BROOKLYN (March 23, 2016) – The New York Islanders announced today that goaltender Eamon McAdam has agreed to a three-year, entry-level contract. He will join the Islanders’ American Hockey League affiliate, the Bridgeport Sound Tigers, on an Amateur Tryout contract for the remainder of the 2015-16 season.
McAdam, 21, completed his third season at Penn State University, posting a 13-8-1 record with a 2.98 goals against average and a .913 save percentage. The 6-foot-3, 190-pound goaltender’s collegiate career totaled 44 games with a .905 save percentage.
The Islanders’ third-round selection (70th overall) in the 2013 NHL Draft, McAdam played three seasons for the Waterloo Black Hawks of the United States Hockey League from 2010-11 to 2012-13. He played alongside current Sound Tigers netminder Stephon Williams in 2011-12 and was named Most Valuable Player in the USHL/NHL Top Prospects Game in 2013.
