Sam Sternschein peered into the crowded stands at Northwell Health Ice Center and spotted his parents as he had so many times as a youth hockey player for games at the East Meadow facility. But this time, the Syosset product was in an Islanders’ practice jersey, chasing his professional dream at the team’s summer development camp.
The Penn State junior stood out at Thursday night’s three-squad, round-robin scrimmage, scoring four goals as his Blue squad went 2-0 to win the tournament, including two goals in the clinching 6-2 win over the Blue/White squad.
“When I got the invite, I was really happy,” said Sternschein, who found out about a month ago he would be attending the Islanders’ prospect camp.