Honoring the great "6"

This afternoon, the New York Islanders are playing the Edmonton Oilers. It seems fitting that this game was chosen to honor defenseman, Ken Morrow, inducting him into the team’s hall of fame. His banner will be raised to the rafters and bronzed plaque will be mounted on the wall outside the team’s locker room.


Selected by New York Islanders in the 4^th round, #68 overall in the 1976 NHL Amateur Draft, Ken Morrow had 17 and 88 for 105 points and a +149 career tally.

As a Stanley Cup Champion with the Islanders, Morrow played from 1980-89, spending his entire career from on Long Island.  That included 4 consecutive stanley cup victories, 19 consecutive playoff series and 5 consecutive finals appearances.  He is the only player in history to win an olympic gold medal and a stanley cup in the same season.  Morrow was an assistant coach with the Islanders during the 1991-92 season and is the currently the director of pro scouting for New York.  Also a member of the famed Gold Medal team in 1980, Morrow is a member of the United States Hockey hall of fame.