The New York NHLer is an ISLANDER, which is an 8 letter word. The New York Islanders are a professional ice hockey team based in Uniondale, New York. They are members of the Metropolitan Division of the Eastern Conference of the National Hockey League (NHL). The Islanders have won four Stanley Cup championships, most recently in 1983. The team was founded in 1972 as part of the NHL's expansion into the Sun Belt.