Now, ahead of the 2024-25 season, the NHL has amended the "Al Arbour goalie" rule. If a goaltender gets hurt and has to leave ...

Varlamov would have joined Billy Smith as the only other goaltender in the Islanders' franchise history to make the Stanley ...

Hall of Fame ESPN Sportscenter anchor reflects on lifelong love of hockey, early Seattle television roots and her new role as ...

He was traded to the Islanders in 2014 where he would play ... 11 consecutive wins which broke a record previously held by Billy Smith. Then in February 2015, he set a new franchise record by ...

When Torrey became GM of the expansion New York Islanders in 1972 ... he began a platoon with future Hall of Famer Billy Smith. Resch focused on making sure he didn’t have any glaring weaknesses.

The National Hockey League (NHL) is considered the most prestigious, popular, and professional league in world hockey. With ...

A run that featured Hall of Famers Bryan Trottier, Mike Bossy, Clark Gillies and goalkeeper Billy Smith saw the Islanders sweep the Stanley Cup in 1982 and 1983 and avoid a Game 7 in each of the ...

Far less acclaimed than tandem partner Smith, who got the majority of the playoff starts, Resch shared the crease with “Battlin’ Billy” almost ... Cups of the Islanders dynasty.

The pride of Long Island won its first Stanley Cup in what was the Islanders' eighth season in the sport. A run that featured Hall of Famers Bryan Trottier, Mike Bossy, Clark Gillies and goalkeeper ...