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http://newyork.cbslocal.com/2015/01...lafontaine-on-march-24-prior-to-game-vs-wild/
After representing the United States in the 1984 Winter Olympics, Pat LaFontaine jumped straight to the NHL and joined the Islanders in the midst of their quest for a fifth consecutive Stanley Cup. It didn’t take him long to realize that the Nassau Coliseum was an amazing place to play.
He also came to understand that things went up a notch when the playoffs came around.
“It was exciting during the regular season but the players all said to me, wait till the playoffs,†said LaFontaine, who tallied 287 goals and 566 points in 530 games as an Islander. “Sure enough, in the first game against the Rangers with the sparklers and the excitement you could almost feel the building shaking.â€