Simon Holmstrom skates during the Islanders' final day of prospects camp at the Northwell Health Ice Center on June 29. Photo Credit: Newsday/J. Conrad Williams Jr.
Simon Holmstrom stepped onto the ice with his teammates on Sunday and felt a surge of emotion.
“Just happiness,” Holmstrom said. “Really happy to be back and play and do what I love.”
The Islanders’ first-round pick (23rd overall) this June rejoined his teammates for the third day of training camp in East Meadow after missing the first two practices and all of last week’s rookie camp because of a sore ankle.