Streit and Okposo out tonight, Isles Recall Five from Sound Tigers

UNIONDALE, NEW YORK (TICKER) —The New York Islanders added five players Saturday, recalling defenseman Jamie Fraser, left wings Mitch Fritz and Jesse Joensuu, center Mike Iggulden and right wing Joel Rechlicz from Bridgeport of the American Hockey League.

Signed as a free agent in December 2006, the 23-year-old Fraser is expected to make his NHL debut Saturday night against the Tampa Bay Lightning. The 6-1, 200-pound native of Sarnia, Ontario has recorded seven goals and 13 assists in 63 games with Bridgeport this season.

Fritz, 28, got his first taste of the NHL earlier this season, registering 33 penalty minutes in 16 games. The 6-8, 258-pounder from Osoyoos, British Columbia, who was signed as a free agent on July 3, also has notched two assists and 58 penalty minutes in 36 contests with the Sound Tigers.

A second-round pick in 2006, the 21-year-old Joensuu scored one goal in four games with New York this campaign, his first in the league. The 6-4, 207-pound Finn also has amassed 19 tallies, 36 points and a team-leading plus-21 rating in 68 contests with Bridgeport.

Iggulden, 26, collected a goal and four assists in nine games with the Islanders earlier this season after being signed as a free agent on July 3. The 6-3, 215-pound native of St. Catharines, Ontario currently leads the Sound Tigers with 60 points - including 23 goals - in 69 contests.

The 21-year-old Rechlicz has appeared in 12 games with New York this campaign, registering one assist and 44 penalty minutes. Signed as a free agent on May 6, the 6-4, 220-pounder from Brookfield, Wisconsin also has notched 12 penalty minutes in four games with Bridgeport as well as one assist and 110 penalty minutes in 45 contests with Utah of the ECHL.

ISLANDERS SIGN THE WRECKER

Joel Rechlicz Photo by Andy Camp

The New York Islanders have signed right wing Joel Rechlicz (pronounced WRECK-lidge) to a three-year entry level contract. The 6-4, 220 pound forward is billed as a tough-as-nails type of player and will bring toughness to the organizational depth chart. Rechlicz will turn 21 in June.

"We've been looking at Joel for some time now and he was a player we targeted for his toughness and energy," said Islanders General Manager Garth Snow. "He's someone who will help our organization be stronger in those areas."

Rechlicz, nicknamed “The Wrecker” by fans from different cities, spent the 2007-08 season splitting time between the Albany River Rats of the AHL and the Kalamazoo Wings of the IHL. He played in 25 games for each club and scored a goal with an assist for two points and 206 penalty minutes in his combined time at those two stops.

Rechlicz began his junior career in 2005-06 splitting time between the Des Moines Buccaneers and the Indiana Ice of the USHL and Gatineau Olympiques of the QMJHL. In 2006-07, Rechlicz spent the majority of the season with the Chicoutimi Sagueneens of the QMJHL while also skating in a pair of games with the Chicago Hounds of the UHL.

Rechlicz, a native of Brookfield, WI, will attend the team’s annual summer mini-camp in July.