Features rare footage of the Isles first ever playoffs, a Cinderella hisotric run that bought them 1 win away from the Stanley Cup Final
Features conversation with the late JP Parise
commentary and interviews with Clark Gillies, Denis Potvin, Chico Resch & Eddie Westfall
footage from “NHL Action ’75”
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Absolutely incredible!!!! Thank you so much Pride, greatly appreciated!!!!!!!!
Can you find any more isles documentaries like this
Amazing video! Thanks for posting!
Great stuff!!
Anyone who wants to make a comparison between the Florida Panthers making the Finals in their third year of existence in 1996 to this Islanders team can forget about it. That team had plenty of NHL caliber players already in their first year, and the fact they didn’t sustain that by being competitive for years after proves it was sort of a fluke. This Islanders team started in 72-73 with maybe three veterans that would’ve made any other NHL team, Westfall, Hart, and Arnie Brown, followed up by has beens and never weres, and a couple of good rookies in Harris and Nystrom. What this team did in three years remains unparalleled. And what the team would become shortly after only reinforces this opinion. Even Edmonton’s quick path to the cup isn’t comparable since they had quite a few WHA players who were at the very least NHLers. Plus they had Gretzky.
Rest In Peace, Clark.
Big NY Rangers fan here. But always had the upmost respect for the NY Islanders Organization and their players. I remember watching all those games back in the 1975 playoffs and wow the Islanders were truly on their way to success. I my opinion had the Islanders pull off that game 7 with a victory against the Flyers they would have won the Cup that year in beating Buffalo. But wow what an accomplishment they achieved in just there first ever playoff tournament. As a Rangers fan was a tough loss in that series to the Islanders. But the Islanders as a whole were the better team. Though allot of Rangers fans other than myself will never accept the truth, I state it . Boy hockey was great in the 1970s and 1980s compared to today. Game today is to fast to keep up with and not physical to my liking.
I want to say I was sadden by the news last Friday of the death of Clark Gillies. Was shocked to learn he had passed away. Did not know his cancer returned. He was a great player. Tough but clean player. Always had the upmost respect for Gillies as a player and his love for Islanders as a fan. He reminds me of Rod Gilbert of my Rangers. We have lost two greats in less than a year. How sad. Gillies was instrumental in the Islanders winning 4 straight Cups and winning 19 straight playoff series, a record that still stands in all North America Sports. Cark Gillies was a good man with a good heart and give back to his community. In addition, he was very charitable via the Clark Gillies Foundation in helping under privilege children in the community. A good man taken to soon. RIP JETHRO
RIP Clark and JP
1975- i didn't hate them …..yet!
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