Getting drafted into the NHL is no small feat. It confirms the fact that you're one of the best ice hockey players on the planet. Draft days are packed with excitement, nerves, and anticipation.

The moment is etched in Islanders lore, and the words that go along with it can be repeated with almost ritualistic reverence. "Tonelli, coming in with Nystrom! Tonelli, to Nystrom! He scores!" ...

Once upon a time in the dim, distant hockey past I did an interview with one of my all-time favorite Islanders. Of course, Bob Nystrom has been just about \everybody's \favorite and not just because ...

(Nystrom recalls scoring the overtime winner in Game 6 of the 1980 Stanley Cup Final against the Flyers and the ensuing celebration as the Islanders won the first of four straight championships) John ...

It might look plenty different, but not much had changed for New York Islanders legends Bobby Nystrom and Clark Gillies as they toured their old home, the Nassau Coliseum, on Wednesday afternoon.

The 36-year-old became the first player in NHL history to record 4,000 career hits a stat that has been tracked since 2005-06, he also reached a personal milestone of skating in his 1,000th NHL game ...

Though he’s “Mr. Islander” and maybe best known for scoring the goal that started the New York Islanders dynasty, Bob Nystrom knows a little about the area where the Islanders’ AHL affiliate operates.