Showing posts with label new york islanders. Show all posts
Showing posts with label new york islanders. Show all posts
Sunday, September 21, 2025

Bob Bourne Delivers Clutch Goals and Grit vs. the Jets

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The New York Islanders dynasty wasn’t built solely on superstars like Mike Bossy, Bryan Trottier , and Denis Potvin. Players like Bob Bourn...
Wednesday, September 10, 2025

Bryan Trottier’s Historic 8-Point Night Against Rangers in 1978

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The New York Islanders were already a powerhouse in the 1978-79 season, dropping only four games by the time they hosted the rival New York...
Monday, July 28, 2025

Rick MacLeish’s Lone Penalty Shot Goal Comes Against Billy Smith in 1978

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On March 20, 1978, the Philadelphia Flyers hosted the New York Islanders at the Spectrum in a battle for Patrick Division supremacy. The Isl...
Thursday, July 3, 2025

Denis Potvin Sparks Islanders’ First-Ever Win Over Rangers in 1973

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The New York Islanders didn’t find much early success against their New York City rivals after joining the NHL for the 1972-73 season. Faci...
Monday, December 9, 2024

Glenn Resch Had A Standout 1974-75 Season (And Was Still A Rookie In 1975-76)

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It was just the second game of their existence. The Kansas City Scouts started play in the National Hockey League in 1974-75, along with the...
Tuesday, April 21, 2015

Islanders V Penguins NHL Playoff History

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The Pittsburgh Penguins entered the National Hockey League as an expansion franchise in 1967-68. The New York Islanders were an expansio...
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Sunday, August 3, 2014

Upsets Abound In 1981-82 NHL Stanley Cup Playoffs

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The 1981-82 National Hockey League season was the end of an evenly distributed regular season schedule. Teams now played more games agains...
Wednesday, July 23, 2014

NHL Hockey Trivia: New York Islanders

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The New York Islanders are a National Hockey League that began play in 1972-73 along with their expansion partners, the Atlanta Flames. ...
Wednesday, June 11, 2014

1993 Hockey Hall of Fame Inductees

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In 1993, four National Hockey League players entered the Hockey Hall of Fame. Three of the four starred on either the Montreal Canadiens...
Tuesday, May 20, 2014

NHL Hockey Trivia: Denis Potvin

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Denis Potvin was to be the next Bobby Orr when picked by the New York Islanders in the 1973 NHL Amateur Draft. Although not quite achiev...
Saturday, April 26, 2014

NHL Hockey Trivia: Minnesota North Stars

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The Minnesota North Stars were one of the six expansion teams that doubled the size of the NHL for the 1967-68 season. The North Stars r...
Wednesday, March 19, 2014

NHL Hockey Trivia: Al Arbour

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Al Arbour played 626 games in the National Hockey League from 1953-54 to 1970-71. Yet it was his accomplishments as a head coach with th...
Sunday, February 2, 2014

Hockey Trivia: 1979 NHL Entry Draft

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The 1979 NHL Entry Draft had one of the best first rounds ever. All 21 players selected in the first round went on to careers in the NHL...
Sunday, December 22, 2013

Hockey Trivia: The WHA And Its Amateur Draft

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The World Hockey Association existed for just seven years in the 1970’s. Most years, they ran an amateur draft alongside that of the Na...
Saturday, September 21, 2013

Bridgeport Sound Tigers Scoring Records

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The Bridgeport Sound Tigers joined the American Hockey League as an expansion franchise for the 2001-02 season. In their first year, t...
Tuesday, September 10, 2013

3 From 1970 NHL Amateur Draft Now In Hockey Hall Of Fame

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The 1970 NHL Amateur Draft was the first for the Buffalo Sabres and Vancouver Canucks and saw 14 teams select 115 players over 14 rounds. ...