New York Islanders

Founded:	1972	GM:	Lou Lamoriello
Owned By:	Jon Ledecky & Scott D. Malkin	Coach:	Patrick Roy
Home Rink:	UBS Arena	Captain:	Anders Lee
AHL Affiliate:	Bridgeport Islanders	ECHL Affiliate:	Worcester Railers

The New York Islanders were founded in 1972 as part of the NHL’s maneuvers to keep a team from rival league World Hockey Association (WHA) out of the newly-built Nassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum in suburban Uniondale, New York. The Islanders have won four Stanley Cups, all consecutively between 1979-83. The Islanders are one of three NHL franchises in the New York metro area, along with the New Jersey Devils and New York Rangers.

Deeper Dive

• The Latest Islanders News at The Hockey Writers
• Current Players, Salaries and Cap Info
• Islanders’ 40-Goal Club
• Islanders’ 50-Goal Club
• Islanders With 100-Point Seasons
• All-Time Greatest NY Islanders
• Last Islander to Win Each NHL Award
• Islanders’ Calder Trophy Winners
• 1972 – The Islanders Are Born
• Top 5 Goals of All Time
• The History of the Nassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum
• The Best Islanders Draft Classes

2023-24 Season Roster

Jersey History

For the most part, when you think of the New York Islanders sweaters, you really only think of the blue home and white road sweaters that have been around since the 1972-73 season (minus the names on the back). Since then, not much has changed on those uniforms, and honestly, that’s a wonderful thing. The home and road uniforms are classic looking clean, traditional sweaters, and there is no need to change anything about them. Read more…

The Players

• Butch Goring – Forever in the Rafters
• Denis Potvin: Overlooked Greatness
• ‘Ziggy’ Palffy – IIHF Hall of Fame
• 50 Goals in 50 Games for Bossy
• Islanders’ Pierre Turgeon Belongs in the Hall of Fame
• All-Time Greatest NY Islanders
• 10 Best Undrafted Players in Islanders History
• 5 Most Electrifying Isles
• 5 Forgotten Islanders
• All-Time Starting Lineup
• Islanders’ Top Finnish Players of All-Time
• Best Islanders From Around the World
• Top 3 Goalies in Islanders History
• Billy Smith’s Incredible 1981-82 Season

More New York Islanders History

• Islanders’ All-Time One-and-Done Skaters
• They Wore it Once: Islanders Players and Their Unique Numbers
• Islanders’ 5 Best Head Coaches
• Islanders’ Top 5 Toughest Opponents of All-Time
• A Look Back At the Islanders’ First Playoff Run

Bill Torrey: ‘The Architect’

After finishing with the worst record in the league, New York was awarded the first overall pick of the 1973 amateur draft. Despite Montreal Canadiens’ general manager Sam Pollack’s attempts to pry the pick away from Torrey, he held onto the selection and took future Hall of Fame defenseman Denis Potvin. They also used the 33rd pick to select defenseman Dave Lewis. Read more…

Sources

• Wikipedia