Robby Fabbri is getting another shot to keep his career moving.
The Hamilton Hammers, the American Hockey League affiliate of the New York Islanders, announced Friday that they have signed the forward to a professional tryout. Fabbri had begun the 2026-27 season without a contract after a year that included limited action.
His path back to this point has already taken a few turns. Fabbri opened the 2025-26 season on a PTO with the AHL’s Charlotte Checkers, then landed a one-year deal with the St.
Louis Blues in December. He played 15 games for St.
Louis, putting up four points, before going on waivers. Minnesota claimed him, and he scored once in six games with the Wild.
He did not dress for any of Minnesota’s Stanley Cup Playoff games. Across 21 regular-season games last year, Fabbri finished with two goals and three assists for five points.
The Mississauga, Ont. native has been around the league for a while. He has played 463 regular-season NHL games and has 221 points, including 108 goals and 113 assists.
In the playoffs, he has 16 points in 30 games and won a Stanley Cup with the Blues in 2019. He also has eight points in 12 AHL games.
Hamilton added another forward on a PTO as well, bringing in Antonio Stranges. The former London Knight was a fourth-round pick by the Dallas Stars in 2020 and has not yet reached the NHL. He has 47 goals and 113 points in 208 regular-season games with the Texas Stars, plus five points in 18 Calder Cup Playoff games.
The Hammers are still looking to steady themselves after relocating from Bridgeport. They are 3-8-0-2 and sit last in the North Division even though they have played more games than the rest of the division. Hamilton is scheduled to host the Providence Bruins on Friday night.
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