New York Islanders
Definition
A professional ice hockey team in the National Hockey League (NHL), based in Elmont, New York, and competing in the Eastern Conference's Metropolitan Division.
Founded in 1972, the franchise is renowned for its four consecutive Stanley Cup championships from 1980 to 1983, establishing one of the NHL's great dynasties.
Examples
The New York Islanders pulled off a comeback so epic, it felt like they fished the puck straight out of the Hudson River.
Despite the long playoff drought, New York Islanders fans cling to hope like a Zamboni to fresh ice.
When the New York Islanders score first, their opponents suddenly remember they left the stove on back home.
Trading for that star forward turned the New York Islanders into the NHL's version of a Brooklyn bagel – perfectly chewy and impossible to ignore.