Posts About "Nassau Coliseum"
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...
