William Orser Holmes (March 9, 1899 — March 14, 1961) was a Canadian ice hockey centre who played in the National Hockey League (NHL) for the Montreal Canadiens and the New York Americans.
The New York Metropolitan Area would not have a second NHL team again until the establishment of the New York Islanders in nearby Uniondale, New York, on Long Island, in the 1972–73 season.
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The first professional match Chadwick worked was between the Montreal Canadiens and New York Americans at The Garden.
Joseph Gordon Lamb (b. June 18, 1906 in Sussex, New Brunswick – d. August 21, 1982) was a professional ice hockey forward who played 11 seasons in the National Hockey League with the Montreal Maroons, Ottawa Senators, New York Americans, Boston Bruins, Montreal Canadiens, St. Louis Eagles and Detroit Red Wings.
In 1941 he started along Tom Harmon in the New York Americans backfield in the third American Football League and became the team's primary running threat after Harmon left the team for military service.
The Nets were originally established in 1966 as a founding member of the American Basketball Association (ABA), to be named the New York Americans, and league had intended for the team to play at the 69th Regiment Armory in Manhattan.