Which team did the Islanders prevent from joining the NHL by being founded in 1972?
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Answer
The New York Islanders were founded in 1972 as part of the NHL's maneuvers to keep a team from the rival league, the World Hockey Association (WHA), out of Nassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum in suburban Uniondale, New York.
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