Right after the Nystrom goal in overtime, the scoreboard above the ice at NASSAU COLISEUM kept flashing the words, '' IT'S OURS '' over and over and over again ! As i was busy celebrating, completely overcome with euphoric extacy by the sheer magnitude of that phenomenal and glorious goal, i saw the tv screen showing the scoreboard flash those words '' IT'S OURS, IT'S OURS, '' again and again. At that precise instant, i told everybody at the portuguese pool hall in Montreal, screaming right at the top of my lungs, '' DAMMED RIGHT IT'S OURS, BABY ! AND NOBODY CAN TAKE IT AWAY FROM US ! NOT EVEN THOSE DREADED FLYERS !! '' From there, everybody came up to congratulate me with warm hugs, and HIGH FIVES ! A truly memorable, and magical experience that i will take directly with me to my grave ! I GUARANTEE IT !!
I AM EXTREMELY HAPPY TO ANNOUNCE, THAT YESTERDAY I SUCCESSFULLY RECEIVED MY SOUVENIR COMMEMORATIVE BOOKS OF THE NEW YORK ISLANDERS, 50TH ANNIVERSARY. AS A DEVOTED SUPPORTER, OF THE MOST SUCCESSFUL FRANCHISE EVER PRODUCED IN NHL HISTORY, I WILL DEFINITELY TREASURE THEM, PERMANENTLY AND ETERNALLY FOR EVER !!
@peteraustinnoto142 : Never was, never will there ever be another magnificent professional sports team, quite like that phenomenal and highly - exciting ISLANDER SQUAD of the early, 1980's. That's for sure.
I was home alone.... it was (in fact) a beautiful sunny day outside... but I am an Islander fan and I was going to watch this game no matter what... and the rest is history!
7282 : It would have been a lot more preferable, to watch a history - making moment such as this in the company of your closest friends, than to watch it alone at home like you did, that day.
@georgeanthony7282 : At least i watched it, in the company of some portuguese guys, at a local pool hall in MONTREAL, where i nearly gave everybody in the place, a MASSIVE HEART ATTACK, caused by my euphoric victory scream when Nystrom sealed the Cup - clinching goal for the Islanders, at 7 : 11 of Sudden - Death - Overtime.
9294 : I am sure that every Islander fan in the place, was showering you with kisses, the moment you brought the small, portable TV set to the reception.
9294 : Saturday May 24, 1980. The only time in my life, that i was MISTAKENLY arrested by officers of the Montreal Police Department along with my younger brother, for an incident that we have NEVER commited to begin with.
9294 : Thanks to the help of the portuguese guys who were there, the arresting officers realized the error of their ways, and gladly released us appologizing to my brother and me in the process, and proceeded to arrest the REAL TROUBLEMAKERS, who were coming out of a greek bakery across the street, which our portuguese friends pointed them out to the officers, who were walking towards their patrol car. This is precisely why i always remember the day that Islanders took home, their first - ever NHL Championship. Mainly as a result of that near - nightmarish experience which my brother and me both endured personally, that unforgettable Saturday afternoon in May of 1980.
9294 : Another important element about the incident, was the fact that as the officers were escorting my brother and me towards the squad car, the portuguese guys were yelling at the cops to STOP, because they systematically arrested the WRONG SUSPECTS. Besides, everybody recognized me immediately since 2 hours earlier, i nearly gave everybody at the pool hall a massive HEART ATTACK, when NYSTROM struck the Cup - clinching winning goal for the ISLANDERS, at 7 : 11 of Sudden - Death - Overtime, with my euphoric Stanley Cup victory scream.
9294 : This is precisely why the police made their mistake in arresting us, as the wrong individuals. It's a good thing, the portuguese dudes, immediately recognized me from the euphoric celebration, i single - handedly caused. Otherwise, God only knows what horrific surprises awaited us at police headquarters, that fateful May afternoon in 1980.
9294 : A similar situation happened to me in 1993, when many guys who were attending a wedding reception, went upstairs to an office that had a TV set and watched our CANADIENS defeat the LOS ANGELES KINGS in Game - 3 of the 1993 Stanley Cup Final, on JOHN LECLAIR'S winning goal in overtime. The entire hall errupted in cheers after announcing to the guests that Montreal had beaten Wayne Gretzky's KINGS. What a memorable experience, that was !
I REMEMBER IT LIKE YESTERDAY. THE COLISEUM WAS ROCKING! WHEN THE FLYERS TIED IT UP, THERE WAS A HUSH IN THE CROWD. WE THOUGHT IT WAS OVER. OT STARTED, THE ROAR OF CROWD STARTED AGAIN, LETS GO ISLANDERS! BOBBY NYSTROM BECAME A LEGEND!🥂🏒🏒🥂
1697 : Never in my life, have i seen a hockey arena errupt so hysterically as the one which almost shattered the roof of Nassau Coliseum, when Nystrom struck the cup - clinching goal past Flyer goalie Pete Peeters into the net, at 7 : 11 of overtime on May 24, 1980.
