The Islanders either are or are not the first NHL team based in Brooklyn.
That such a seemingly simple matter could be debatable speaks to the quirky charm of “Only the Dead Know the Brooklyn Americans,” a documentary now available on video on demand that chronicles their one and only year in existence, 1941-42.
After finishing in last pace that year - the Rangers finished first - they disbanded, with a plan to return after World War II, which (spoiler alert) they never did.