The odds that either of the Islanders’ two first-round picks this year immediately would earn a roster spot were not all that high.
But right wing Oliver Wahlstrom, picked No. 11 out of the U.S. National Development Program, made it official when he told NHL.com at the World Junior Summer Showcase in Kamloops, British Columbia he would head straight to Boston College for his freshman season.
Defenseman Noah Dobson, picked No. 12 from Acadie-Bathurst (QMJHL), will attend training camp as he still can be returned to his junior team.
“There will be no training camp with the Islanders this year so I’ll move into Boston College on Aug.