New York Islanders' Kyle Okposo, right, is attended to by a trainer after a hard hit from Calgary Flames defenseman Dion...

UNIONDALE, NY - APRIL 12: Kyle Okposo #21 of the New York Islanders skates against the Boston Bruins on April 12, 2009 at...

...goalie Jaroslav Halak (41) makes a save as Paul Mara (22) defends against New York Islanders' Kyle Okposo (21) in the first period of an NHL hockey game Saturday, Dec. 19, 2009, in Uniondale...

New York Islanders' Kyle Okposo (21) loses his balance as Montreal Canadiens' Sergei Kostitsyn (74) of Belarus takes control of the...

BERNE, SWITZERLAND - APRIL 25: Jack Johnson (L) of USA celebrate with team mate Kyle Okposo (R) after scoring his team's 3rd goal during the IIHF World Ice Hockey Championship preliminary...

UNIONDALE, NY - MARCH 02: Kyle Okposo #21 of the New York Islanders skates against the Colorado Avalanche on March 2, 2009 at...

UNIONDALE, NY - FEBRUARY 26: Kyle Okposo #21 of the New York Islanders in action against the Toronto Maple Leafs during their game...

NEW YORK - DECEMBER 29: Kyle Okposo #21 (L) of the New York Islanders scores at 19:48 of the second period against...

Oct.18, 2008: Sunrise, FL, USA: New York Islanders right wing Kyle Okposo (21) lands a punch to Florida Panthers defenseman Keith Ballard (2) during the second period at...

Kyle Okposo of USA, left, challenges with Yuri Alexandrov from Russia during their IHF World U20 Ice Hockey...

Former University of Minnesota player Kyle Okposo will earn $850,000 each of the three years of the deal and is eligible for...