All Entries Tagged With: "Nassau Coliseum"
B’s Stage Late Comeback, But Fall To Caps 3-2 In The Shootout
BOSTON– On Thursday evening, the Boston Bruins were out to continue their most recent three-game winning streak, when they hosted the Washington Capitals at TD Garden. Unfortunately for Boston, they were unable to secure a playoff berth – which they would have done, had they won – as they fell 3-2 in a shootout. Things [...]
Rask Injured, Isles Edge Bruins 3-2 At TD Garden
BOSTON – After twice posting a six spot on the Islanders this season, the Bruins welcomed New York to town on Saturday afternoon in search of their first set of back-to-back wins in over a month and a half. Playing in the middle contest of a Big-Apple trifecta (NJ on Thursday, NYI Saturday, NYR Sunday), [...]
GameDay: Isles In Town, Can Bruins Finally Win Two Straight?
Teams: New York Islanders at Boston Bruins Records: New York 26-29-1 (61 Points) , Boston 38-21-3 (79 Points) Location: TD Garden , Boston, Massachusetts Time: 1:00 P.M. (EST) TV/Radio Info: NESN (Edwards, Brickley, Funayama) – 98.5 The Sports Hub (Goucher, Beers) Last Game: New Jersey Devils 3 , Bruins 4 (OT) ……. Islanders 3 , Philadelphia [...]
NY ISLANDERS IN BROOKLYN? In Talks with Barclays Center to Play Preseason Game
Is this a preemptive strike? As I first reported on Twitter on Thursday the Islanders are in discussions to host a preseason game next season at the new Barclays Center in Brooklyn, the future home of the NBA’s New Jersey Nets. This is not the first time the Islanders have used another venue to push the [...]
The Tough Truth About Islanders’ Arena Situation
There have been a few rumors in Islanders Country of late in regards to the venue situation. If anyone knows about how I was engaged in New York hockey before coming to CBSNewYork.com, they would know I had been very active and in the trenches over the Nassau Coliseum venue situation for several years. Since this [...]
SPECIAL COMMENT: Joe Conte Writes “The Islanders are not done in Nassau County”
Today I lend the HockeyIndependent.com Isles floor to Joe Conte, an activist who has been a firm supporter of the Lighthouse Project, an outspoken critic of the Town of Hempstead… who infamously made Republican boss Joseph “Backroom Deal” Mondello break out his anti-Islanders stance in mere seconds as he shout: “Blow it out your duffel [...]
Having A Say, When You Don’t Get One
First things first, I have to confess. When I heard last week that Blue Oyster Cult was going to perform at the referendum rally at the Nassau Coliseum parking lot tomorrow, a few thoughts swirled in my head: Blue Oyster Cult? At the last (and only) rally for a referendum election I ever attended, a [...]
DIRE STRAITS ON LONG ISLAND? Part 2 of a Series. Today BD & Joe Conte Shed Light On Isles Org and Lighthouse
Tough to be an Isles fan these days, huh? Everyone is feeling the pain it seems. My own belief is we are in the middle of a media pile-on, and some facts and realities have gotten a bit lost. Just my take, and fine if nobody agrees. I think the pile-on has upset the fanbase [...]
DIRE STRAITS ON LONG ISLAND – Is The Latest News Reason To Hit Panic Button? A Blog Roundtable Takes This On …
Tough to be an Isles fan these days, huh? Everyone is feeling the pain it seems. My own belief is we are in the middle of a media pile-on, and some facts and realities have gotten a bit lost. Just my take, and fine if nobody agrees. I think the pile-on has upset the fanbase [...]
Better Late Than Never
All right, I admit it, I’m a little late to the party. This is my first blog of the new season and the season is already well under way. My apologies, and I am going to get into the good habit of commenting after each game or two, even if it’s just a recap and [...]
The Day The Isles Fan Stood Still! Why Fans Seem MIA This Season
Sure it’s early, but it is concerning that the fans haven’t come out as much as they did as opposed to last year. There are several issues and the usual baggage that comes along for the ride as they do in every year for Islanders fans. However, I thought we could take a look at [...]
Islanders Enter 2010 Season With Questions
As the Islanders begin the 2010-2011 season they enter with more questions then GM Garth Snow would have anticipated. With devastating training camp injuries to the 2 most important players on the team, Scott Gordon now has the challenge of figuring out who his number 1 defenseman and top forward will be. Mark Streit will [...]
COMMENTARY: Word-For-Word, Lighthouse Project Starting To Fall Flat
If there is one thing to be seen in this new scuffle over the Lighthouse Project, is that the newest wrinkle to it all has very much splintered the fanbase. We can certainly glean the Lighthouse Project’s own take in one read. Meanwhile wordage of the ToH press release is loose enough to drive truck-wide [...]
Murray and Goosby Produce Alternative Development Zone For Lighthouse Site
The following is the Press Release from the Town of Hempstead. No text has been changed. Hempstead Town Supervisor Kate Murray and Councilwoman Dorothy Goosby, along with Council Members Anthony Santino, Angie Cullin, Gary Hudes and James Darcy, Town Clerk Mark Bonilla and Receiver of Taxes Don Clavin, released details of a new development zone [...]
THE FATAL THREE WAY BATTLE OVER NASSAU COLISEUM: Mangano, Wang & Town of Hempstead
Welcome to the new chapter in the battle! Mangano is pushing a casino, despite his group not having any studies, research nor solid footing besides just trying to attract Shinnecock attention. Ed has been staring at an almost $300 million gap which his TAX REVOLT strategy seems to put him in a corner on [...]
BULLSH*T: My Take On Kovalchuk, The Isles & The Insult To The Rebuild
BULLS*T. Wait, don’t get me wrong, I do think Snow’s interest, talk and the chasing is legit. I just don’t buy it. I don’t buy it as a solution, option or a good move. But let’s start at the beginning…. Let’s take a moment to climb inside the structure of Long Island’s rebuild. It [...]
LONG ISLAND’S REALLY BAD IDEA: Mangano Pushes A Casino Into The NY Islanders Fray
Back about a year ago, the Nassau County Young Republicans met using the conference space of the office area of Nassau Coliseum. One of the main issues that they discussed was how Long Island was losing tourism dollars to places like Connecticut, New Jersey, and New York City. Addressing this group primarily was Michael Picker, [...]
SEASON REVIEW OF THE NY ISLANDERS: Time For Garth To Step Up
“It’s unacceptable that we didn’t make the playoffs, but having said that, here are positives” – Garth Snow Oh, we were going to the playoffs Garth? Is this why the defense saw no improvement this season. Is this why no other offensive help was brought in? Islanders last year were 28th in the league, 3rd [...]
The Curtain Goes Down On Another Season
by Brenna Solop I have to use a stage metaphor for my blog title because in addition to being a hockey fan, I’m a total drama geek. Hockey is so much like a scripted drama to me; you have good guys, bad guys, fights, costumes…I mean uniforms, intermissions, ushers, high-priced snacks, edge-of-your-seat suspense, standing ovations [...]
SPECIAL REPORT: Questioning the Status Of The Lighthouse Project
(This is not an April Fools) April 1st, 2010 What began with a song and greeting: “Meet Me at the Lighthouse!”, which even blared from a holiday card they sent us at the end of 2008, has turned into a whimper. As the lights have gone dark from some shake-up, more is coming clear… The [...]
