New York Islanders

Long Island team

The New York Islanders are a professional ice hockey team based in Long Island, New York, competing in the National Hockey League.

The franchise won four consecutive Stanley Cup championships from 1980 to 1983, establishing a dynasty built around players like Mike Bossy and Bryan Trottier.

Fans call them simply the Islanders or the Isles.

franchise

blue and orange

Opposing colors on spectrum

traditions · heritage · legends · championships · fanbase

hockey

puck

Hockey's rubber projectile

  • rinkEnclosed skating surface
  • skatesWheeled or bladed footwear
  • slapshotForceful hockey strike

goaltender · defenseman · forward · winger · center · faceoff · power play · penalty · icing · offside

Long Island

Hamptons

Exclusive Long Island beaches

regional identity

Categories
Opposites
new york hockey rivalry

New York IslandersNew York Rangers

NHL team in Manhattan

Rangers · Montreal Canadiens · Toronto Maple Leafs · Chicago Blackhawks · Detroit Red Wings

nhl historical rivals

New York IslandersPittsburgh Penguins

Pennsylvania professional hockey club

Philadelphia Flyers · Edmonton Oilers · Washington Capitals · New Jersey Devils · Boston Bruins

franchise success era

New York IslandersEdmonton Oilers

Alberta professional hockey franchise

Pittsburgh Penguins · Detroit Red Wings · Chicago Blackhawks · Montreal Canadiens

Family

York, island, islands, islander, isle, isles, newer, newest, newness

Familiarity
Top 500,000
Profile
Mostly American · Timeless · Concrete · Everyday, not technical · Rated G