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Nystrom a man of many names and triumphs NHLcom History Welcome PROFILE ACCOUNT SIGN OUT USERNAME or EMAILPASSWORDFORGOT YOUR USERNAME OR PASSWORDSIGN IN REGISTER SCORES LEAGUE SCORES NHL GAMECENTER LIVE SCHEDULE TODAY BY WEEK BY MONTH BY SEASON STANDINGS DIVISION CONFERENCE LEAGUE VS EAST VS WEST 2009 PRESEASON STATS LEAGUE LEADERS INDIVIDUALS TEAMS GAMEBYGAME CAREER SHOOTOUTS 2009 PRESEASON TEAMS Chicago Blackhawks Columbus Blue Jackets Detroit Red Wings Nashville Predators St Louis Blues Calgary Flames Colorado Avalanche Edmonton Oilers Minnesota Wild Vancouver Canucks Anaheim Ducks Dallas Stars Los Angeles Kings Phoenix Coyotes San Jose Sharks New Jersey Devils New York Islanders New York Rangers Philadelphia Flyers Pittsburgh Penguins Boston Bruins Buffalo Sabres Montreal Canadiens Ottawa Senators Toronto Maple Leafs Atlanta Thrashers Carolina Hurricanes Florida Panthers Tampa Bay Lightning Washington Capitals PLAYERS SEARCH PLAYERS ROOKIES DRAFT HISTORY NEWS HEADLINES FEATURES NHL WINTER CLASSIC 2010 WINTER OLYMPICS NHL ENTRY DRAFT NHL AWARDS STANLEY CUP PLAYOFFS NHL ALLSTAR GAME HOCKEYS FINEST ALL NEWS STORIES NOUVELLES EN FRANAIS FANTASY PLAY FANTASY HOCKEY 09 VIDEO LIVE GAME VIDEO NHL NETWORK PHOTOS FANS NHL FANS NHL ON FACEBOOK NHL ON TWITTER NHL ON YOUTUBE NHL TOOLBARS SATURDAYNHLPICKS NHL TWITTER LISTS NHL TWEETMIXX MOBILE TICKETS NHL TICKETS BUY AND SELL NHL TICKETS SHOP SHOPNHLCOM AUCTIONS JERSEYS MEN WOMEN KIDS NYC NHL STORE HEADLINES DIVISION NOTES OLYMPICS FANTASY ALL FEATURES Nystrom a man of many names and triumphsFriday 03072008 500 PM History By Mike G Morreale NHLcom Staff Writer Bob Nystroms overtime goal in Game 6 against the Flyers on May 24 1980 began a four year Islanders championship dynastyIf New York Islanders legend Bob Nystrom doesnt hold the record for most nicknames of any other player in the history of the game than he certainly tops the list on Long Island In addition to the everpopular Mr Islander Nystrom has also been dubbed Thor Knuckles and even NiatrossNiatross youll recall was one of the greatest harness race horses of all timeI actually kind of liked it Nystrom told NHLcom (Teammate) John Tonelli labeled me Niatross because he and the rest of the guys always said I was like a horse out there never getting tired during the course of a hockey game So John started calling me NiatrossNystrom is too humble a man however to admit to one other moniker HeroIt was Nystroms overtime goal in Game 6 against the Philadelphia Flyers on May 24 1980 that began the run of four straight Stanley Cup championships on Long Island Ironically it was Tonelli who threaded the needle to Niatross who deftly tipped a ...