PHILADELPHIA -- Marshall Warren jumped around goalie Ilya Sorokin and sprinted onto the ice for warmups at Xfinity Mobile Arena on Saturday.

The traditional rookie lap marked the final steps to fulfilling a lifelong dream for the 24-year-old defenseman, who made his NHL debut with his hometown New York Islanders in a 4-3 shootout loss to the Philadelphia Flyers.

That the journey began and reached its highest point in the same jersey made it a bit sweeter for Warren, who grew up an Islanders fan on Long Island, often making the 10-minute drive from his home in Laurel Hollow, New York, to the Islanders’ former practice facility in nearby Syosset.

"It's been a crazy journey," Warren said after practice Friday. "It's pretty hard to describe. I was driving here and I was like, I was a

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