Kyle Palmieri

Kyle Charles Palmieri (born February 1, 1991) is an American professional ice hockey right winger for the New York Islanders of the National Hockey League (NHL).

He previously played for the New Jersey Devils and Anaheim Ducks.

Growing up on Long Island, Palmieri played youth hockey for the Devils-sponsored teams at Codey Arena in West Orange, New Jersey.

He attended St. Peter's Preparatory School for two years before earning an opportunity to play for the USA Hockey National Team Development Program (NTDP).

During his time in the program, he tallied 15 goals and 15 assists through 33 games.

Palmieri was born on February 1, 1991, in Smithtown, New York to parents Bruce and Tammy.

After marrying, his parents spent a few years in Smithtown, where Kyle and his three older siblings were born, before moving to Montvale, New Jersey when Kyle was four.

His godfather is former shortstop Bud Harrelson, who is his father's cousin.

His father worked in home construction and spent several years in North Fork, Long Island.

Palmieri began playing ice hockey at a friend’s house when he was five years old.

He began playing with the Kodiak Hockey Club at McKay Ice Arena under coach Gary Hess.

Growing up, Palmieri played youth hockey for the New Jersey Devils-sponsored teams at Codey Arena in West Orange, New Jersey.

He also played in the 2004 Quebec International Pee-Wee Hockey Tournament with the New Jersey Devils minor ice hockey team.

At the age of 14, Palmieri joined the 16U Junior Devils organization.

Afterward, he attended St. Peter's Preparatory School for two years.

During his sophomore season, Palmieri led the Gordon Conference with 58 points and earned a first-team All-State selection.

He finished his career-best season helping them to the New Jersey state final, where they lost to St. Augustine Preparatory School.

As a result of his play, Palmieri earned an opportunity to play for the USA Hockey National Team Development Program (NTDP) in Ann Arbor, Michigan.

His first international tournament was at the 2007 Under-17 Four Nations Tournament.

Upon joining the NTDP Under-18 team, Palmieri tallied 15 goals and 15 assists through 33 games and recorded a hat-trick in the gold medal round of the 2008 Five Nations Tournament.

As a result of his play, Palmieri was drafted by the Guelph Storm in the sixth round of the 2008 Ontario Hockey League (OHL) Entry Draft but never reported to the team.

He returned to the NTDP for the 2008–09 season, where he was ranked 20th amongst all North American skaters by the NHL Central Scouting Bureau.

However, Palmieri was released from the team for violating team rules, and he subsequently played college hockey for the University of Notre Dame Fighting Irish.

During his first and only season with the team, he scored nine goals in 33 games.

As a result of his play, Palmieri was drafted in the first round, 26th overall, by the Anaheim Ducks in the 2009 NHL Entry Draft.

After being released from the NTDP, Palmieri played one season of college hockey for the University of Notre Dame Fighting Irish.

Palmieri spent one season with the Fighting Irish before turning professional with the Ducks' American Hockey League (AHL) affiliate, the Syracuse Crunch.

He split his first three seasons with the team between the Crunch and the Duck before becoming a mainstay on the NHL level.

During this time, Palmieri was drafted 26th overall by the Anaheim Ducks in the 2009 NHL Entry Draft.

Following the 2009–10 season, Palmieri signed a three-year entry-level contract with the Anaheim Ducks and participated in their Rookie Tournament.

He was soon re-assigned to the Ducks' American Hockey League (AHL) affiliate, the Syracuse Crunch, to begin the 2010–11 season.

In his first month with the team, Palmieri tallied six points in three games to help the team to a 1–1–1–0 record.

By November, he had tallied seven goals and nine points in nine games to earn his first recall to the NHL level.

Palmieri made his NHL debut on November 3, 2010, against the Tampa Bay Lightning and he scored his first career goal to lead the Ducks to an overtime win.

Palmieri spent 10 games with the Ducks before being re-assigned to the Syracuse Crunch.

In January, he was chosen to compete for Team USA at the 2011 World Junior Ice Hockey Championships.

Following his fifth season with the team, Palmieri was traded to the New Jersey Devils in exchange for second and third-round draft picks in the 2015 NHL Entry Draft.

Palmieri continued to produce while with the Devils and set numerous career-highs over six seasons.

After spending six seasons with the Devils, Palmieri was traded to the New York Islanders.

Internationally, Palmieri has represented the United States at both the junior and senior levels.