@richardrobinson1697 : Believe me when i tell you, that i would have done absolutely anything just to have been there that day, in the company of those adoring ISLANDER fanatics, and wittness professional sports history unfold right before my very eyes.
As a Montrealer, I was naturally Canadiens fan but became big Islander fan too. Developed big admiration for them when they came from behind 3-1 to beat Penguins in '75 (I think). They almost did same thing against hated Flyers that year too. Was so glad to see them finally win after several years of coming close. I never get tired of watching that winning goal. Great memories.
@144wychwood : Me too i'm a fellow Montrealer, having moved to Laval, Quebec in February ' 1974. My love and affection for the ISLANDERS, came as a result of my beautiful friendship with the late MIKE BOSSY, who was my street neighbour at the time that he evaluated with the LAVAL NATIONALS of the Quebec Major Junior Hockey League from March ' 1974 until his eventual move to Long Island in August of 1978. I officially became a permanent ISLANDER FANATIC on September 22, 1978.
@@MoMoMyPup10 : I think you are referring to Game - 7, of the 1975 Wales Championship Final in which the Isles lost the series to the deffending Stanley Cup champions Philadelphia Flyers at the SPECTRUM, and their good - luck charmer : the late MADAME KATE SMITH.
My dad is a massive Islanders fan. He always told me where he was when the Isles won their 1st of 4 Straight Stanley Cups. He was watching game 6 on tv in his bedroom at his childhood farmhouse in Barrhead Alberta and my grandpa was mad because he wanted my dad to come help with farmwork. But the game was in OT and my grandpa said "when its over get your ass out here." Then Bob scored and the rest was history
It was a beautiful day in Cranbrook, B.C. that afternoon I was about to start my shift in the local 5 star INN. I walked into the lounge where the game was being watched by some regulars and the OT was just starting. Those years the Canadians were the team the Islanders had bounced for playoff supremacy. It was hard to watch but if you loved hockey you had to love what you saw in the islanders. Back to the game, the banter was who would score the winner? When everyone looked to me for a response, I said Nystrom, he is due. Hearing his story about putting a notch in his stick must have cosmically connected with me. The look on the faces of all when he scored, I was a hockey genius and strutted out of the room.
@skapsha : You definitely are a genius. Any die - hearted fan who would predict the outcome of a Stanley Cup Final game, as you did on that beautiful, spring Saturday afternoon in 1980, deserves to be proudly rewarded.
As a Boston Bruins fan second, and a TRUE hockey fan first, i have to agree with those who say this is the greatest dynasty. My favorite tidbit about this team is that they had a different player win the conn smythe trophy every year. That shows how much they relied on TEAM. Just to add on... Alot of us forget about the team they were playing... Philly had a mini dynasty 4 years earlier. They won two in a row and then lost to the fledgling Canadiens dynasty. They were hungry and filled with vets who wouldn't go away easily. That two goal lead for NYI at the end of the second was NOTHING for them to worry about. It says a lot for the isles to pull thru as well after being one period away from winning and then having to go to OT. If Flyers win game 6 and send it back to Philly, there may not be a NYI dynasty.
If you happen to be die - hearted ISLANDERS FANS as i am, then you should proudly have a copy of both the ISLANDERS 50 COFFEE - TABLE COMMEMORATIVE ALBUM, and the ISLANDERS 50 MINI - BOOK 1972 - 2022, located at many formidable websites, across the internet. GOOD LUCK WITH YOUR PURCHASE.
The greatest end to the Stanley Cup Ive witnessed. i'm a Leafs fan but my favourite players were Bossy and Trotts. True story the OT starts and my Best friend is an islander fan. he says Nystrom will score the OT winner and i said drinking out of my 7-11 slurpee cup....at 7:11. now 2 12 year old Canadian boys could'nt have known something could we? little bummed that The isles could'nt get a few more games in that old barn. It was one hell of a ride.
cardew : Even Bruin coach Don Cherry during intermission at the end of regulation, predicted that NYSTROM would nail the eventuall cup - clincher in Overtime. That man, is a brilliant genius.
I vividly remember that day and goal. Incredible. I have to disagree with the guy who said that it was the first thing that gave Long Island an identity....let's not forget Dr. J won two championships in that building with the Nets in 1974 and 1976. All great accomplishments and memories!
