The four stripes on the hockey stick on the New York Islanders' logo weren't there at the beginning. (David Kirouac-Imagn Images)Here's today's NHL Nugget – this Weekend's Way Back When rewinds to 1972 when the New York Islanders franchise was born.
When it came to the name for the Long Island team, it was a no-brainer. But the Islanders' iconic logo keeps it all about hockey, home turf and Stanley Cup championships.
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