DeAngelo, 29, recorded 19 points (four goals, 15 assists) in 35 games with the Islanders last season. He joined the club on January 25 after beginning the season with CSKA St. Petersburg of the Kontinental Hockey League. DeAngelo led Islanders defensemen in points and tied for the team lead in assists over the final 35 games of the season.

The Islanders are retaining defenseman Tony DeAngelo. The team announced it had re-signed the right-handed defenseman from Sewell, New Jersey, a pending unrestricted free agent, shortly before the free-agent market opened on Tuesday at noon.

“Sources say Tony DeAngelo is closing in on a deal to stay on Long Island,” Frank Seravalli reported in a post on X. “Cross another name off the list – a thin right-shot defense market gets thinner. 1 year x $1.75m.”