Island Ice podcast

Andrew Gross

Booking Overview

Island Ice is a New York Islanders beat-news show hosted by Newsday writer Andrew Gross, focusing on team performance, leadership decisions, and what it means for the season. It occasionally brings in external voices (e.g., club stakeholders and additional Newsday staff) alongside the host’s analysis—useful for PR opportunities connected to hockey, sports media, and team communications.

Metrics

Episodes: 242

Frequency: Irregular

Rating: 4.8/5.0

Estimated listeners: 1k-10k

Gender skew: Male

Location: USA

Contact Information

Publicly listed emails

mark.lamonica@newsday.com

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Host

Andrew Gross - Beat writer for Newsday covering the New York Islanders; hosts and leads the Islanders-focused analysis and reporting for Island Ice.

Booking Intelligence

Booking Requirements

medium

Typical Credentials:

People connected to the Islanders ecosystem (team personnel, hockey executives/staff, analysts, and/or Newsday or other recognized hockey reporters).

Required Achievements:

Published sports coverage/beat reporting, Coaching/executive roles within hockey organizations, Subject-matter expertise in NHL operations

Recent Guest Discussions

Ben Dickson - Islanders End-of-season Perspectives (exact Topics Not Specified In Provided Data).

Matthew Schaefer - Likely Islanders-related Commentary Following End-of-season (exact Topics Not Specified In Provided Data).

Recent Topics

Ice Hockey, Sports, New York Islanders, Team Management, Sports Media

Episodes

Here's the recent few episodes on

Island Ice podcast

Island Ice Ep. 242: New captain, new season

September 15, 2026

The Islanders open training camp on Thursday with a new captain in Bo Horvat. Hear from him, coach Pete DeBoer and Matthew Schaefer as host Andrew Gross kicks off the new season.

Island Ice Ep. 241: End of season, start of something?

April 15, 2026

Andrew and Colin discuss the Islanders after their final game of the season, plus hear from Matthew Schaefer and Newsday's Ben Dickson.

Island Ice Ep. 240: Pete DeBoer's first game

April 10, 2026

Andrew and Colin analyze Pete DeBoer's first game as Islanders head coach, a 5-3 win over Toronto, as the playoff push is on.

Publicly listed emails

mark.lamonica@newsday.com

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