The Hall of Fame goalie who backstopped the Islanders to four ... Cups from 1980-83 often was a man of few public words. Fortunately, his former teammates have plenty of “Battlin’ ” Billy ...

Billy Smith was officially announced as the team’s new goaltenders coach, replacing Mike Palmateer. Smith, one of the greatest money goalies of all time, won four Stanley Cups with the Islanders ...

And Billy Smith has never been one to disappoint. The Hall of Famer backstopped the Islanders to four consecutive Stanley Cup championships in the early 1980s and was one of the toughest guys to ...

No nickname in hockey has ever been more deserved than Battlin' Billy Smith ... once the playoffs arrived, so did Smith. During the Islanders' four straight Stanley Cup championship years ...

Whether you were friend or foe, Battlin’ Billy ... Smith was the last line of defense for the Islanders’ Stanley Cup dynasty in the early 1980s – the NHL’s last four-peat – and he ...

Islanders icon Billy Smith was a superb goalie and four-time Stanley Cup winner. But he was also a fantastic interview. And in this story Smith wrote for THN, he was in peak form. Hockey Hall-of ...

Four Stanley Cups in a row. It hasn’t been done since ... to just six goals in a four-game sweep. Of course, goalie Billy Smith was massive for New York as well, and his Conn Smythe Trophy ...

Islanders legend Billy Smith did the same against the Oilers back ... This time, Gretzky and the Oilers defeated the Islanders four games to one, ending their dynasty and starting one of their ...