The Isles 2018 second round (41st overall) pick did not participate in the Islanders training camp as he was tending to a high-ankle sprain. Unlike Noah Dobson, Wilde, who is also 19-years old, is eligible to play in the AHL as a teenager since he was drafted by the Islanders out of the U.S. National Team Development Program.
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A Wilde Ride
Wilde joins Bridgeport, coming off of a 62-game, 70-point (19G, 51A) season in the OHL with the Saginaw Spirit. The 6-foot-2, 192-pound defenseman finished third in scoring among defenseman in the OHL during the 2018-19 regular season. Wilde joins a crop of highly touted Islanders prospects in Bridgeport including; Kieffer Bellows (2016 first-round-pick, 19th overall), Otto Koivula (2016 fourth-round-pick, 120th overall) and Arnaud Durandeau (2017 sixth-round-pick, 165th overall). The Sound Tigers are 1-2-1 through four games to start the season.