7417 : Now, highly - civilized NHL franchises such as, THE PITTSBURGH PENGUINS, CHICAGO BLACKHAWKS, LAS VEGAS GOLDEN KNIGHTS and NEW YORK RANGERS for example, are regarded as role - models to many devoted hockey fans, assembled across North America.
@joealmeida7417 : All i can say is this. My cats are hungry and extremely dangerous. Boston, watch out. The nightmare of Legends Way, has started. PANTHERS IN 4.
@joealmeida7417 : '' GO CATS GO. '' That will be the glorious rallying cry, which would be reverberated across the beautiful sunshine state of Florida, tomorrow night including all 25 highly - civilized NHL cities located across the continent, as they bear wittness to the public demise of professional hockey's most hated franchise : The dreaded Boston Bruins.
sr3db : Whoever came up with the brilliant idea of installing a TV set aboard a train, for passengers to see the greatest Stanley Cup game ever played in NHL history, desserves my warmest and deepest congratulations. That's the truth.
sr3db : I have every reason to believe, that the vast majority of the passengers ridding on that train, were all rooting for the ISLANDERS. That is exactly what happened.
Bobbert : Quite correct. In a very real sense, he is one of the ORIGINAL ISLANDERS from the 1972 expansion, alongside BILLY SMITH, JEAN POTVIN and BOB NYSTROM to claim the franchise's first - ever NHL championship, exactly 9 YEARS LATER !
Bobbert : As far as i'm concerned, Eddie Westfall should have retired with a Stanley Cup championship ring on his finger, after the win over the Flyers in 1980, instead of hanging up his skates following the ISLES elimination at the hands of the rival New York Rangers, in the 1979 Wales Comference Finals. At least, he won 2 Cups as a member of the barbaric Boston Bruins. The first in 1970, and the second in May of 1972.
9209 : How do you supposed i felt ? My euphoric, hysterical yelling, nearly caused everybody at the portuguese pool hall, on St. Lawrence Boulevard in Montreal, to suffer a massive HEART ATTACK when Nystrom nailed that glorious eternal goal, past PETE PEETERS at 7 : 11 of Overtime. Almost everybody in the area, heard my victory scream from a distance of at least 4 blocks away.
9209 : Exactly 4 months later on Saturday September 6, 1980, i went over to Coles bookstore in downtown Montreal and purchased my copy of the outstanding book : THE DYNAMIC ISLANDERS. FROM CELLAR TO STANLEY CUP. By Tim Moriarty and Joe Bereswill. Produced by DOUBLEDAY PUBLISHING. Believe it or not, i STILL HAVE the book in perfect, excellent condition, exactly 44 YEARS LATER. Sadly, this beautifully - illustrated masterpiece recapping the ISLANDERS, first 9 YEARS of their remarkable existence as an NHL expansion franchise upon their official arrival in 1972, is currently OUT OF PRINT and therefore permanently DISSCONTINUED.
@TheBoxfitter : Besides, Nystrom's goal was far more dramatic, than the one Orr delivered to the St. Louis Blues, in Game - 4 of the 1970 Stanley Cup Finals exactly 10 years earlier.
Sensing deep in the core of my gut, that my ISLANDERS were going to nail the Cup - clinching goal in overtime, at the end of regulation, i rushed downstairs to the portuguese pool hall, were i definitely unleashed my euphoric Stanley Cup victory scream, with Nystrom's goal at 7 : 11 of the extra period, in which i nearly gave everybody in the place, a totally - unexpected CARDIAC ARREST. Besides, i did not want to frighten anybody in the Spanish Club, specially my beloved late mom who was there, with my histerical yell of ultimate victory. That is why i went downstairs to the portuguese pool hall, and unleached my extatic ISLANDER CUP VICTORY CELEBRATIONS there, instead.
@barryallen5313 : OH, i get it. TROTEEYAH, that's for BRYAN TROTTIER. You actually had the jersey that was worn by the CONN SMYTHE TROPHY WINNER, of the 1980 Stanley Cup Playoffs. LUCKY YOU !
@greenwoodtea : It would be exactly 34 years, that another home team would score the Stanley Cup winning goal in Overtime. ALEC MARTINEZ of the LOS ANGELES KINGS, against the NEW YORK RANGERS in Game - 5 of the 2014 Stanley Cup Final.
The following NHL teams, qualified for the 1980 STANLEY CUP PLAYOFFS : EDMONTON OILERS. / VANCOUVER CANUCKS. / HARTFORD WHALERS. / PITTSBURGH PENGUINS. / LOS ANGELES KINGS. / TORONTO MAPLE LEAFS. / ST. LOUIS BLUES. / ATLANTA FLAMES. / NEW YORK RANGERS. / MONTREAL CANADIENS. / BOSTON BRUINS. / CHICAGO BLACKHAWKS. / MINNESOTA NORTH STARS. / BUFFALO SABRES. / PHILADELPHIA FLYERS AND NEW YORK ISLANDERS.
