Reports are out that the unveiling of the Islanders Black 3rd jerseys will be on Monday, September 21st and available in stores as early as September 23rd. Way back when in 2013, SBJ’s Chris Botta tweeted that this day would come. It’s not news that the jersey’s are black, we ...

“We are human Zambonis, we shovel the snow during TV time outs and not only that, do it with a smile” – Ice Girl Victoria Calderone  in August 2014 Over the last 15 years, the New York Islanders were NHL trend setters in two very distinct areas. 1) Absurdly long term contracts 2) ...

Listen, we’ve all been depressed and despondent over our hockey team leaving Long Island. First, they removed the ice. Next, they took down the banners. They even ripped the “Home of the New York Islanders” sign right from the Coliseum facade. Islanders Country has been grieving all Summer long. But now, with the season ...

Apologies for being seemingly the last to post a blog on Al Arbour’s passing. I was away in Europe the last two weeks, I figured if it was safe for Arthur Staple to take vacation in August, it would be ok for me too.  I’m often asked, “You grew up ...

­ IslesBlog Exclusive: Story by Thomas de Luca John Tavares, Cal Clutterbuck, and Calvin de Haan have all passed through the Oshawa Generals system in the Ontario Hockey League, en route to the NHL. With training camp just a few weeks away, Michael Dal Colle is poised to be the next member ...

It’s the return of #PTIsles, the all Islanders panel discussion show covering everything on and off the ice. In the latest episode, Joe Buono is joined by IslesBlog free agent acquisitions Jesse Funk and Greg Niemczyk, best known for their stellar work  breaking down the Mets on”Put It In The Podcast.” ...

Subscribe to the IslesBlog Podcast on iTunes  In the latest edition of the IslesBlog Podcast, Joe Buono and special co-host Brittany Sider chat with Islanders pre and post game show host Shannon Hogan. Entering her second season with the Islanders, Shannon talks about her move from Detroit to New York, ...

Follow the new @IslesBlog Twitter Account HERE If there was any doubt Islanders fans were among the most die-hard / passionate / crazy fans in all of professional sports,  this month you have proven the doubters wrong once again with your YouTube video tributes to the Nassau Coliseum. On Friday, we ...

What happens when you mix a hockey-less August night with singer/songwriter Andy Grammer and a nostalgic Islanders video montage? Gold Jerry, Gold. “We won’t forget where we came from, the city won’t change us, we beat to the same drum” I never heard this song before watching this, but it ...

You might have noticed a few changes to Islesblog over the past week or so. New site layout, random twitter accounts you don’t remember following tweeting out links, and so on. All of these subtle changes are due to my departure from Islesblog after three crazy years of running the ...