{"id":493073,"date":"2026-07-01T15:56:45","date_gmt":"2026-07-01T19:56:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/hockey\/?p=493073"},"modified":"2026-07-01T15:56:45","modified_gmt":"2026-07-01T19:56:45","slug":"matias-maccelli-contract","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/hockey\/2026\/07\/01\/matias-maccelli-contract\/","title":{"rendered":"Matias Maccelli Contract Signed by New York Islanders"},"content":{"rendered":"

The New York Islanders h<\/a>ave signed the Matias Maccelli<\/a> contract. Details coming down the pipe today, and the contract is for one year and $2.25 million for the upcoming campaign.<\/p>\n

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Credit Image: \u00a9 Hector Acevedo\/ZUMA Press Wire<\/span><\/p>\n

Matias Maccelli Contract Details Finalized<\/h2>\n

The 25-year-old Finn is looking to continue his career growth with the signing of this new deal.\u00a0Maccelli was with the Toronto Maple Leafs<\/a> in the 2025-26 season. He had been brought in to help replace the playmaking void felt by the loss of Mitch Marner<\/a> to the Vegas Golden Knights. It was known that Maccelli was a reclamation project of sorts, and really, given the bright spotlight that is Toronto, he did well to handle the pressure.<\/p>\n

To start his NHL career, Maccelli played with the former franchise of the Arizona Coyotes, and had 112 points in 169 games. However, in 2024-25, after the Coyotes moved to Utah<\/a>, he saw a significant dip in production and was even subject to being sat. Toronto had looked at it as a buy-low situation, and really, it was fairly effective.<\/p>\n

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Locked in \ud83d\udd12The #Isles havesigned forward Matias Maccelli to a one-year contract.Read more \u2b07\ufe0f<\/p>\n

— New York Islanders (@notnyislanders.bsky.social)<\/a> 2026-07-01T18:44:56.909Z<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n