@Drew-vn8rx : Him and my former street neighbour, the late MIKE BOSSY ended their remarkable careers with the NEW YORK ISLANDERS, having never played for another NHL franchise team.
@Drew-vn8rx : I am quite certain that many hockey fans today, still remember vividly Billy Smith's infamous stick swing that struck Wayne Gretzky's leg, right in front of the Islanders net during Game - 2, of the 1983 Stanley Cup Finals at Northlands Coliseum in Edmonton. However, being the gracious sportsman that he trully is, Smith eventually delivered his personal apologies to THE GREAT ONE, as the 2 teams lined up for the traditional post - series handshake at center ice, immediately after the Isles dominant 4 game sweep of the young Oilers, a few nights later at Nassau Coliseum on Tuesday night May 17, 1983. Gretzky himself, graciously accepted Smith's apology which deeply moved many fans in the arena, and in living room homes across the continent, that unforgettable evening, exactly 41 years ago in Uniondale, New York.
@Drew-vn8rx : However, at the end of Game - 4, the vanquished Oilers walked right past the Stanley Cup champion Islanders dressing room, and noticed that the vast majority of Al Arbour's men were completely exhausted, covering their injured bodies with ice packs rather than wildly celebrating their brilliant defence of the sacred treasure. This unexpected dissplay prompted Gretzky in suggesting to Coach Sather and his fellow teammates that the demonstration itself gave the Oilers, the exact kind of motivated inspiration they successfully used, to end the 4 year Islander reign, by dethroning them of their precious chalice which is precisely what happened the following season in Game - 5 of the Stanley Cup Final, contested before a raucous and extremely noisy crowd of over - exuberant Oilers fanatics, assembled at Northlands Coliseum in Edmonton on Saturday night May 19, 1984.
@JTupp96 : Nystrom's Cup - clinching overtime goal in 1980, is now regarded by fans as one of the most memorable Stanley Cup winning goals, ever produced in modern NHL history.
@JTupp96 : Nystrom appeared in the final game of his remarkable 14 year - career as a member of the New York Islanders on Saturday April 12, 1986 against the visitng Washington Capitals, at Nassau Coliseum. After taking the openning face - off and skate around for 5 short seconds, the man affectionally known by his adoring fans as MR. ISLANDER, returned to the bench, never to play another NHL game for the rest of his life. Sadly, Islanders lost that final game of the 1985 - 86 season, 3 - 1. Even though they made the playoffs, Al Arbour's boys were quickly exited in the Division Semi - Finals, by the Washington Capitals. The same team who defeated the Isles in the final game of the regular season several days earlier, lossing the series in only 3 short games.
Right after the Nystrom goal in overtime, the scoreboard above the ice at NASSAU COLISEUM
kept flashing the words, '' IT'S OURS '' over and over and over again !
As i was busy celebrating, completely overcome with euphoric extacy by the
sheer magnitude of that phenomenal and glorious goal, i saw the tv screen showing
the scoreboard flash those words '' IT'S OURS, IT'S OURS, '' again and again.
At that precise instant, i told everybody at the portuguese pool hall in Montreal,
screaming right at the top of my lungs, '' DAMMED RIGHT IT'S OURS, BABY !
AND NOBODY CAN TAKE IT AWAY FROM US ! NOT EVEN THOSE DREADED FLYERS !! ''
From there, everybody came up to congratulate me with warm hugs, and HIGH FIVES !
A truly memorable, and magical experience that i will take directly with me to my
grave ! I GUARANTEE IT !!
I AM EXTREMELY HAPPY TO ANNOUNCE, THAT YESTERDAY I SUCCESSFULLY RECEIVED MY
SOUVENIR COMMEMORATIVE BOOKS OF THE NEW YORK ISLANDERS, 50TH ANNIVERSARY.
AS A DEVOTED SUPPORTER, OF THE MOST SUCCESSFUL FRANCHISE EVER PRODUCED
IN NHL HISTORY, I WILL DEFINITELY TREASURE THEM, PERMANENTLY AND ETERNALLY
FOR EVER !!
1980 to 1983 greatest team of all time
End of story
142 : I totally agree with you, every step of the way.
@peteraustinnoto142 : Never was, never will there ever be another magnificent
professional sports team, quite like that phenomenal and highly - exciting
ISLANDER SQUAD of the early, 1980's. That's for sure.
not just greatest team in hockey history they are the greatest team in the history of pro sports
I was home alone.... it was (in fact) a beautiful sunny day outside... but I am an Islander fan and I was going to watch this game no matter what... and the rest is history!
