Jon Zella
Jon Zella is a 28 year old Long Island native currently living in Syracuse, NY. He works for a museum as a Development Director and enjoys motorcycles, beer, coffee, and his dog Olive.
Author's Posts
Islanders 'Ziggy' Palffy: Underappreciated IIHF Hall of Famer
May 26th, 2020 With the Stanley Cup years of the 1980s fading into the past, New York Islanders fans during the 1990s didn't have much to cheer about following their team's 1993 playoff run. The Islanders became irrelevant and their building and roster began to crumble due to a severe budget cut and gross mismanagement. But despite losing seasons and...
Islanders' Top 5 Toughest Opponents of All-Time
May 26th, 2020 Every team in the NHL has players that get the better of them game after game and season after season. Whether they're at home or on the road, some players just have a team's number. For the New York Islanders, these five players are their toughest opponents of all-time. 5) Wayne Gretzky Islander fans of a certain age may recall...
Top 10 Worst Mike Milbury Moves
May 20th, 2020 Mike Milbury has long been a flamboyant and interesting figure in the NHL. From his time as a player, when he jumped into the MSG stands and beat a fan with his own shoe, to his current role as an NBC Sports analyst, where his comments have often gotten him into hot water, Milbury always seems to find his way into the headlines. (from...
Buffalo's Every Time I Die Embodies City's Spirit
April 21st, 2020 There aren't many bands that embody the spirit of a city like Every Time I Die. Hailing from Buffalo, NY, they bring their hometown with them wherever they go, in their merchandise and their songs. They also bring people together from across New York - and the world - like few other bands, creating a community out of strangers. This is...
New York Islanders With 100-Point Seasons
April 17th, 2020 The New York Islanders are a storied franchise, even if most the significant parts of their story are in the late 1970s and early '80s. Their 19-straight playoff series wins will likely never be surpassed and the cast of players from that era remains at the center of the Islanders' universe and the record books. That includes players...
5 Forgotten New York Islanders
April 13th, 2020 From the great Mike Bossy to the electric Ziggy Palffy, there are a lot of well-known players who have laced up the skates for the New York Islanders since their inception in 1972. Many of those players spent a number of seasons on Long Island, solidifying their names in fans' memories. But if you dig deep into Islanders' rosters,...
