Whether you are a "Swiftie" or not, you probably heard that Taylor Swift and Kansas City Chiefs TE Travis Kelce announced their engagement on Tuesday. That got at least one social media account thinking, "What was the closest thing the NHL had to the Taylor Swift/Travis Kelce mania?"
Hmmm.
Well, when it comes to name recognition off the ice, a few New York Islanders players found themselves allied with stars far beyond the reaches of the rink, and in doing so, created some of the franchise’s most buzz-worthy celebrity meets athlete power couples.
Let’s start with Alexei Yashin and Carol Alt.