Islanders Prospect Report: Apr. 24, 2023

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The Islanders' 2022 third-round draft pick (78th overall) registered his first hat trick of the season and second of his career in an 8-5 loss on Saturday to the Muskegon Lumberjacks to conclude the regular season. Finley's four points (3G, 1A) in one game on Saturday tied a season high, as he recorded a goal and a trio of assists on Feb. 18.
The 18-year-old averaged a point-per-game since being traded to the Chicago Steel with 38 points (15G, 23A) in 32 games. The young forward completed his third season in the USHL setting career-high records across the board with 65 points (25G, 40A) in 55 games played.
The USHL playoffs begin Monday and Chicago is headed straight to the semifinals. The Steel clinched first place in the Eastern Conference, finishing their regular season with a record of 39-18-4-1 with 83 points. They are still awaiting their opponent in the semifinals.

KUEFLER AND BLAZERS SWEEP THE SECOND ROUND

In a commanding sweep, Daylan Kuefler and the Kamloops Blazers punched their ticket to the Western Conference Final in the Western Hockey League.
The Blazers defeated the Portland Winterhawks in four games, laying the hammer with a 10-4 win in Game Four on Thursday to complete the sweep. The Islanders' 2022 sixth-round pick (174th overall) tallied an assist to extend his point streak to three games (1G, 2A).
The 21-year-old winger has four points (2G, 2A) in seven games in his second career WHL playoff run, taking 20 shots over that span.

The Blazers will meet the Seattle Thunderbirds in the conference finals with Game One slated for Saturday.
The two teams faced off at the same level in the playoffs last season, with the Blazers falling in seven games with a 3-2 loss. Kuefler registered nine points (6G, 3A) in the series last year.

GEORGE AND KNIGHTS ADVANCE

Isaiah George and the London Knights are headed to the Conference Finals in the OHL playoffs.
The Knights needed five games to defeat the Kitchener Rangers Round Two, earning a dominant 4-0 shutout win on Thursday to advance.

The Islanders' 2022 fourth-round draft pick (98th overall) had an assist on a shorthanded goal for his first point of the postseason.
George was in the lineup for eight playoff games in his first career run, recording 11 shots over that span along with one point (1A). The 19-year-old finished his second career OHL season with 22 points (7G, 15A) in 54 games.
George and the Knights will face the Sarnia Sting for Game One on Friday.

LENNOX AND SPIRIT ELIMINATED

Tristan Lennox and the Saginaw Spirit were swept by the Sarnia Sting in Round Two.
The Spirit were eliminated with a 4-0 shutout loss on Thursday. Lennox started in net for all four games in the series and was between the pipes in Round One, where Saginaw edged out the Flint Firebirds in seven games.
The Islanders 2021 third-round draft pick (93rd) overall allowed 11 goals in the series for a .902 SV% over the span of four games.
His 11 starts in the playoffs marks his longest postseason run, with a 4-7 record and a 2.64 GAA and a .908 SV% overall.

STATS

CHL:
Isaiah George | London (OHL) | 54GP, 7G, 15A, 22P, 14PIM
Isaiah George | London (Playoffs) | 8GP, 0G, 1A, 1P, 4PIM
Tristan Lennox | Saginaw (OHL) | 25-15-2, 3.15 GAA, .888 SV% 3SO
Tristan Lennox | Saginaw (Playoffs) | 4-7, 2.64 GAA, .908 SV% 0SO
Daylan Kuefler | Kamloops (WHL) | 54GP, 31G, 30A, 61P, 85PIM
Daylan Kuefler | Kamloops (Playoffs) | 7GP, 2G, 2A, 4P, 6PIM
USHL:
Quinn Finley | Madison (USHL) | 23GP, 10G, 17A, 27P, 12PIM
Quinn Finley | Chicago Steel (USHL) 32GP, 15G, 23A, 38P, 14PIM