sorokin, a third-round pick in 2014 whose KHL contract expired on April 30, will not be eligible to compete in the NHL this season.