EAST MEADOW, NY (July 1, 2024) – New York Islanders President/General Manager Lou Lamoriello announced today that the team has signed defenseman Mike Reilly to a one-year contract and forward Anthony Duclair to a four-year contract.
Reilly, 30, played in 59 games with the Islanders last season, setting career-high numbers in goals (6), and points (24).
The 6-foot-1, 196-pound native of Chicago, IL has played in 400 career NHL games with the Minnesota Wild, Montreal Canadiens, Ottawa Senators, Boston Bruins, Florida Panthers and Islanders, scoring 122 points (18 goals and 104 assists). In 139 American Hockey League games, Reilly has 80 points (18 goals and 62 assists) with the Iowa Wild and Providence Bruins.
Prior to his professional career, Reilly played three seasons at the University of Minnesota, scoring 89 points (18 goals and 71 assists). He earned the Big Ten Conference's Defensive Player of the Year title and a Hobey Baker Award nomination in 2015 after scoring six goals and 36 assists for 42 points in 39 games.
Reilly was selected by the Columbus Blue Jackets in the fourth round (98th overall) of the 2011 NHL Draft.
Duclair, 28, played in 73 games with the Tampa Bay Lightning and San Jose Sharks last season, scoring 24 goals, including five on the power play, for 42 points. The Pointe-Claire, Quebec native is entering his 11th season in the NHL and has totaled 303 points (146 goals and 157 assists) with a +39 rating in 563 games. He was selected to play at the 2020 NHL All-Star Weekend.
The 6’0, 195 lbs. winger has been a part of 39 career playoff games with the Florida Panthers and Lightning. He was a member of the Panthers team that went to the Stanley Cup Final in 2023, scoring four goals and seven assists for 11 points in 20 games. Duclair has scored 16 points (five goals and 11 assists) in 34 career playoff games.
Duclair was selected in the third-round (80th overall) by the New York Rangers in the 2013 NHL Draft. He played four seasons with the Quebec Remparts of the Quebec Maritime Junior Hockey League, averaging over a point-per-game with 249 points (116 goals and 133 assists) in 203 regular season games. Duclair scored 42 points (14 goals and 28 assists) in 44 career playoff games with Quebec.