Long Island Keeps Pumping Out NHL Talent

Long Island has become one of those places scouts circle in red ink, because the pipeline keeps producing players who make the jump. There is always a backstory in a hockey hotbed, and this one runs through rinks, coaches, and a culture that seems to keep sending prospects up the ladder. When a region starts stacking NHL names, it usually is not an accident, and the pieces tend to feed off each other. The story behind that surge says as much about development as it does about talent.