Posts About "Bob Nystrom"
New York Islanders' Greatest of All-Time
February 5th, 2020 On Feb. 4, 1978, Hockey Hall of Famer and a member of the 100 Greatest NHL Players club, Mike Bossy, recorded the first hat trick of his NHL career as the New York Islanders won 6-1 over Washington. In honour of that first of many accomplishments, we have pulled this nugget from the THW Archives, written by former THW contributor...
Revisiting the Islanders' 1979-80 Team
January 18th, 2020 As the New York Islanders get set to honor their first Stanley Cup-winning team on Saturday night against the Florida Panthers, we take a look back at what the team was able to accomplish during the 1979-80 season. The team consisted of seven future Hockey Hall of Famers in Mike Bossy, Bryan Trottier, Clark Gillies, Denis Potvin and...
The Best of the Islanders Draft Classes
November 15th, 2019 The New York Islanders are a storied franchise. Coming into the league in 1972, they wasted no time at all. Within eight seasons of coming into the NHL, they would go on to become one of the best dynasties in NHL history. They went on to win four Stanley Cups – straight – from 1979-80 to 1982-83. A large part of how they did that...
Nielsen a Perfect Fit with Wings
November 28th, 2016 Over his 8-year career with the New York Islanders Frans Nielsen was valuable in more ways than one - not only was he a dependable faceoff ace and two-way center, but he was also nearly automatic in the shootout with his lightning-quick rising backhander. Over his career he has had 17 game-deciding shootout goals and scored on 42 of his...
Like Father Like Son: Nashville’s Eric Nystrom
October 17th, 2015 For the younger audience out there not familiar with Bob Nystrom he was a winger on the New York Islanders dynastic teams of the early 1980s and it was his game-winning overtime goal in the 1980 Stanley Cup Final that kicked the dynasty off. He’s not in the Hockey Hall of Fame, but the Islanders retired his no. 23 jersey and...
Jaromir Jagr, the Skater
January 13th, 2014 Back in October we all saw Sidney Crosby do this to fellow Cole Harbour denizen Nathan MacKinnon: Crosby's deke is all footwork. MacKinnon bites hard. It's a crafty, veteran move that only a good skater can pull off. As part of The Hockey Writers draft team, I often hear about skating ability from scouts. It tends to be the...
