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# 62 - Dustin Kohn
It is always nice to walk into a familiar situation or in Dustin Kohn's situation, skate into one. This is his third Mini-Camp with the New York Islanders and says the biggest difference from this camp and his first is the amount of confidence he has gained from these experiences.

"Playing with Chris Campoli, Bruno Gervais and now Drew Fata, these guys have shown me what it takes to compete at this level, which I plan on incorporating into my game this season," Kohn said.

After finishing his final season of junior hockey with the Brandon Wheat Kings of the Western Hockey League, Kohn is finally ready to make the leap to professional hockey.

"I'm excited to begin the next faze of my career," Kohn said. "My goal is to transfer all of the skills I learned from junior and build on them in the upcoming season."

Over the course of his 264 game junior career, Kohn compiled 21 goals and 119 assists for 140 points. Kohn played for two teams in the WHL, the Calgary Hitmen and Brandon. This season with the Wheat Kings looked to have the most promise but they were bounced from the playoffs in the second round by his former team, the Hitmen, four games to two.

"It was extremely disappointing losing to Calgary in the playoffs. Experiencing the tough losses will make the championship victories that much sweeter though. At least that's what I'm told," Kohn said with a laugh.

Kohn not only has four years of junior hockey in the WHL under his belt, he also had a brief stint with the Sound Tigers in 2006. Kohn played in two games with the team and traveled with the Sound Tigers during their first round series with the Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins.

"That was big for me because I was able to experience the level of play that I need to compete at every game in the pro level," Kohn said. "The transition is much easier having known many of these guys from that season with Bridgeport and all of the Mini-Camps."

Ready to turn pro, Kohn feels his biggest strengths are his ability to read plays before they happen and to jump into the play offensively to create opportunities for his team.

"I am working extra hard this summer because I want to come into Training Camp in the best shape I possibly can," Kohn said. "Either way, if I'm on the Island or in Bridgeport I can't wait to start learning the intricacies of the pro game from the incredible coaching staff and teammates in the Islanders organization.

Extra Curricular Activities
After the scrimmage, the players loaded a coach bus and will attend tonight's New York Yankees game against the Minnesota Twins.

Who is Impressing
James Marcou, a forward for the white team, was very impressive with his quick hands and passing ability. Marcou found Tambellini on one play with a centering pass that went through one defenseman's legs then through a forward's stick, hitting Tambellini in stride for a quick shot. He also went end to end on a rush but unfortunately lost the puck at the last second.

View from the Stands
Three first period goals by Jeff Tambellini, Jason Gregoire and Justin Bourne were enough for the white team, coached by head equipment manager Scott Boggs to earn a victory over the blue team 4-1. The prettiest goal was scored by blue team winger, Kyle Okposo when he walked in over the left circle and snapped a shot over goalie John Murray's blocker. Jamie Fraser would seal the victory for the white team with an empty net goal. "No big deal, I could do this job," Boggs kidded. "Shakey (blue team coach and Islanders assistant equipment manager) is going to have a nice dinner bill for this one. I'm going to ride him for the whole season for this win."