Michael Dal Colle and Josh Ho-Sang were the Islanders’ first-round picks in 2014, fifth and 28th overall. Ho-Sang is probably the biggest name among the 50 young men at this week’s prospect camp and Dal Colle is still a valued player on the team’s prospect chart.
Later in that 2014 draft, the Islanders made a pair of fourth-round selections who each took an enormous step towards being NHL players sooner rather than later.
Goaltender Linus Soderstrom went 95th overall and defenseman Devon Toews was taken 13 picks later. The 6-4 Soderstrom made the jump to the Swedish Hockey League last season and all he did as a 20-year-old was post the best goals-against average in the league (1.