7282 : It would have been a lot more preferable, to watch a history - making moment
such as this in the company of your closest friends, than to watch it alone at
home like you did, that day.
@georgeanthony7282 : At least i watched it, in the company of some portuguese
guys, at a local pool hall in MONTREAL, where i nearly gave everybody in the
place, a MASSIVE HEART ATTACK, caused by my euphoric victory scream when
Nystrom sealed the Cup - clinching goal for the Islanders, at 7 : 11 of
Sudden - Death - Overtime.
I just cried now watching this, great memory. I have to add I got married this day. We took a small TV to the our reception
9294 : I am sure that every Islander fan in the place, was showering you with kisses,
the moment you brought the small, portable TV set to the reception.
9294 : Saturday May 24, 1980. The only time in my life, that i was MISTAKENLY
arrested by officers of the Montreal Police Department along with my
younger brother, for an incident that we have NEVER commited to begin with.
9294 : Thanks to the help of the portuguese guys who were there, the
arresting officers realized the error of their ways, and gladly released us
appologizing to my brother and me in the process, and proceeded to
arrest the REAL TROUBLEMAKERS, who were coming out of a greek bakery
across the street, which our portuguese friends pointed them out to the
officers, who were walking towards their patrol car.
This is precisely why i always remember the day that Islanders took home, their
first - ever NHL Championship. Mainly as a result of that near - nightmarish
experience which my brother and me both endured personally, that unforgettable
Saturday afternoon in May of 1980.
9294 : Another important element about the incident, was the fact
that as the officers were escorting my brother and me towards the
squad car, the portuguese guys were yelling at the cops to STOP,
because they systematically arrested the WRONG SUSPECTS.
Besides, everybody recognized me immediately since 2 hours earlier,
i nearly gave everybody at the pool hall a massive HEART ATTACK,
when NYSTROM struck the Cup - clinching winning goal for the ISLANDERS,
at 7 : 11 of Sudden - Death - Overtime, with my euphoric Stanley Cup victory
scream.
9294 : This is precisely why the police made their mistake in arresting us,
as the wrong individuals. It's a good thing, the portuguese dudes, immediately
recognized me from the euphoric celebration, i single - handedly caused.
Otherwise, God only knows what horrific surprises awaited us at police
headquarters, that fateful May afternoon in 1980.
LOL, May 24, 1980 changed my life also, I got married, that day, we even brought a portable TV with us to the reception
that's great. bet the boys appreciated it.
9294 : A similar situation happened to me in 1993, when many guys who were attending
a wedding reception, went upstairs to an office that had a TV set and watched our
CANADIENS defeat the LOS ANGELES KINGS in Game - 3 of the 1993 Stanley Cup
Final, on JOHN LECLAIR'S winning goal in overtime. The entire hall errupted in
cheers after announcing to the guests that Montreal had beaten Wayne Gretzky's
KINGS. What a memorable experience, that was !
@paulrobilotti9294 : Not only did it changed your life, but it also changed the lives of
both my younger brother and myself, PERMANENTLY for ever.
@paulrobilotti9294 : Al Arbour's indestructible squad of 1980 to 1983, would always
remain eternal. In history, they will NEVER BE SEPARATED, again !
I REMEMBER IT LIKE YESTERDAY. THE COLISEUM WAS ROCKING! WHEN THE FLYERS TIED IT UP, THERE WAS A HUSH IN THE CROWD. WE THOUGHT IT WAS OVER. OT STARTED, THE ROAR OF CROWD STARTED AGAIN, LETS GO ISLANDERS! BOBBY NYSTROM BECAME A LEGEND!🥂🏒🏒🥂
1697 : Never in my life, have i seen a hockey arena errupt so hysterically as the one
which almost shattered the roof of Nassau Coliseum, when Nystrom struck the
cup - clinching goal past Flyer goalie Pete Peeters into the net, at 7 : 11 of
overtime on May 24, 1980.
@richardrobinson1697 : Believe me when i tell you, that i would have done absolutely
anything just to have been there that day, in the company of those adoring ISLANDER
fanatics, and wittness professional sports history unfold right before my very eyes.
Bobby Nystrom is my favorite all time player!
He's Mr Islander!
@jwim3969 : As a result of his goal, i still love him. Exactly 44 YEARS LATER !
As a Montrealer, I was naturally Canadiens fan but became big Islander fan too. Developed big admiration for them when they came from behind 3-1 to beat Penguins in '75 (I think). They almost did same thing against hated Flyers that year too. Was so glad to see them finally win after several years of coming close. I never get tired of watching that winning goal. Great memories.
