There are certain moments in New York Islanders history that never really fade. They just wait for the right time to be remembered again. Tuesday night at UBS Arena, the Islanders leaned all the way into one of the most infamous, chaotic, and unintentionally perfect moments the franchise has ever produced by selling shirts commemorating the legendary Santa Brawl of 2003.
If that night happened in 2025, it would have melted the internet in real time. Back then, it lived on through grainy clips, newspaper headlines, and word of mouth. Now, more than two decades later, the Islanders are finally embracing the madness.