New York Islanders prospect Ruslan Iskhakov. Photo property of TPS. Used by permission of Eero Tuominen (TPS Head of Marketing and Communications).
New York Islanders second-round pick Ruslan Iskhakov has been playing in Finland for a few months now. What does his coach think of the Isles prospect?
Over the summer New York Islanders second-round pick in 2018 Ruslan Iskhakov decided he wouldn’t return to the University of Connecticut for his junior year. Instead, the skilled Russian forward turned pro and signed a one-year deal with Finnish Liiga side TPS.
That decision surprised a few people outside and inside the Islanders organization.