In the span of seven weeks, Tony DeAngelo has gone from believing his NHL career is over to being a New York Islander.

The New York Islanders recently debuted controversial blue liner Tony DeAngelo, and now he's opened up on his return to the NHL after a stint in the KHL in Russia.

Tony DeAngelo’s first morning on Long Island consisted of a quick skate, a short introduction to his new teammates and getting ready to play in his first game in the new digs.

Yes, his most recent former coach opined, it was surprising that it took controversial defenseman Tony DeAngelo, who made his Islanders debut on Saturday night, this long to find a new job in the NHL.

Tony DeAngelo is “fortunate” and “grateful” for opportunity with Isles, looking to impact power play and on defense

Tony DeAngelo is signing with the Islanders for the rest of the 2024-25 season after leaving his Russian team earlier this month.

Tony DeAngelo has returned to the NHL after his contract with Russian team and Kontinental Hockey League powerhouse SKA St. Petersburg was terminated earlier this month. DeAngelo is signing a league-minimum deal with the New York Islanders for the rest of the 2024-25 season, the team announced on Friday.

Tony DeAngelo’s timing could not have been much better. Just two weeks ago, the former New York Rangers, Carolina Hurricanes, and Philadelphia Flyers defenseman was playing with St. Petersburg in the Russian KHL.

For a first impression, you could do a whole lot worse. It took all of one shift into Saturday night’s match against the Hurricanes at UBS Arena for it to become clear that the Islanders would need more from Tony DeAngelo than anyone had anticipated,

The biggest story is that the Islanders have won six of their last eight games! Not some trade or anything like