page_title: List of New York Islanders players
section_title: Skaters
hierarchical_section_title: List of New York Islanders players / Skaters
caption_attribution_description: Butch Goring English: by Alan Rease
context_page_description: The New York Islanders are a professional ice hockey team based in Brooklyn, New York, United States. They are members of the Metropolitan Division of the National Hockey League's Eastern Conference. The Islanders franchise has been a part of the NHL since their inception in 1972, playing their home games at Nassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum and at the Barclays Center. Nearly 500 players have played for the team for at least one regular season or playoff game, and nearly 20 have had multiple stints over the years.
  The Islanders have won the Stanley Cup four consecutive times, with a total of 32 players playing for the team throughout those four wins. Sixteen players have been a part of all four Cup wins, and three more have won three with the team. The Islanders have retired eight numbers: 5, 9, 19, 22, 23, 27, 31 and 91.
  Fifteen players have captained the team, beginning with Ed Westfall. Denis Potvin holds the record for the longest captaincy period, as he led the team from 1979 to 1987. The shortest captaincy period was held by Bryan McCabe, who only served for 56 regular season games. There have been two seasons where the Islanders did not have a captain: 1996–97 and 2000–01.
context_section_description: In the 41 NHL seasons between 1972 and 2013, 457 skaters have played for the Islanders, from 18 different countries. Bryan Trottier has played the most games (1,123) and also holds the record for most assists (853) and points (1,353). On the other end of the spectrum, 23 players have only played one regular season game. The record for most penalty minutes is held by Mick Vukota with 1,879 minutes while the record for most goals is held by Mike Bossy, who scored 573 goals over a ten-year time period. Bossy is one of 32 players who have been with the team during at least one of their four Stanley Cup victories.
caption: Butch Goring was with the team during all four Stanley Cup victories and now serves as the Islanders' TV color commentator.
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