Greatest sports dynasty in history. By definition, dynasty means uninterrupted. 19 straight playoff series wins. A record that will never be broken. They didn't have a single hiccup along the way like all other supposed dynasties. Most mentally tough team who somehow always found a way. There were better teams for a single season, but the Islanders were a true dynasty during their run.
I cant believe this. I watched this game in NYC (Queens) on Channel 9 WOR. In Black and White. Back then the NY area could only see the away games and not home unless you had WHT / Sportschannel. Im 11 years old all over again!
Watch Bossy on the PP goal that made it 2 to 1. Besides all his talent,shot and release, what made him the greatest pure goal scorer of his generation was his sense of where to be and how to get himself open by the net. Watch how he moves himself to get open by the side of the net to tap in the rebound into a wide open net. Bossy was always one step ahead in positioning. Was there a doubt on Bossy second goal , crusing down the slot that he was scoring. I remember watching live, as soon as Trottier hit him with that perfect pass, it was 3 to 1. Everyone remembers the in the air goal, but all 3 showed all the different reasons why Bossy was Bossy! A very underated and appreciated passer as well, but if you watched him every game like a lot of us, you knew!!!
The Islanders were the most complete team I've ever watched. My Canucks were unfortunate not to have won that first game. King Richard should have stayed in his crease. Could have been a very interesting series. I hope the Islanders can reach great respectability and stability again. Was one of the best organizations in pro sports.
canucks blew their chance could of won either game 1 or 2 or maybe both on island. isles played sloppy and smith was not sharp at all. games 3 and 4 smith was stopping everything
Gosh I miss. Smitty. Mike. Trots. Clarke. Bobby. N. Kenny and(respectfully) the rest of my Islanders. They won 19 straight playoff series wow😳 💖since 1972
19 series in a row, will NEVER be matched or broken. 4 cups in a row and 5 finals in a row will never be matched. It took its toll on them physically. It was amazing that they made it to the finals in the drive for five. They were so hurt and beat up. All that said, it took help from the NHL to beat them. At the last second the NHL decided to go to a 2-3-2 format instead of the 2-2-1-1-1 that they always had. The killer game was game 1 at the Coliseum. The Islanders lost 1-0. They blew out the Oilers like 7-2 in game 2. I will always believe that if they went to Edmonton ip 2 to 0, they win the series. Even if they came back fown 3 to 2, they would have won 6 and 7 at home, the Islanders home record in the finals was 17-1, AMAZING! RIP, AL, BILL and Clarke.
The Islanders and their Dynasty was an incredibly poised team. Truly indicative of their OUTSTANDING coach. The were the perfect package. And could play any style, and did it extremely well. The most impressive, resilient team I have have ever seen . Those who really know hockey, understand how good this team was.
Bossy was pretty fast too, kinda 2nd to 3rd gear Turbo bust to escape his marker. But Mike had Brian......you know....that hockey Mastermind...Isles were Trottier's team and he deserves a better Legacy than that.
bullshit.dynasty? far superior teams have had better runs....56-60 canadiens...so good they had to change the rulebook....then the 70's canadiens....6 cups in 9 years.....the 76-77 team is far parsecs the greatest team not only in nhl history but in the history of sports......they played 94 games...they lost just 10.....they outscored their opponents 387 to 171, unheard of in hockey history....in the previous season,they played 93 games-they lost 12...including sweeping a 2 time champion flyer team that was a far cry from the mediocre canucks of 82.....or the stars from 81....lets move to 77-78.....they played 95 games.....they lost 13.......lets review,ok? ok.in the 4 seasons they won 58, 60, 59, 52 games.....in the playoffs? 12, 12, 12, 12,lets do some addition, ok? ok.....277 wins, 56 losses....so they lost just 56 out of 378 games......in 72-73, ok? ok...in 72-73, they went 52-10-16.....won the cup.....2 years prior they won the cup....so thats 6 cups in 9 seasons, and remember dryden retired after the 72-73 season, so i can see at least another cup.....so, lets go back even more, ok? thanks. in 68-69, guess who won the stanley cup? yes, the canadiens.....lets go back a year earlier, shall we? to 67-68.....stanley cup champions? canadiens.....so, lets talk 'dynasty', ok? ok.....thats EIGHT CUPS in 12 seasons, and if dryden hadnt retired after 72-73, i can see a 9th cup.....now, after 78-79, dryden, lemaire retired and scotty bowman a coach on par with a vince lombardi or bill belichek, retired. i say they woulda won yet another cup, making it 10....not withstanding, 8 cups in 12 seasons was amazing.....greatest dynasty in hockey history including the greatest ever team-the 76-77 canadiens,the greatest team ever in any sport.....losing 10 of 94 games.....only team ever to score more than 200 goals then they gave up....only team to score over twice as many goals as they gave up....larry robinson was a plus 120.....2 home losses out of 47 home games... in fact, their total road record, 33-7 is by light years the greatest road record in hockey history.....better than almost any other teams best home record in history....then, hall of famers. how many? 9? lemaire and robinson went on to win cups later in life....bowman won cups in detroit.....
