Matt Martin always had interest in moving to a front-office role during his playing career. So when the Islanders offered him a role as special assistant to GM Mathieu Darche, it was a pretty easy ...

Matt Martin, the Islanders' heart-and-soul fourth-liner who helped define the club's most successful era since the Dynasty, announced his retirement Tuesday.

Sydney Esiason is turning the page on her life as an NHL WAG after husband Matt Martin's Islanders retirement.

Matt Martin started to think more and more of pursuing a career either in hockey management or broadcasting the closer he came to the end of his playing days. So he jumped when offered a role as a ...

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.

Forward Matt Martin, who spent all but two of his 16 NHL seasons with the New York Islanders, retired on Tuesday and was named a special assistant to general manager Mathieu Darche.

Matt Martin may have understood the inevitable was coming before the season’s last home game, when he welled up with tears after being asked about his emotions. Now it’s official. Martin, the ...

Matt Martin announced his retirement 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.

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.