We can thank the Islanders teams from the early 1980s for a ton of things: championships, memories, history, ...
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Chris R. Vaccaro is a journalist, author and professor from Long Island. Vaccaro, who serves as Editor-in-Chief of The Topps Company's digital division, is an adjunct journalism professor at Hofstra University, the President of the Press Club of Long Island and has written five books about Long Island sports history.
‘We’ll look to Brooklynize them’
“Hey hey, my my. Rock and roll will never die. There’s more to the picture than meets the ...
Tavares ousted in semis of NHL14 Cover vote
Colin McDonald won’t be staying with John Tavares after all.After a valiant effort by the Islanders communications staff, ...
Moulson nominated for Lady Byng
The Islanders may not be vying for a Stanley Cup anymore this season, but they are waiting patiently ...
Isles mentioned on FX television show
It’s not strange for the Islanders to trickle their way into pop culture, especially in the 1980s when ...
Tavares named Hart Trophy finalist
By now you know John Tavares is the Most Valuable Player on the Islanders. He has been a ...
Isles have only just begun
The score read Penguins 4, Islanders 3, and the Islanders were officially eliminated from the playoffs, but the ...
M-V-P, Tavares wins Game 4
Somewhere between taunts of “Princess Crosby” and “Fleury,” the Coliseum faithful bellowed “MVP” again during the Eastern Conference ...
Seventh Man Keeps Isles in Series
The first 10 minutes of Game 3 of the Eastern Conference quarterfinals at Nassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum were ...
The Old Barn Will Rock
In the Islanders locker room at Nassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum there’s a photo of the Stanley Cup with ...
A Point is a Point in Rivalry Loss
They’ll take the point. Against their feisty and hungry rivals from the west, the Islander played one of ...
That Familiar Feeling in Uniondale
“We want playoffs” bellowed from the stands. In the matter of days the Nassau Veteran’s Memorial Coliseum has ...