Chris Lamoriello is not ruling out Josh Ho-Sang returning to the Islanders’ organization this season, despite the offensively gifted skater being loaned to Orebro of the Swedish Hockey League after not receiving an invite to training camp.
The general manager of the Islanders’ AHL affiliate in Bridgeport, and son of Islanders president and GM Lou Lamoriello, described the loan as "open-ended" and agreed to by Ho-Sang, the 28th overall pick in 2014. The Sound Tigers start an abridged, 24-game season on Feb. 5 played solely against the Rangers’ affiliate in Hartford and the Bruins’ affiliate in Providence.
"Josh is extremely talented and very lucky early in his career to play in a number of NHL games," Chris Lamoriello said on Monday via Zoom.