Islanders Trade for Romano
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The New York Islanders acquired Tony Romano, who played at
Cornell, and a conditional pick in the 2012 National Hockey League
Entry from the New Jersey Devils Draft on Tuesday, in exchange for
center Ben Walter.
Romano played the last two seasons in the Ontario Hockey League.
The Smithtown native was the leading scorer for the Peterborough
Petes last season, scoring 36 goals and 33 assists for 69 points in
65 games.
The year prior, Romano skated in 66 games for the London Knights
and registered 22 points (12 goals and 10 assists). Romano was
drafted in the sixth round (178th overall) of the 2006 NHL Entry
Draft and played that same year for Cornell University where he
totaled nine goals and 10 assists for 19 points in 29 games.
Walter spent the last two seasons with the Bridgeport Sound Tigers
where he accumulated 116 points. He played in a total of 12 games
for the Islanders during his two seasons with the organization,
scoring one goal.
