Islanders Prospect Cam Berg Out Long Term With Injury – Hockey Writers – Islanders Prospects

University of North Dakota forward and New York Islanders prospect Cameron Berg was injured this week and will be out for a long time. Berg, 22, is a senior at North Dakota and had four goals and eight points in seven games with the team this season. He was drafted in the fourth round (No. 125) by the Islanders in the 2021 NHL Draft.

BREAKING: UND Senior forward Cameron Berg was injured this week, had surgery and will be sidelined for a long time. He will not play this weekend and will miss significant time.

— ND_ICE (@NDIceOfficial) November 14, 2024

Berg joined North Dakota following two seasons with the University of Nebraska-Omaha. There, he scored 18 goals and 47 points in 74 games. Since transferring to North Dakota, he has tallied 24 goals and 45 points in 47 games. Appointed as co-captain ahead of the 2024-25 season.

North Dakota owns a 5-4-0 record this season and was recently ranked ninth in the latest USCHO Division I Men's Poll on Monday, Nov. 11. With Berg out for a long time, the Chicago Blackhawks hopeful -Sacha Boisvert, Philadelphia Flyers prospect Owen. McLaughlin, Pittsburgh Penguins prospect Mac Swanson, and Carolina Hurricanes prospect Jayden Perron are expected to take the top spot. roles.

Berg scored in North Dakota's 4-1 win over the University of Minnesota Duluth on Saturday (Nov. 9), the team's most recent game. Although not one of the Islanders' top prospects, he was expected to join their American Hockey League affiliate, the Bridgeport Islanders, at the end of the 2024-25 season. Whether this injury keeps him out of the ice for the rest of the season remains to be confirmed.