Forgotten Year: Tonelli was a Blackhawk, Nordique
He gave his all every time he hit the ice. In John Tonelli's final forgotten season, that ice was in Chicago and Quebec.
He gave his all every time he hit the ice. In John Tonelli's final forgotten season, that ice was in Chicago and Quebec.
Greg Prato's oral history of the New York Islanders dynasty becomes the definitive history of the legendary team that won four consecutive Stanley Cups and 19 consecutive playoff series.
The Islanders were the NHL's last true dynasty. Now, with the team moving to Brooklyn in 2015, its crystal clear that Nassau County itself did more damage to the dynasty than any other team ever could.
As it is now, we all have different favorite islanders for different reasons. So this made me thinking about who would be everyone's favorite islander player from the dynasty era and why. So...
Islanders 2008 pick Travis Hamonic gets to play for the Memorial Cup at home Sunday, in his last game before turning pro.
In 1975, in their third season of existence and first-ever playoffs, the Islanders pull off a feat that has yet to be repeated: They came back to win a best-of-seven series after trailing the Penguins 3-0. What's more, they almost did it twice.
The NHL's "History will be made" playoff campaign will not be complete without the Bobby Nystrom goal that launched a dynasty.