Talkin' Isles

John Tonelli

Episode Summary

Islanders legend John Tonelli joins episode 18 of the podcast. Tonelli talks about his time in the World Hockey Association and playing with Gordie Howe (3:15), how he came to the Islanders (7:30), memories from the 1980 run (11:15), the Islanders 15-game winning streak in 1982 (20:00), saving the dynasty in 1982 (24:55), his jersey retirement (33:20), playing with Gretzky in LA (38:30), a prank involving Clark Gillies (42:15) and more.