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In 1993, Al Arbour Made Me an Islanders Fan for Life

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 ...

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Exclusive: Oshawa Generals GM Roger Hunt has High Praise for Michael dal Colle

­ 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 ...

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PTIsles: Episode 11 – Summer Stories

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.” ...

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Minecraft: A Tribute to the Barn

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 ...

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WATCH: We Always Find A Way Back Home

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 ...

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A Letter From Connor: Goodbye…Well, kind of…

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 ...

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Kyle Okposo Left Off An Early Projection of the 2016 U.S. World Cup of Hockey Roster

Remember #OkieForSochi? Time for Isles fans to come up with a new and clever Kyle Okposo hashtag for the 2016 World Cup of Hockey. USA Hockey named Los Angeles Kings GM Dean Lombardi to serve as the team’s GM on Thursday and with that announcement, an early projection of the ...

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Movin' Out: Billy Joel, Islanders Fans Close Out The Coliseum

Billy Joel shut the doors on the Nassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum Tuesday Night with his 32nd and final show at the arena,  a personal and powerful three plus hour performance that rocked the Old Barn one final time. The concert, his first at the Coliseum since 1998, opened with Movin’ ...

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NHL Partners With MLBAM, Won't Take Away Our Vines, GIFs and YouTube Videos!

When rumors started flying yesterday about the NHL partnering with MLB Advanced Media, I got nervous, I mean really nervous. You see, MLB Advanced Media is the best at what it does, MLB.com is sleek and fast, highlights are readily available, MLB Network program keeps getting better and better. As NHL Commissioner Gary ...

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Take the Train in Vain: LIRR Adds Extra Service for Islanders Games at Barclays

If you are making the transition from a 15 minute car drive to a hour long haul on the LIRR to attend Islanders games this season, you probably recall this tweet from Barclays Center CEO Brett Yormark last month indicating that changes were coming to LIRR service for games at Barclays ...

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