It was actually 3-0.
@@September2004 Yeap, in both series. Just fell short against the Flyers before falling in Game 7
@144wychwood : Me too i'm a fellow Montrealer, having moved to Laval, Quebec
in February ' 1974. My love and affection for the ISLANDERS, came as a result of
my beautiful friendship with the late MIKE BOSSY, who was my street neighbour
at the time that he evaluated with the LAVAL NATIONALS of the Quebec Major
Junior Hockey League from March ' 1974 until his eventual move to Long
Island in August of 1978.
I officially became a permanent ISLANDER FANATIC on September 22, 1978.
@@MoMoMyPup10 : I think you are referring to Game - 7, of the 1975
Wales Championship Final in which the Isles lost the series to the deffending
Stanley Cup champions Philadelphia Flyers at the SPECTRUM, and their
good - luck charmer : the late MADAME KATE SMITH.
@@georgevila1778 yes, exactly
My dad is a massive Islanders fan. He always told me where he was when the Isles won their 1st of 4 Straight Stanley Cups. He was watching game 6 on tv in his bedroom at his childhood farmhouse in Barrhead Alberta and my grandpa was mad because he wanted my dad to come help with farmwork. But the game was in OT and my grandpa said "when its over get your ass out here." Then Bob scored and the rest was history
@JTupp96 : Eternal memories to last a lifetime.
@JTupp96 : I can tell by your comment, that your grandpa wasn't much of
a hockey fan, to begin with.
It was a beautiful day in Cranbrook, B.C. that afternoon I was about to start my shift in the local 5 star INN. I walked into the lounge where the game was being watched by some regulars and the OT was just starting. Those years the Canadians were the team the Islanders had bounced for playoff supremacy. It was hard to watch but if you loved hockey you had to love what you saw in the islanders. Back to the game, the banter was who would score the winner? When everyone looked to me for a response, I said Nystrom, he is due. Hearing his story about putting a notch in his stick must have cosmically connected with me. The look on the faces of all when he scored, I was a hockey genius and strutted out of the room.
@skapsha : You definitely are a genius. Any die - hearted fan who would predict the
outcome of a Stanley Cup Final game, as you did on that beautiful, spring Saturday
afternoon in 1980, deserves to be proudly rewarded.
@skapsha : In May ' 1979, one glorious dynasty sadly ended. And in May ' 1980,
a NEW ONE had just being BORN.
As a Boston Bruins fan second, and a TRUE hockey fan first, i have to agree with those who say this is the greatest dynasty. My favorite tidbit about this team is that they had a different player win the conn smythe trophy every year. That shows how much they relied on TEAM.
Just to add on... Alot of us forget about the team they were playing... Philly had a mini dynasty 4 years earlier. They won two in a row and then lost to the fledgling Canadiens dynasty. They were hungry and filled with vets who wouldn't go away easily. That two goal lead for NYI at the end of the second was NOTHING for them to worry about.
It says a lot for the isles to pull thru as well after being one period away from winning and then having to go to OT.
If Flyers win game 6 and send it back to Philly, there may not be a NYI dynasty.
If you happen to be die - hearted ISLANDERS FANS as i am, then you should proudly
have a copy of both the ISLANDERS 50 COFFEE - TABLE COMMEMORATIVE ALBUM,
and the ISLANDERS 50 MINI - BOOK 1972 - 2022, located at many formidable websites,
across the internet. GOOD LUCK WITH YOUR PURCHASE.
The greatest end to the Stanley Cup Ive witnessed. i'm a Leafs fan but my favourite players were Bossy and Trotts. True story the OT starts and my Best friend is an islander fan. he says Nystrom will score the OT winner and i said drinking out of my 7-11 slurpee cup....at 7:11. now 2 12 year old Canadian boys could'nt have known something could we? little bummed that The isles could'nt get a few more games in that old barn. It was one hell of a ride.
cardew : Even Bruin coach Don Cherry during intermission at the end of regulation,
predicted that NYSTROM would nail the eventuall cup - clincher in Overtime.
That man, is a brilliant genius.
@ethel1690cardew : That dreadful Leafs cup drought of 1967, has to come to an end
one way or another.
I vividly remember that day and goal. Incredible. I have to disagree with the guy who said that it was the first thing that gave Long Island an identity....let's not forget Dr. J won two championships in that building with the Nets in 1974 and 1976. All great accomplishments and memories!
When they won the cup. I was 20 years old
sr3db : I was a totally handsome, 19 year old teenager back then.
@BeeApple-sr3db : I eventually graduated from High School, exactly one year
later.
I'm a die hard BRUINS FAN, but this is why I love sports..