Yes indeed the Vancouver Canucks were severe underdogs against one of the great dynasties in the New York Islanders in 1982. The Canucks played great in the playoffs, despite the lousy ( below .500) regular season record in 1982. Clearly, the better team won and the Isles deserved the 1982 Stanley Cup Title!
Canuck’s had no business being there. But it shows how a team can peak at the right time and get to the finals. Too many slobs and goons on the team to take on the Islanders. Clark Gilles once said their practices were tougher than this series. 🤣😂 🤓
Strongly disagree. Even Denis Potvin said that the underdog Canucks earned every right being in the finals. He said the Canucks eliminated teams that eliminated better hockey teams and were trying to do the same to the Islanders. They could have easily won the first 2 games of the final. The Canucks had 3 enforcers in Tiger Williams, Curt Fraser and Ron Delorme but overall, had a tough and hardworking team that had one another's backs. They had excellent forwards in Thomas Gradin whose play on the 3-2 goal in Game 2 was the play of the '82 final, Stan Smyl, one of the best all-around players in the NHL, Ivan Boldirev and Darcy Rota. Despite his Game 1 OT blunder, Harold Snepsts was one of the best stay-at-home defensemen in the NHL 'King' Richard Brodeur was one of the NHL's better goalies that season and he was the 2nd best goalie in the '82 playoffs after Billy Smith. The Canucks were unbeaten in their final 9 games of the regular season and were 11 and 2 in the first 3 rounds of the playoffs. The Canucks were also missing 2 key defensemen...captain Kevin McCarthy and young offensive d-man Rick Lanz due to injuries. They also had the worst travel in the NHL due to geographic location.
Was there ever a doubt by anybody that The New York Islanders were going to defeat The Vancouver Canucks in four straight games? This series wasn't even a contest. The Vancouver Canucks didn't even belong on the same ice with The New York Islanders.
Go New York Rangers, I am a New York Rangers fan. I am watching this game to see some 1980’s era Stanley Cup Hockey. But this is not to deny credit where it is due in complement the New York Islanders for their success that they most assuredly had in the NHL during the decade that was the 1980’s in its early part of that decade. So congratulations on that impressive feat accomplished by the New York Islanders during that stretch yet I say these kind sentiments in no uncertain terms that I firmly say these following words: Go New York Rangers!
4-game sweep of the Oilers the following year. The Canucks scored 10 goals vs Islanders. Game 2 was also close. Vancouver led 3-2 after the 2nd period before losing 6-4. The Oilers scored only 6 goals vs Islanders in '83 Final.
I think it really sucks that the Islanders didn't get a parade in the canyon of heroes. I know they're not technically a New York City team, but come on! They are New York. And they should be treated like the Yankees, Giants, Jets Rangers. The Jets and Giants received parades in the canyon of heroes, and they play in New Jersey!! It's just wrong.
Like many games of that era, there was a lot of rigging going on due to major pressure from the mob. Richard had no choice on this evening and they had his family backed into a corner so the man dove…and we didn’t see much of him after this series. Frank Caprice upstaged him with ease and never caved to the external pressures.
