Islanders Primary Logo

The New York Islanders have had a long and storied history, and their primary logo has changed many times over the years. The first iteration of the team’s logo came in 1972 when they were initially known as the New York Americans. This original design featured a red, white, and blue shield with an American eagle and two crossed hockey sticks behind it.

In 1975, when they became part of the NHL expansion teams and adopted their new name, “Islanders”; this was also accompanied by a change to their primary logo, which now featured an orange-and-blue shield that included four stripes at its base representing Long Island Sound's four counties: Nassau County (orange), Suffolk County (blue), Queens County (white), and Kings county(red). In addition to this, there was also an interlocking ‘NY’ for New York located within it. This version remained until 1995, when another redesign took place using more modernized colors such as navy blue instead of royal blue while still keeping all other elements intact from before.

Finally, in 1998, after several minor changes throughout those three years prior, A brand new look was unveiled featuring what is now considered one of the most recognizable logos in sports today: An orange fisherman silhouette that would become affectionately known simply as "Fisherman." Even though slight modifications have been made since then, such as changing out some colors or altering how certain elements are presented, the basic idea remains unchanged even up till the present day making Fisherman one of the most iconic symbols associated with not just Islanders but the entire National Hockey League itself!