This Day in Isles History: September 21

Mark Streit is named the 13th captain in team history in 2011, Isles play first preseason game in Brooklyn in 2013

Sept. 21, 2011 –Mark Streit is named the 13th captain in team history.

Streit is the first Swiss native to captain an NHL team. The defenseman played for the Islanders from 2008-13 and served as captain from 2011-13. During his career as an Islander, the left-shot compiled 179 points (40G, 139A) in 286 games, the most points and games he’d amass with any of his four NHL teams (Isles, Montreal, Philadelphia, Pittsburgh) during his 12-year career. Streit won a Stanley Cup with the Penguins in 2017.

Drafted in the ninth round (262nd overall) by Montreal in the 2004 NHL Entry Draft, Streit amassed 434 points (96G, 338A) throughout 786-career NHL games.

Sept. 21, 2013 – The Islanders hosted the first NHL game in Brooklyn at Barclays Center, falling 3-0 to the New Jersey Devils in a preseason game. The first NHL game played in Brooklyn drew a crowd of 14,689. Cory Schneider made 26 saves for New Jersey, while Jacob Josefson, Patrik Elias and Steve Bernier scored. Evgeni Nabokov made 22 saves for the Islanders.