Birth of a Dynasty: The 1980 New York Islanders
by Alan Hahn
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| Product Description: The National Hockey League saw the birth of a new dynasty in 1980. The New York Islanders had been an expansion franchise in 1972 in the New York City suburbs of Long Island. For years they played in the long shadow of the big-city New York Rangers and were considered the league's laughingstock during their first season. Miraculously, eight years later, they were champions. Despite their mercurial rise in the 1970s--which included a first-place overall finish in the 1978-79 season--the Islanders were still considered chokers because of playoff failures. The most frustrating failure of all came at the hands of the rival Rangers, who beat them in 1979 to advance to the Stanley Cup Finals. A year later they stumbled through an injury-plagued and inconsistent regular season. When the playoffs arrived again, however, they were ready. Bolstered by the late-season addition of speedy center Butch Goring and the bitterness of the previous year's defeat, the Islanders overcame their past failures and put together an exhausting and dramatic run to their first-ever appearance in the Stanley Cup Finals. In the Finals they met the still-dominant Philadelphia Flyers, two-time champions in the 1970s. The ensuing battle demonstrated not only the promise with which the Islanders had always teased their fans, but also the maddening struggles that seemed to hold them back every year. That is, until Game 6, when Bob Nystrom, an everyman's everyman, scored the clinching goal at 7:11 of overtime to make history in both the NHL, and on Long Island. It is a moment that, 25 years later, still lives in the hearts of Islanders fans and in the annals of Long Island, as a region and a community. It is a moment thatspawned a run of four consecutive championships, the longest by any United States-based professional team and a run that has since gone unmatched. Birth of a Dynasty: The 1980 New York Islanders is the story of how it happened, how it came together, and what it felt like to be there. |
Fish Sticks: The Fall and Rise of the New York Islanders
by Peter Botte, Alan Hahn
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| Product Description: Once upon a time, the New York Islanders were the embodiment of greatness: four-time Stanley Cup champions and a model franchise in the National Hockey League during the early '80s. The dynasty quickly crumbled, however, and the team found itself in a seemingly never-ending freefall. One embarrassing episode after another befell the once-mighty Islanders: Kirk Muller balked at being traded to the team; the team's classic logo was replaced with one that was vehemently ridiculed, earning the team the nickname \"Fish Sticks\"; a slick con artist managed to buy the team with nothing more than his charm; the team failed to make the playoffs seven seasons in a row as miserly owners purged players salaries; Hall of Fame great Bryan Trottier feuded with the team and blocked the retirement of his jersey; embattled general manager \"Mad Mike\" Milbury couldn't do anything to get himself fired. Yet, having finally hit bottom after enduring countless trials and near-unbelievable tribulations, the team has begun its climb to the top. New owner Charles Wang has brought not only a desire to return the Islanders to their place of pride, but also the money to do it. The team experienced a remarkable resurgence during the 2001-02 season. Ticket sales have skyrocketed since that breakthrough success, with the team expecting to fight its way back into the playoffs for a second straight season. |
Passing Drug Tests: The Gospel of Getting Clean for UA's
by Kenn A Biscranium
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| Product Description: Passing Drug Tests is an informative and easy to read instructional book on how to detoxify for drug tests. This book was written with a doctor of chemistry and has accurate and intelligent knowledge throughout. The Boulder Weekly says, \"Helpful for detox and hilarious during intox\". |
New York Islanders 2009 Wall Calendar
by Turner Licensing
New York Islanders 2009 Box Calendar
by Turner Licensing
Bridgeport Sound Tigers sold to Islanders.(New York Islanders )(Bridgeport Sound Tigers ): An article from: Fairfield County Business Journal
by Andrew Scott
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Product Description: This digital document is an article from Fairfield County Business Journal, published by Westfair Communications, Inc. on August 2, 2004. The length of the article is 470 words. The page length shown above is based on a typical 300-word page. The article is delivered in HTML format and is available in your Amazon.com Digital Locker immediately after purchase. You can view it with any web browser.
Citation Details
Title: Bridgeport Sound Tigers sold to Islanders.(New York Islanders )(Bridgeport Sound Tigers )
Author: Andrew Scott
Publication:Fairfield County Business Journal (Magazine/Journal)
Date: August 2, 2004
Publisher: Westfair Communications, Inc.
Volume: 43 Issue: 31 Page: 7(1)
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