The Islanders, a National Hockey League (NHL) team, have once again partnered with Generation Floorball to help facilitate the programme.

Last spring, the Islanders introduced floorball to several hundred students at numerous after-school programmes throughout Brooklyn.

Not only did the students take part, they also received an opportunity to visit the Barclays Centre and watch several Islanders games.

In February, Islanders forward Ryan Strome visited the programme's kick-off event in Bergen Beach, where he showed the participants some basic skills.

This time around, more than 100 elementary and middle schools in Nassau, Suffolk, Manhattan and Queens will take part in the programme.

Students will engage in a two-week floorball unit at their respective schools, led by their own physical education teachers.

Each school will receive a complete equipment package with sticks and accessories, as well as the instructional material needed in order to conduct the scheme.

Once the two-weeks are completed, the programme and equipment will rotate to a new set of schools.

Sparky, a New York Islanders mascot, will make appearances at various schools throughout the process.

Select students will also receive an opportunity to visit an Islanders home game at Barclays Centre.

There are many similarities between floorball and ice hockey, with skills seen as transferable. 

"The floorball programme was a huge success last year and we are excited to expand into more schools this season," said Islanders President and general manager Garth Snow.

In addition to the 100 schools taking part in the programme, the original after-school scheme in Brooklyn is continuing.

The initiative that started off with eight elementary and middle schools in the spring of 2016 is set to expand with an additional two schools this year.