Islanders Prospect Report: Sept. 29, 2026
Luca Romano riding a three-game point streak since returning to OHL
By Shannon Bickert September 29, 2026 Link copied Welcome to the Islanders Prospect Report, a weekly roundup of the Islanders' junior, collegiate and European prospects. Visit our In the System page for more prospect content.
Luca Romano has recorded a point in each of his first three games (1G, 2A) since returning to the Kitchener Rangers of the Ontario Hockey League.
Romano scored a late power-play goal in a 4-3 loss on Friday as Kitchener’s comeback bid fell just short to Erie. The Rangers got some revenge in a rematch the next night, as Romano had the primary helper on a last-minute power-play goal to force OT in a 4-3 comeback win.
Romano rounded out his weekend with a primary assist on Tanner Lam’s shorthanded game-winner in a 6-3 win over Kingston.
The Islanders’ 2025 third-round pick (74th overall) is entering his fourth season with Kitchener. Romano will serve as an alternate captain with the team this season.
Dmitry Gamzin has recorded two clean sheets across six games this season in goal for CSKA Moscow of the KHL. The goalminder has recorded a 2-3-1 record, boasting a 1.99 goals against average and .898 save percentage.
Gamzin recorded a 19-save shutout on September 9 against HC Sochi and tallied his second clean sheet on September 25 against Lada Togliatti in a 3-0 win.
On September 21, Gamzin helped lift CSKA to a 4-3 shootout victory, stopping all three shootout attempts. The highlight of the night was Gamzin’s stick save against Anthony Camara, throwing out his stick as Camara tried to dangle one in at the goal line during the shootout.