On Feb. 1, 1992, Denis Potvin became the first player in New York Islanders history to have his number retired when the banner “Potvin 5” was raised to the rafters at the Nassau Coliseum. But after the 2014-15 season, Potvin’s banner along with the other retired numbers and Stanley Cup Championship banners were taken down and moved to the Islanders new home at Barclays Center in Brooklyn.
But now the Islanders are going to return to the renovated barn now known as “NYCB Live, home of the Nassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum,” to play 60 games over the next three seasons leading up to the opening of their new arena at Belmont Park.