BREAKING: Islanders Star Netminder Ilya Sorokin Takes Shots Before Practice

Ilya Sorokin made an appearance ahead of Wednesday's skate.

EAST MEADOW, NY -- After learning that New York Islanders netminder Ilya Sorokin had undergone offseason back surgery at the team's golf outing, we had no idea when we'd see him on the ice. 

The team didn't have a concrete timeline for his return. 

Although we had been told he was skating on his own, we were not told whether the 29-year-old was taking shots and had yet to see him at a team skate. 

Things changed on Wednesday. 

Prior to the team's practice, Sorokin was on the ice with fellow goaltenders Semyon Varlamov and Marcus Hogberg, taking shots from a handful of NHLers. 

Sorokin did not join the group for the main practice but stayed on the other ice sheet, working with goalie coach Piero Greco.