7417 : Hate to dissapoint you, but i deeply despise the Bruins due mainly because
of their violent and barbaric behaviour.
7417 : Now, highly - civilized NHL franchises such as, THE PITTSBURGH PENGUINS,
CHICAGO BLACKHAWKS, LAS VEGAS GOLDEN KNIGHTS and NEW YORK RANGERS
for example, are regarded as role - models to many devoted hockey fans,
assembled across North America.
@joealmeida7417 : YOU HAVE BEEN WARNED. ARMAGGEDON HAS JUST
DECENDED OVER BOSTON.
@joealmeida7417 : All i can say is this. My cats are hungry and extremely
dangerous. Boston, watch out. The nightmare of Legends Way, has started.
PANTHERS IN 4.
@joealmeida7417 : '' GO CATS GO. '' That will be the glorious rallying cry,
which would be reverberated across the beautiful sunshine state of
Florida, tomorrow night including all 25 highly - civilized NHL cities located
across the continent, as they bear wittness to the public demise of
professional hockey's most hated franchise : The dreaded Boston Bruins.
I watched the game on a train going to Florida.
sr3db : Whoever came up with the brilliant idea of installing a TV set
aboard a train, for passengers to see the greatest Stanley Cup game ever
played in NHL history, desserves my warmest and deepest congratulations.
That's the truth.
sr3db : I have every reason to believe, that the vast majority of the
passengers ridding on that train, were all rooting for the ISLANDERS.
That is exactly what happened.
So basically Lorne Henning set off one of the greatest Stanley Cup runs in history. 4 peat baby!
Bobbert : Quite correct. In a very real sense, he is one of the
ORIGINAL ISLANDERS from the 1972 expansion, alongside BILLY SMITH,
JEAN POTVIN and BOB NYSTROM to claim the franchise's first - ever
NHL championship, exactly 9 YEARS LATER !
Bobbert : As far as i'm concerned, Eddie Westfall should have retired with
a Stanley Cup championship ring on his finger, after the win over the
Flyers in 1980, instead of hanging up his skates following the ISLES
elimination at the hands of the rival New York Rangers, in the
1979 Wales Comference Finals. At least, he won 2 Cups as a member of
the barbaric Boston Bruins. The first in 1970, and the second in May of 1972.
@@georgevila1778Barbaric Boston Bruins? I love it😂😂😂
I have never seen such an insane and loud reaction from a crowd in any sports. Islanders fans are fucking NUTS and that's in a good way
9209 : How do you supposed i felt ? My euphoric, hysterical yelling,
nearly caused everybody at the portuguese pool hall, on St. Lawrence
Boulevard in Montreal, to suffer a massive HEART ATTACK when
Nystrom nailed that glorious eternal goal, past PETE PEETERS
at 7 : 11 of Overtime. Almost everybody in the area, heard my victory
scream from a distance of at least 4 blocks away.
9209 : Exactly 4 months later on Saturday September 6, 1980,
i went over to Coles bookstore in downtown Montreal and purchased
my copy of the outstanding book : THE DYNAMIC ISLANDERS. FROM
CELLAR TO STANLEY CUP. By Tim Moriarty and Joe Bereswill.
Produced by DOUBLEDAY PUBLISHING.
Believe it or not, i STILL HAVE the book in perfect, excellent condition,
exactly 44 YEARS LATER. Sadly, this beautifully - illustrated masterpiece
recapping the ISLANDERS, first 9 YEARS of their remarkable existence
as an NHL expansion franchise upon their official arrival in 1972, is
currently OUT OF PRINT and therefore permanently DISSCONTINUED.
Nystrom deserved that goal.
@TheBoxfitter : He certainly was the '' BOBBY ORR '' of 1980.
@TheBoxfitter : Besides, Nystrom's goal was far more dramatic, than the one
Orr delivered to the St. Louis Blues, in Game - 4 of the 1970 Stanley Cup
Finals exactly 10 years earlier.
"That may be the biggest goal"
yeah how prophetic was that an hour later that quote definitely never aged well
9741 : The one which systematically openned the door, to the start of the
most glorious hockey dynasty, ever produced in modern NHL history.
NEW YORK ISLANDERS. STANLEY CUP CHAMPIONS OF THE
NATIONAL HOCKEY LEAGUE. NASSAU COLISEUM, UNIONDALE,
NEW YORK. SATURDAY MAY 24, 1980.
Sensing deep in the core of my gut, that my ISLANDERS were going to
nail the Cup - clinching goal in overtime, at the end of regulation, i
rushed downstairs to the portuguese pool hall, were i definitely unleashed
my euphoric Stanley Cup victory scream, with Nystrom's goal at 7 : 11
of the extra period, in which i nearly gave everybody in the place,
a totally - unexpected CARDIAC ARREST.
