It was May 18, 2003, when the Philadelphia Charge faced the New York Power in a WUSA soccer match in Uniondale, New York.
The Charge emerged victorious that day, as Marinette Pichon scored twice in a 2-1 win. Charge goaltender Hope Solo made one save on that historic day during the final season of the WUSA's existence.
What does a women's soccer match have to do with the 2014-15 season of the New York Islanders?
For the first time since 2003, there is Hope on Long Island.
Absolutely terrible joke aside, there probably hasn't been this much optimism around the Islanders since the Jimmy Carter administration. General manager Garth Snow signed real-live helpful hockey players this summer, including a pair of goaltenders who may not be in that elite level with Hope Solo but are upgrades nonetheless.
Yes, the Islanders have been to the playoffs three times since that one-save performance by Solo in 2003, but those teams all leaked into the postseason and were mopped away with mostly ease by superior opponents.
This year, there's a real possibility the Islanders could win their first play ...
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