Coming off a season of downers, the Islanders have signed draft pick Dimitri Upper to a two-year contract.

A 22-year-old center, Upper (pronounced OOP-er) was taken by the Isles in the fifth-round (136th pick overall) in last month’s entry draft. In playing for a men’s league in Russia last season, the 6-foot-1, 185-pound Upper tallied 14 goals and six assists in 36 games for Torpedo Nizhny Novgorod.

“Upper is a highly-skilled player with good goal-scoring ability,” Isles general manager Mike Milbury said. “While there are no guarantees, we believe he has the potential to be a top-six forward for us down the road.”

Upper will participate in Isles training camp in Lake Placid in September.