The New York Islanders have announced that defenseman Marshall Warren has signed a one-year, two-way contract extension with the club. The financial terms of the deal were not disclosed.
The 25-year-old Long Island native was set to become a restricted free agent with arbitration rights. The two-year entry-level contract Warren signed in April 2024 was set to expire July 1, and the Islanders had to decide whether they wanted to retain Warren in their organization moving forward. Notably, Warren was an addition made by former GM Lou Lamoriello, meaning he does not have any ties to new GM Mathieu Darche.
That Darche has elected to commit to Warren for another season suggests they likely still see a path for him to have an NHL career, or at least serve as high-level depth.
The 5’11”, 195-pound left-shot defenseman has played two full years of professional hockey. He was a four-year NCAA player at Boston College before becoming a graduate transfer for the Michigan Wolverines. As an AHL rookie, Warren was able to hold onto a regular lineup spot and score 17 points in 53 games for the AHL’s weakest team.
Warren took a sizable step forward in 2025-26, scoring 32 points in 56 games for Bridgeport while advancing into a top-four role with significant responsibilities on the penalty kill. His improvements at the AHL level cleared the way for him to make his NHL debut, and Warren ended up skating in eight games for the Islanders, scoring three points.
In both years of his entry-level contract Warren received a $50K signing bonus and a league-minimum $775K NHL salary. He had an AHL salary of $70K in 2023-24, and $75K in 2024-25.
While the financial terms of this contract have not yet been reported, it’s likely that Warren’s extension will contain a similar league-minimum NHL salary (now at $850K for 2026-27). One would have to imagine, given the growth that Warren showed last season, he will have earned a raise at the AHL level beyond the $70K range he was in for his entry-level contract.