Players to watch: Isles’ Division 1 commits include big F Conor McPhee of Windham, N.H. (Providence); F Connor Anthoine of Lewiston, Me. (UVM); F Michael Doherty of Reading (Yale); G Colton Phinney of New Jersey (Princeton).

Reason to watch: The Islanders displayed lots of class and charity as the team took part in the Sept 9. Boston Marathon Jimmy Fund Walk, raising $12,000 in memory of the late Guy Lajeunesse, dad of Isles defenseman Kyle, and in support of 6-year-old cancer victim Avalanna Routh. http://www.bostonherald.com/sports/hockey/other_nhl/view.bg?&articleid=1061166803&format=&page=2&listingType=nhl#articleFull