New York Islanders: Top 10 Prospects Entering 2018

EAST MEADOW, NY - JUNE 28: New York Islanders Forward Oliver Wahlstrom (25) skates during New York Islanders Mini Camp and the Blue and White Scrimmage on June 28, 2018, at Northwell Health Ice Center in East Meadow, NY. (Photo by Rich Graessle/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images) /

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Parker Wotherspoon #27 of the Bridgeport Sound Tigers (Photo by Minas Panagiotakis/Getty Images) /

10. Parker Wotherspoon, D [21] (4-112, 2015)

Stats (Bridgeport Sound Tigers, AHL): 50 games played: 7 goals, 10 assists, 17 points, 1 power-play goal (3 assists), 1 shorthanded goal, 3 game-winning goals, 97 shots on goal, .34 points per game.

Parker Wotherspoon is a better prospect than the New York Islanders’ lower-end forwards but not as good a prospect as some other defensemen. He had a decent year in the AHL, putting up 17 points in 50 games and having a shorthanded goal and three game-winning ones. He also produced a good number of shots, at a 1.94 shots per game rate.

Wotherspoon has some size, plays well defensively, and has shown the capacity to be a good offensive presence.

Wotherspoon has some size, plays well defensively, and has shown the capacity to be a good offensive presence. He’ll still take a while before becoming a member of the New York Islanders, but he’s young enough that a long road will still deliver him to New York in his prime.

A healthier AHL season could make him a better candidate for promotion, especially if he continues to grow his game and does even better offensively in his second AHL year.

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