@@kpax45 Anything was possible. Had Brodeur stayed in his crease when it was 5-4 Canucks in Game 1, the Canucks would've had the confidence and discipline to win Game 2 in which they led after the 2nd period. The Islanders were a powerhouse but the Canucks were playing great hockey and were a very hardworking and cohesive unit.
@@thegamersgalaxy2855 You don't know much about sports, huh?? The series was a sweep for the Islanders but there were NO blowouts in any of the games. Just a couple of ill-timed plays in Game 1 cost the Canucks and poor discipline cost the Canucks in Game 2.
Greatest sports dynasty in history. By definition, dynasty means uninterrupted. 19 straight playoff series wins. A record that will never be broken. They didn't have a single hiccup along the way like all other supposed dynasties. Most mentally tough team who somehow always found a way. There were better teams for a single season, but the Islanders were a true dynasty during their run.
RIP Clark Gillies, Mike Bossy, Jean Potvin, coach Al Arbour and Bill Torrey
I cant believe this. I watched this game in NYC (Queens) on Channel 9 WOR. In Black and White. Back then the NY area could only see the away games and not home unless you had WHT / Sportschannel. Im 11 years old all over again!
even losing the arena feed and having to listen to the AM feed...wow
You know it. Jiggs and Eddie for the road games. Barry & Jean on the radio for the home games.
I loved sportschannel
Rest in Peace, Mike, Clark and Jean.
Watch Bossy on the PP goal that made it 2 to 1. Besides all his talent,shot and release, what made him the greatest pure goal scorer of his generation was his sense of where to be and how to get himself open by the net. Watch how he moves himself to get open by the side of the net to tap in the rebound into a wide open net. Bossy was always one step ahead in positioning.
Was there a doubt on Bossy second goal , crusing down the slot that he was scoring. I remember watching live, as soon as Trottier hit him with that perfect pass, it was 3 to 1.
Everyone remembers the in the air goal, but all 3 showed all the different reasons why Bossy was Bossy!
A very underated and appreciated passer as well, but if you watched him every game like a lot of us, you knew!!!
The Islanders were the most complete team I've ever watched. My Canucks were unfortunate not to have won that first game. King Richard should have stayed in his crease. Could have been a very interesting series.
I hope the Islanders can reach great respectability and stability again. Was one of the best organizations in pro sports.
canucks blew their chance could of won either game 1 or 2 or maybe both on island. isles played sloppy and smith was not sharp at all. games 3 and 4 smith was stopping everything
True. I honestly believe not only greatest team in NHL history but arguably the greatest team in sports history
Kristin Bianchino could have
Just commented about how they were complete. You totally get it.
Thank you can't agree more the. Canucks improved a lot in this off season and will make the playoffs in the 2021 season imo
Gosh I miss. Smitty. Mike. Trots. Clarke. Bobby. N. Kenny and(respectfully) the rest of my Islanders. They won 19 straight playoff series wow😳 💖since 1972
19 series in a row, will NEVER be matched or broken.
4 cups in a row and 5 finals in a row will never be matched.
It took its toll on them physically.
It was amazing that they made it to the finals in the drive for five. They were so hurt and beat up.
All that said, it took help from the NHL to beat them. At the last second the NHL decided to go to a 2-3-2 format instead of the 2-2-1-1-1 that they always had.
The killer game was game 1 at the Coliseum. The Islanders lost 1-0.
They blew out the Oilers like 7-2 in game 2. I will always believe that if they went to Edmonton ip 2 to 0, they win the series.
Even if they came back fown 3 to 2, they would have won 6 and 7 at home, the Islanders home record in the finals was
17-1, AMAZING!
RIP, AL, BILL and Clarke.
The Islanders and their Dynasty was an incredibly poised team. Truly indicative of their OUTSTANDING coach. The were the perfect package. And could play any style, and did it extremely well. The most impressive, resilient team I have have ever seen . Those who really know hockey, understand how good this team was.
Goring’s helmet was the best!
Trottier and Williams mixing it up throughout the game, they practically grew up as neighbors
Bossy was born to score goals.
Bossy was pretty fast too, kinda 2nd to 3rd gear Turbo bust to escape his marker. But Mike had Brian......you know....that hockey Mastermind...Isles were Trottier's team and he deserves a better Legacy than that.
