Posts About "Nassau Coliseum"
A Brief History of the Nassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum
April 28th, 2020 The Nassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum, which is now branded as NYCB Live Arena, is a multipurpose indoor arena, that is better known as the home of the New York Islanders, located in Uniondale, New York. The arena opened in 1972 and was built on 63 acres of Mitchel Field, which was formerly known as Army Airfield and later an Air...
Islanders Returning Home to Coliseum for 2020-21
March 1st, 2020 The New York Islanders returning home to the Nassau Coliseum for all their games during the 2020-21 season is some of the best news Islanders fans have heard in quite some time. With the new arena in Belmont being built and the renovation of the Coliseum during the past few years, the Islanders moved their home games to...
Islanders Coming Back Home for 7 More Games
September 25th, 2019 As the New York Islanders’ new home in Belmont officially broke ground on Monday, the team recently announced the addition of seven games that will be moved from the Barclays Center to the Nassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum: Sunday, Oct. 6 vs. Winnipeg Jets at 7 p.m. Tuesday, Oct. 8 vs. Edmonton Oilers at 7 p.m. Sunday,...
Islanders' Opportunity at Belmont Park
July 17th, 2019 July 9, 2019 was a big day for the New York Islanders. The announcement that developers had come to an agreement for a new full-service LIRR train station gives a new arena at Belmont Park a feeling of inevitability. Co-owner and alternative governer of the New York Islanders, Jon Ledecky and Commissioner of the NHL, Gary Bettman...
Islanders Fans Are "Fine" With Playoff Games in Brooklyn
April 28th, 2019 NEW YORK — With their team playing in the Eastern Conference semifinals, New York Islanders fans are back in Brooklyn for the first time in more than two months. And since it means they're doing well in the Stanley Cup playoffs, they're happy to be bac...
Islanders Ready to Rock Coliseum
April 10th, 2019 Nassau Coliseum. The Coliseum. Nassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum, or as it is now called, NYCB Live. After losing to the Washington Capitals in 2015, the New York Islanders and their fans were moving to Brooklyn with no plans to return to the historic building. Fast forward to 2019 and the Coli is in joint custody of their...
A Tale of Two Arenas: Islanders Fans Prefer the Coliseum
January 31st, 2019 NEW YORK — Barclays Center is newer, sleeker and has the better food options. Nassau Coliseum has the history. With the New York Islanders splitting their home games between the two arenas this season, their fans have always been clear about their pref...
Islanders at Home – A House Divided
July 19th, 2018 Being a New York Islanders fan is not easy. Since the early 1980s when the team won four consecutive Stanley Cups, playoff appearances have been few and far between, making it difficult for fans to find anything to cheer about for an extended period of time. The news that they will finally be building a state-of-the-art, permanent home...
Tape2Tape: Remembering Nassau Coliseum
September 19th, 2017 Originally published in April 2015. Twelve minutes into the second period, Anders Lee poked the puck past Toronto Maple Leafs goaltender Jonathan Bernier to give his New York Islanders a 3-2 lead. That goal stuck as the game winner as the Islanders would go on to beat the Leafs in what was Toronto’s final trip to Nassau...
A Tale of Three Old Hockey Arenas
September 13th, 2017 Hockey rinks have come a long way from the days of chicken-wire cages and wooden stands. The hockey fan now has state-of-the-art seats, a wide array of fancy and healthy food selections, craft beers and all the amenities such as WiFi and other modern-day conveniences. It’s a long way from when old hockey arenas had people...
Old Hockey Rinks
April 8th, 2017 The rink. The old barn. The icebox. Hockey rinks have come a long way from the days of chicken-wire cages and wooden stands. The hockey fan now has state-of-the-art seats, a wide array of fancy and healthy food selections, craft beers and all the amenities such as WiFi and other modern-day conveniences. It’s a long way from when old...
The Islanders in Nassau Coliseum: Revisited
April 13th, 2016 A year ago, the New York Islanders' final season in the Nassau Coliseum was winding to a close. One of the team's last games in its original home was against the Detroit Red Wings -- a Sunday matinee, on March 29, 2015. This writer was in attendance, and sat down afterward to record his thoughts on the game, and moreover, the bond...
Isles Fans Becoming Voice of the Underdog
February 14th, 2016 Early this week, Barclays Center announced its plans to raise season ticket prices in certain obstructed view sections for the Islanders’ 2016-17 season. Fans subject to the price hike could either bite the bullet and renew, or opt out of their seats by the middle of March. It was a sucker punch of sour news for those affected, coming...
