The Islanders loaned rookies Michael Dal Colle and Devon Toews to Bridgeport (AHL) on Wednesday, presumably for temporary assignments during the team’s All-Star break and bye week.
Dal Colle, 22, who has 16 goals and 12 assists in 28 games for the Sound Tigers, will participate in the AHL All-Star Classic, Sunday and Monday, in Springfield, Massachusetts.
The Islanders, who lost a 3-2 shootout on Tuesday night at Chicago, do not reconvene for practice until Jan. 31 and resume play the following day against the Lightning at NYCB Live’s Nassau Coliseum. Bridgeport hosted Wilkes-Barre/Scranton on Wednesday and will host Lehigh Valley on Saturday.