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New York Islanders

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Team information

Abbr: NYI
Sport: Hockey
League: NHL
Conference: Eastern Conference
Division: Metropolitan Division
Founded: 1972
Mascot: Sparky the Dragon
Fan nickname: Isles Nation
City nickname: New York
Home market: Elmont, NY, USA
Championships: 4
Followers: 0

Long Island hockey fanbase famous for dynasty history and loyal community backing.

Mascot: Sparky the Dragon

Championship years

1980
1981
1982
1983

Home venue

UBS Arena · Elmont

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Franchise stats

All-time record: 1884 W · 1967 L · 347 T
Winning %: 0.449
Playoff appearances: 52
2026 season: 43 W · 34 L · 0 T (0.558)

Rivals

Name history

New York Islanders
1972–Present

Venue timeline

Nassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum
1972–2015
Barclays Center
2015–2020 (partial) · Temporary
Nassau Coliseum
Partial return · Temporary
UBS Arena
2021–Present

Logo history

Team Logo
1972 – 1994
Team Logo
1995 – 1996
Team Logo
1997 – 1998
Team Logo
1999 – 2009
Team Logo
2010 – 2016
Team Logo
2017 – Present

Retired numbers

5 Denis Potvin Retired 1992

9 Clark Gillies Retired 1996

19 Bryan Trottier Retired 2001

22 Mike Bossy Retired 1992

23 Bob Nystrom Retired 1995

27 John Tonelli Retired 2020

31 Billy Smith Retired 1993

91 Butch Goring Retired 2020

Signature songs

Right Back Where We Started From

Ooh, and it's alright and it's coming on We gotta get right back to where we started from

“We Will Rock You”

(UBS Arena) We will, we will rock you

Signature chants

Yes! Yes! Yes!

(Call and response) Yes! Yes! Yes! Yes! Yes! Yes! Yes! Yes! Yes!

“Isles!”

Isles! Isles! Yes! Yes! Yes!

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