Capital District Islanders

The Capital District Islanders were a team in the American Hockey League based in Troy, New York. The Islanders were the principal minor league affiliate of the National Hockey League's New York Islanders during the 1990–91, 1991–92 and 1992–93 seasons.
When the International Hockey League expanded eastward out of its Great Lakes stronghold to move the Fort Wayne Komets to Albany, New York (the Albany Choppers), despite the AHL already having an established team in the Hudson Valley — the Adirondack Red Wings in Glens Falls, New York — AHL management attempted to sabotage the move by locating another team in the Albany area. The Islanders switched its affiliation from the then-Calder Cup champion Springfield Indians, to the expansion Capital District Islanders franchise to play out of Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute's Houston Field House on its Troy campus. In the ensuing price and attendance wars, the Choppers folded midseason.
The Islanders' best record was in the 1993 season, when the team finished 34-34-12 for 3rd place in its division and its only playoff berth. Among the team's notable players were Greg Parks, its leading career scorer in only one and a half seasons; forwards Richard Kromm and Brent Grieve, defensemen Dennis Vaske, Jeff Finley and Dean Chynoweth and goaltender Danny Lorenz.
In 1993, the owner of the Islanders, Capital District automobile dealer Michael Cantanucci, sold the franchise to local insurance magnate Albert Lawrence. Lawrence renamed the team the Albany River Rats, changed its affiliation to the New Jersey Devils, and moved the team to Albany's Knickerbocker Arena, the same arena in which the Albany Choppers played in 1990. The current AHL affiliation of the New York Islanders is the Bridgeport Sound Tigers.
==Season-by-season results==
;Regular season
Season 	Games	Won	Lost	Tied	Points	Goalsfor	Goalsagainst	Standing
1990–91	80 	28 	43 	9 	65 	284 	323 	7th, South
1991–92	80 	32 	37 	11 	75 	261 	289 	4th, North
1992–93	80 	34 	34 	12 	80 	280 	285 	3rd, North
;Playoffs
Season 	1st round 	2nd round 	3rd round 	Finals
1990–91	Out of playoffs 	Out of playoffs	Out of playoffs	Out of playoffs
1991–92	L, 3-4, Springfield	— 	— 	—
1992–93	L, 0-4, Adirondack 	— 	— 	—
Category:American Hockey League team
Category:American ice hockey teams
Category:Established in 1990
Category:Disestablished in 1993
Category:Defunct Teams
Category:Capital District Islanders
Category:American Hockey League teams