One moment Matt Martin was joking about his emotions, saying his wife would be happy to hear him say he was feeling something ahead of what’s presumed to be his last home game with the Islanders. The ...

When Matt Martin walked off the ice at UBS Arena for what would be his final home game, the emotion in his voice gave everything away. The gritty heart of the Islanders' identity for over a decade had ...

Matt Martin announced his retirement Tuesday after 16 NHL seasons, all but two with the New York Islanders, a departure that leaves the league with only a few players who take the ice without a visor.

Seconds before the tears flowed and he choked up thinking about what was almost certainly his last home game as an Islander, Matt Martin smiled and acknowledged his wife would be pleased that he ...