List of New York Islanders award winners
Individual Category Year inducted Years with Islanders in category
Al Arbour Builder 1996 1973-1986 , 1988-1994 , 2007
Mike Bossy Player 1991 1977-1987
Clark Gillies Player 2002 1974-1986
Pat LaFontaine Player 2003 1984-1991
Denis Potvin Player 1991 1973-1988
Billy Smith Player 1993 1972-1989
Bill Torrey Builder 1995 1972-1992
Bryan Trottier Player 1997 1975-1990
Career achievements -- Hockey Hall of Fame
Several members of the Islanders organization have been honored by the Hockey Hall of Fame . Denis Potvin and Mike Bossy were the first Islander players inducted , gaining election in 1991 . Potvin recorded 310 goals in 1060 games for the Islanders , and Bossy recorded 573 goals in 752 games . They were joined in 1993 by a fellow member of the 1980–83 Stanley Cup championship teams , Billy Smith . Smith spent 17 seasons with the Islanders , recording 305 wins and capturing the Vezina Trophy and the William M. Jennings Trophy once each . Bryan Trottier , elected in 1997 , became the fourth former Islanders player to enter the Hall of Fame . Trottier played 15 seasons on Long Island and recorded 500 goals in 1123 games . In 2002 , Clark Gillies became the fifth former Islander inducted into the Hall ; Gillies was a member of the Islanders from 1974 to 1986 . [ 10 ] Two members of team management have been inducted in the `` Builders '' category . Former head coach Al Arbour gained election as a builder in 1996 , having coached the Islanders to four Stanley Cup victories . Arbour coached 20 seasons with the Islanders from 1973 to 1986 , and 1988–94 , and his 740 wins in 1500 games are a team record . Bill Torrey was the Islanders ' general manager from the organization 's first year in 1972 to 1992 . During that period , the Islanders qualified for the playoffs 14 consecutive times between 1974 and 1988 , including an additional time in 1990 . Torrey was inducted in 1995 . [ 10 ]
The New York Islanders are an American professional ice hockey team based in Uniondale, Long Island, New York. They are members of the Atlantic Division of the Eastern Conference in the National Hockey League (NHL). The Islanders arrived in Uniondale in 1972, and play their home games at the Nassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum. The franchise, and its members, have won numerous team and individual awards and honors. The team won the Clarence S. Campbell Bowl trophy for having the best regular-season record in the Campbell Conference in 1978, 1979 and 1981. Following league realignment in 1981, they then captured the Prince of Wales Trophy as the Wales Conference playoff champion consecutively from 1982 to 1984. The Islanders won the Stanley Cup four consecutive years from 1980 to 1983. Denis Potvin, Bryan Trottier and Mike Bossy have won at least four awards, with all three winning the Calder Memorial Trophy as rookie of the year in their first NHL seasons. They also won other various awards, such as the Art Ross, James Norris Memorial and Lady Byng Memorial trophies. All three players earned selections to the First and Second All-Star Teams numerous times. Mike Bossy played in seven All-Star Games, the most in Islanders history. Six players have had their numbers retired by the Islanders.