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But on this day in 1983, Long Island’s NHL team completed their winning run. Jean Potvin, a defenseman who played on the first two of the New York Islanders’ four Stanley Cup championship teams in the 1980s, died on. That run by Edmonton, and the breadth of star power those teams had, more broadly makes it easy to forget about the Islanders’ preceding run of four straight Stanley Cups. But he is also someone who’s easy to forget about in the realm of the best scorers in NHL history, due to the Oilers/Gretzy run that followed the Islanders’ run. He also still sits third all-time in hat tricks with 39. In 1990, without Gretzky after he was traded to the Los Angeles Kings, the Oilers made it five Stanley Cups in seven years.īossy had 573 goals and was an eight-time All-Star in 10 NHL seasons (all with the Islanders). The Oilers, of course led by Wayne Gretzky and company, would win three more Cups in the next four years to make it a run of four in five years. The Islanders and Oilers would have a rematch in the 1984 Stanley Cup Final, won by Edmonton four games to one. 913 save percentage and two shutouts during that playoff run, won that year’s Conn Smythe Trophy. On May 17, 1983, the Islanders completed a four-game sweep of the Edmonton Oilers to extend their dynasty and win their fourth straight Cup. Led by the prolific scoring of Mike Bossy and Bryan Trottier on the front line, and the steadiness of Denis Potvin on the blue line, the Islanders won four straight Stanley Cups from 1980-1983. In a NHL galaxy that seems far away, the early 1980’s, the New York Islanders were one of the best teams in the NHL. ELMONT, NY - The New York Islanders broke a 79-year-old Stanley Cup playoffs record for the fastest four goals by one team in their 5-1 Game 3 victory over the Carolina Hurricanes on Friday night. There were some lean years in the 1970s, but in the mid-1980s, the worm turned. The Red Wings won back-to-back Stanley Cups in 19 and added five more titles (1943, 1950, 1952, 1954, and 1955) before things tailed off. Miller and Hughes want to win, and I am sure Petey is with them as well we shall soon see.On this day in 1983, the New York Islanders won their fourth straight Stanley Cup, their last in nearly 40 years of hockey history. While that slump has affected the Red Wings, the club does have a rich postseason history. Islanders fans did not have to wait long to see their team find success, as they went on a four-year run from 1980-1983 in which they won all 4 of their Cups. Just the simple fact of wanting the most they can get is an attitude I am not too fond of. The New York Islanders have won 4 Stanley Cups during their time in the NHL.

I expressed the attitude of the players having much effect on that then how much they were paid. Toronto and Edmonton are two more examples of 'paying their stars' which doesn't equal to winning. Huge kudos to them as they did an incredible job, no other expansion team has ever been so successful (to my knowledge) so I'd call them the exception, not the norm. Let's be clear, Vegas got to start with a fresh Salary cap and was able to build the team the way they wanted. Your post was about Pettersson getting paid big money and 'Not the entire team' which is why I gave you a couple of examples of I get what you're saying, my point was that the upper tier of the talent pool is going to get paid fair market value (at that point in time) Thinking I'm lucky to be alive to recall that night. I spent my 21st birthday celebrating in the Smiling Budda on Main just off of Hastings. Was that the place on Main Street at the Georgia viaduct, or was it on Granville down by the bridge? LolĪll I knew was my godfather was makung sure my dumb reckless ass didn't get into or find trouble. I woke up, staggered back into the colbalt. Rembering the booth that I was slowly sinking into as the night progressed, had bullet holes in the cushion backboard behind me and crawling out to the back parking lot to fall asleep for an hour. Lots of body shot off of some of the dancers that treated me like one of their own. Coyle recalled after registering his first career hat trick in Boston’s 5-2 win over the Islanders on Thursday night. It was contested between the defending Campbell Conference champion Edmonton Oilers and the defending Wales Conference and Cup champion New York Islanders.

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My godfather managed the Colbalt a couple times within a 30 year period. The 1984 Stanley Cup Finals was the championship series of the National Hockey League's (NHL) 198384 season, and the culmination of the 1984 Stanley Cup playoffs. He won four Stanley Cups with the New York Islanders and was the first goalie to be credited with a goal in the NHL.

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Wow! Definitely brings back many memories. William John Smith (born December 12, 1950) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey goaltender.

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