Butch Goring
Today’s Iconic Moment in New York Sports: Islanders repeat as Stanley Cup champions
May 21, 1981: The New York Islanders defeat the Minnesota North Stars, 5-1, at Nassau Coliseum to become back-to-back Stanley Cup champions.
Islanders legend 'would rather s--t all over' analyst in escalating feud
Paul Bissonnette and Butch Goring just can't stop going at each other.
Islanders legend rejects analyst's literal olive branch
Paul Bissonnette was in the holiday spirit and wanted to make peace with the Islanders -- but one of the team's icons was just not having it.
NHL analyst 'declaring war' after Islanders legend fumes over attack on fans
Paul Bissonnette has gotten under Islanders great Butch Goring's skin again.
Former Islanders 50-goal scorer elected to Hall of Fame as Butch Goring remains snubbed
Goring, 73, remains a notable omission from the Hall, having been a part of one of the most impactful trades in league history.
The Post ranks top 50 Islanders players: Nos. 1-20
In recognition of the Islanders’ 50th anniversary season, The Post ranks the top 50 players in franchise history. Second of a two-part series.
Late Islanders legend was player well ahead of his time
Since Mike Bossy left the game of hockey in 1987, nobody else has been able to do what he did. The Islanders’ Hall of Famer, who died late Thursday of...
Listen to Episode 32 of 'Up In The Blue Seats': Training Camp Coming Soon feat. Butch Goring
The Rangers should be back to training camp on Monday. The hockey season is inching closer and closer. To talk about it, we present to you a new episode of...
Islanders dynasty began 40 years ago with magical moment: 'Oh my God'
I don’t care how many times you’ve heard the story. It never gets old. It never will get old. All those pages of the calendar that have turned in the...
Islanders legend now has perfect view of his retired No. 91
Butch Goring has as good of a view of the Coliseum rafters as anybody in his role as the Islanders’ TV color commentator. Now, he has a front-row seat to...
Islanders' dream pregame spoiled by terrible showing
What a 60-minute buzzkill. On a Saturday afternoon that started with retiring Butch Goring’s No. 91 and continued with New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo announcing the Coliseum would be the...
Jessica Mendoza's Mets gig, and other maddening sports puzzles
Since I was a kid, I’ve been asking, “How come?” Until I hit, oh, 13, the answer was the same: “Because I said so.” Now? That’s a logical answer compared...
Explaining the Islanders' shocking rise from the inside
How is this possible? That’s the question dancing throughout the NHL as the Islanders keep their stunning grip on top of the Metropolitan Division ahead of home games next week...
Fundamentally, MLB is a wreck
I have a friend who sees things in an odd way. His son had just failed introductory college French as a mandatory language requirement. But my friend had a logical...