Besides, i did not want to frighten anybody in the Spanish Club, specially my
beloved late mom who was there, with my histerical yell of ultimate victory.
That is why i went downstairs to the portuguese pool hall, and unleached
my extatic ISLANDER CUP VICTORY CELEBRATIONS there, instead.
My troteeyah jersey
5313 : YOUR WHAT JERSEY ?
@barryallen5313 : OH, i get it. TROTEEYAH, that's for BRYAN TROTTIER.
You actually had the jersey that was worn by the CONN SMYTHE TROPHY
WINNER, of the 1980 Stanley Cup Playoffs. LUCKY YOU !
Ba Ba Booooeeeee SCORES!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
@greenwoodtea : First Stanley Cup winning goal, scored by the home team in
overtime, since the Boston Bruins on May 10, 1970.
@greenwoodtea : It would be exactly 34 years, that another home team
would score the Stanley Cup winning goal in Overtime.
ALEC MARTINEZ of the LOS ANGELES KINGS, against the NEW YORK RANGERS
in Game - 5 of the 2014 Stanley Cup Final.
bababooey
@Drew-vn8rx : That's Nystrom.
The following NHL teams, qualified for the 1980 STANLEY CUP PLAYOFFS :
EDMONTON OILERS. / VANCOUVER CANUCKS. / HARTFORD WHALERS. /
PITTSBURGH PENGUINS. / LOS ANGELES KINGS. / TORONTO MAPLE LEAFS. /
ST. LOUIS BLUES. / ATLANTA FLAMES. / NEW YORK RANGERS. /
MONTREAL CANADIENS. / BOSTON BRUINS. / CHICAGO BLACKHAWKS. /
MINNESOTA NORTH STARS. / BUFFALO SABRES. / PHILADELPHIA FLYERS AND
NEW YORK ISLANDERS.
@Drew-vn8rx : Him and my former street neighbour, the late MIKE BOSSY ended
their remarkable careers with the NEW YORK ISLANDERS, having never played for
another NHL franchise team.
@Drew-vn8rx : I am quite certain that many hockey fans today, still remember
vividly Billy Smith's infamous stick swing that struck Wayne Gretzky's leg,
right in front of the Islanders net during Game - 2, of the 1983 Stanley Cup
Finals at Northlands Coliseum in Edmonton.
However, being the gracious sportsman that he trully is, Smith eventually
delivered his personal apologies to THE GREAT ONE, as the 2 teams lined up
for the traditional post - series handshake at center ice, immediately after
the Isles dominant 4 game sweep of the young Oilers, a few nights later
at Nassau Coliseum on Tuesday night May 17, 1983.
Gretzky himself, graciously accepted Smith's apology which deeply moved
many fans in the arena, and in living room homes across the continent, that
unforgettable evening, exactly 41 years ago in Uniondale, New York.
@Drew-vn8rx : However, at the end of Game - 4, the vanquished Oilers walked right
past the Stanley Cup champion Islanders dressing room, and noticed that the
vast majority of Al Arbour's men were completely exhausted, covering their
injured bodies with ice packs rather than wildly celebrating their brilliant
defence of the sacred treasure.
This unexpected dissplay prompted Gretzky in suggesting to Coach Sather
and his fellow teammates that the demonstration itself gave the Oilers, the
exact kind of motivated inspiration they successfully used, to end the 4
year Islander reign, by dethroning them of their precious chalice
which is precisely what happened the following season in Game - 5 of
the Stanley Cup Final, contested before a raucous and extremely noisy
crowd of over - exuberant Oilers fanatics, assembled at Northlands Coliseum
in Edmonton on Saturday night May 19, 1984.
BA BA BOOOOEEYYYYYY
@JTupp96 : Nystrom's Cup - clinching overtime goal in 1980, is now regarded by fans as
one of the most memorable Stanley Cup winning goals, ever produced in modern NHL
history.
@JTupp96 : Nystrom appeared in the final game of his remarkable 14 year -
career as a member of the New York Islanders on Saturday April 12, 1986
against the visitng Washington Capitals, at Nassau Coliseum. After taking
the openning face - off and skate around for 5 short seconds, the man
affectionally known by his adoring fans as MR. ISLANDER, returned to the
bench, never to play another NHL game for the rest of his life.
Sadly, Islanders lost that final game of the 1985 - 86 season, 3 - 1.
Even though they made the playoffs, Al Arbour's boys were quickly
exited in the Division Semi - Finals, by the Washington Capitals.
The same team who defeated the Isles in the final game of
the regular season several days earlier, lossing the series in only
3 short games.
gas station he worked at still there its right across from otb on hemp tpke