Nice to hear 18 and Jiggs. Thanks for the upload
A Pontiac Trans-Am for winning the Conn Smythe. Wow, what a classic car from the early 80's.
The best team of the best dynasty.
bullshit.dynasty? far superior teams have had better runs....56-60 canadiens...so good they had to change the rulebook....then the 70's canadiens....6 cups in 9 years.....the 76-77 team is far parsecs the greatest team not only in nhl history but in the history of sports......they played 94 games...they lost just 10.....they outscored their opponents 387 to 171, unheard of in hockey history....in the previous season,they played 93 games-they lost 12...including sweeping a 2 time champion flyer team that was a far cry from the mediocre canucks of 82.....or the stars from 81....lets move to 77-78.....they played 95 games.....they lost 13.......lets review,ok? ok.in the 4 seasons they won 58, 60, 59, 52 games.....in the playoffs? 12, 12, 12, 12,lets do some addition, ok? ok.....277 wins, 56 losses....so they lost just 56 out of 378 games......in 72-73, ok? ok...in 72-73, they went 52-10-16.....won the cup.....2 years prior they won the cup....so thats 6 cups in 9 seasons, and remember dryden retired after the 72-73 season, so i can see at least another cup.....so, lets go back even more, ok? thanks. in 68-69, guess who won the stanley cup? yes, the canadiens.....lets go back a year earlier, shall we? to 67-68.....stanley cup champions? canadiens.....so, lets talk 'dynasty', ok? ok.....thats EIGHT CUPS in 12 seasons, and if dryden hadnt retired after 72-73, i can see a 9th cup.....now, after 78-79, dryden, lemaire retired and scotty bowman a coach on par with a vince lombardi or bill belichek, retired. i say they woulda won yet another cup, making it 10....not withstanding, 8 cups in 12 seasons was amazing.....greatest dynasty in hockey history including the greatest ever team-the 76-77 canadiens,the greatest team ever in any sport.....losing 10 of 94 games.....only team ever to score more than 200 goals then they gave up....only team to score over twice as many goals as they gave up....larry robinson was a plus 120.....2 home losses out of 47 home games... in fact, their total road record, 33-7 is by light years the greatest road record in hockey history.....better than almost any other teams best home record in history....then, hall of famers. how many? 9? lemaire and robinson went on to win cups later in life....bowman won cups in detroit.....
Too much of a fan boy!!!
“OK?!?!”
Awesome team. In their prime. In shape. Complete.
Mike Bossy, rest in peace
Wish this team was playing the lightning
John Denver appearing at the Nassau Coliseum, June 3, 1982, tickets are $15.00, $12.50 and $10.00
:o I love John Denver. I would’ve paid $15 any day.😜
Lol crowd saying na na na hey hey goodbye after tying it at 1
ended up blowing up in their face lol!
they were having fun - the Islanders were obviously the better team and Canucks had nothing to lose...........might as well enjoy!
Ed Westfall and Juggs McDonald.
You look at team statistics at the end of the year and they rarely, if ever, led in anything. But they were top 3 or 4 in everything.
RIP, Clark Gillies
Yes indeed the Vancouver Canucks were severe underdogs against one of the great dynasties in the New York Islanders in 1982. The Canucks played great in the playoffs, despite the lousy ( below .500) regular season record in 1982. Clearly, the better team won and the Isles deserved the 1982 Stanley Cup Title!
Canuck’s had no business being there. But it shows how a team can peak at the right time and get to the finals. Too many slobs and goons on the team to take on the Islanders. Clark Gilles once said their practices were tougher than this series. 🤣😂 🤓
Strongly disagree. Even Denis Potvin said that the underdog Canucks earned every right being in the finals. He said the Canucks eliminated teams that eliminated better hockey teams and were trying to do the same to the Islanders. They could have easily won the first 2 games of the final. The Canucks had 3 enforcers in Tiger Williams, Curt Fraser and Ron Delorme but overall, had a tough and hardworking team that had one another's backs. They had excellent forwards in Thomas Gradin whose play on the 3-2 goal in Game 2 was the play of the '82 final, Stan Smyl, one of the best all-around players in the NHL, Ivan Boldirev and Darcy Rota. Despite his Game 1 OT blunder, Harold Snepsts was one of the best stay-at-home defensemen in the NHL 'King' Richard Brodeur was one of the NHL's better goalies that season and he was the 2nd best goalie in the '82 playoffs after Billy Smith. The Canucks were unbeaten in their final 9 games of the regular season and were 11 and 2 in the first 3 rounds of the playoffs. The Canucks were also missing 2 key defensemen...captain Kevin McCarthy and young offensive d-man Rick Lanz due to injuries. They also had the worst travel in the NHL due to geographic location.
