The Bridgeport Islanders have signed defenseman Sean Day to a one-year deal, it was announced earlier this week.

Day, a 2016 third-round pick of the New York Rangers, spent the 2024-25 season with HV71 in the SHL, scoring two goals and adding nine assists for 11 points in 45 regular season games. With HV71 having played in six games in a relegation round, Day collected an assist. 

Having turned pro at the beginning of the 2018-19 season, Day has appeared in two NHL games for the Tampa Bay Lightning, going pointless in the process. Across his pro career, he has also seen time in the ECHL and AHL. 

With Day now returning to North America, he joins the New York Islanders organization that has a few familiar faces amongst the crowd, including former Lightning AGM Mathieu Darche. Although Day may not have been able to establish himself in the NHL, he will still provide solid leadership and play at both end of the ice for Bridgeport.