Things just never gets boring in Islander Country. Rick DiPietro was finally placed on waivers, marking the end of an era. The Isles wanted to give him one last hurrah and a shortened-season was the perfect situation for them to do so. DiPietro showed the front office and coaching staff all they needed to see ...
The New York Islanders are 2-2 since snapping their 5 game regulation losing streak. The two wins came off a 4-3 defeat of rival New York Rangers at Madison Square Garden in a shoot out, and featured a come from behind push by the Islanders in the 2nd period. Their next game, they handedly defeated the ...
After years of speculation, countless proposals, and endless rejections, the New York Islanders have finally cemented their stay in the New York area. Charles Wang, along with Bruce Ratner, Marty Markowitz, Gary Bettman, and mayor Michael Bloomberg announced that the New York Islanders will be staying in the New York area through 2030. Starting in ...
Since Saturday night when the collective bargaining agreement ran out, the NHL has officially been in a lockout. As the fight between the owners and the players association goes on, Nassau County will get a glimpse into what life would be like without the Islanders. As reported by Newsday, “the local economy could lose more ...
Last week Nassau County Executive Ed Mangano announced the release of an RFQ to find a developer to finance and carry out the development of Nassau Coliseum and the surrounding area. Unsurprisingly there does not seem to be any optimism among fans or media that this will keep the Islanders in Nassau. As tweeted today ...
In the latest saga of Nassau County politics vs. the New York Islanders, County Executive Ed Mangano issued a statement calling for investors to develop the Nassau Hub. Mangano released a Request for Qualifications from a “master developer”, but Islanders fans have heard Nassau County politicians sing the same tunes quite often. Recently, Kate Murray ...
If the sarcastic title wasn’t enough to get the point across, then by now Islanders fans could have realized that this article was not meant to paint the rosiest of pictures for the team’s arena situation in Nassau County. Earlier in May, Kate Murray left little room open for interpretation when speaking about the Islanders, ...
With all of the uncertainty surrounding the New York Islanders’ arena situation, one would think that Nassau County politicians would lobby for Long Island’s only professional sports franchise to stay in Hempstead past 2015. However, that is not the case. After shooting down Charles Wang’s Lighthouse Project, Kate Murray took an absurd amount of time ...
With the New York Islanders’ lease running out in 2015, there have been many rumors regarding a possible move out of Nassau County. Areas such as Kansas City, Quebec, Las Vegas, and Seattle have all been thrown in the mix as possible landing spots for the Isles if they were to move out of Long ...
For the past six seasons, Rick DiPietro has seemingly spent more time on the injured reserve than playing NHL hockey. DiPietro’s laundry list of injuries has Islanders fans and NHL fans alike wondering if the American netminder will call it a career anytime soon. However, DP made it abundantly clear to Newsday that he has ...