Referee Wally Harris looks like Inspector Cleasau of Pink Panther fame.
That crowd was up for this game too bad Vancouver couldn't win a game on home ice
Wasn’t too bad for the Islanders...
Was there ever a doubt by anybody that The New York Islanders were going to defeat The Vancouver Canucks in four straight games? This series wasn't even a contest. The Vancouver Canucks didn't even belong on the same ice with The New York Islanders.
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From the night 🌚 of May 16, 1982, at 8 pm Eastern on then-independent station My9 WWOR in New York 🗽 City, right 👉🏻?
Go New York Rangers, I am a New York Rangers fan. I am watching this game to see some 1980’s era Stanley Cup Hockey. But this is not to deny credit where it is due in complement the New York Islanders for their success that they most assuredly had in the NHL during the decade that was the 1980’s in its early part of that decade. So congratulations on that impressive feat accomplished by the New York Islanders during that stretch yet I say these kind sentiments in no uncertain terms that I firmly say these following words: Go New York Rangers!
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Easiest Stanley Cup Victory for the Islanders in their 4-year Dynasty ! Easy Sweep except for Game 1.
4-game sweep of the Oilers the following year. The Canucks scored 10 goals vs Islanders. Game 2 was also close. Vancouver led 3-2 after the 2nd period before losing 6-4.
The Oilers scored only 6 goals vs Islanders in '83 Final.
Billy smith rules
Nystrom’s goal was good. Should have been 4-1.
I like Vancouver uniforms
Vancouver fans booing while the Cup is skated around the rink. Figures.
King Richard was a king before king James.
Good game December 15 2019
Did the Canuck fans riot after the game?
No. Society was a lot more normal. Strong discipline from parents overruled the self-entitlement of youth back then.
Watching the final second tick away the Islanders were sort of Ho hum we won again
I think it really sucks that the Islanders didn't get a parade in the canyon of heroes. I know they're not technically a New York City team, but come on! They are New York. And they should be treated like the Yankees, Giants, Jets Rangers. The Jets and Giants received parades in the canyon of heroes, and they play in New Jersey!! It's just wrong.
Like many games of that era, there was a lot of rigging going on due to major pressure from the mob. Richard had no choice on this evening and they had his family backed into a corner so the man dove…and we didn’t see much of him after this series. Frank Caprice upstaged him with ease and never caved to the external pressures.
Please provide evidence of this.
@@RealIslandersPride Evidence will never be forthcoming on this because it's all bull shite.
@@Hernal03 I figured as much. He can’t make an outlandish claim like that with no evidence to back it up. Unless he can prove it, it’s BS.
Who won?
New York in a sweep
Sneots gave up puck in overtime
We should of won game one sneots gave up puck in overtime
Would not have made a difference, no way would they have beaten Islanders in this series.
@@kpax45 Anything was possible. Had Brodeur stayed in his crease when it was 5-4 Canucks in Game 1, the Canucks would've had the confidence and discipline to win Game 2 in which they led after the 2nd period. The Islanders were a powerhouse but the Canucks were playing great hockey and were a very hardworking and cohesive unit.
@@andrebeck1444 Stop. You were swept. LOL...it was never close!
@@thegamersgalaxy2855 You don't know much about sports, huh?? The series was a sweep for the Islanders but there were NO blowouts in any of the games. Just a couple of ill-timed plays in Game 1 cost the Canucks and poor discipline cost the Canucks in Game 2.
@@andrebeck1444 blowouts were not the style of those old islanders, they always stuck to their gamplan and focussed on defense
Vancouver had to have had the ugliest sweater of all time during this era--just ridiculous-made not sense at all--looked like a beach towel