Elite Prospects - New York Islanders
www.eliteprospects.com › team › 67The Islanders management responded with implying that they had interests in playing home games in other venues, including the Madison Square Garden, the home arena of the rival New York Rangers. Unable to turn profit with a competitive team under the lease terms of the arena, the owners decided to cut spending accordingly.
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Elite Prospects - New York Islanders
www.eliteprospects.com › team › 67Elite Prospects Notes and Trivia. The New York Islanders NHL franchise was founded in 1972 to counter possible expansion of the rival league WHA. A group of investors headed by Roy Boe, the owner of the New York Nets of the American Basketball Association, brought ice hockey to Long Island. The entry to the NHL cost Boe and his partners a total ...