IBO Boxing Honesty and Integrity
There are two great benefits of the Islanders visiting the Columbus Blue Jackets. 1) They are 2-0 against them this season in Columbus (4-0 on 10/20 and 3-2 OT on 12/12) 2) The sensational Game Day Posters created by Anthony Zych, a 27-year-old graphic designer who’s on the Blue Jackets’ creative services ...
Read More »The 5 Hole: Detroit Rocked City
The prevailing thought after the Islanders 3-2 loss in Washington on Thursday night was that despite the disappointing finish, the team had played one of its better games of the year against elite competition. They owned possession, took a ton of shots, skated better and were more physical than in ...
Read More »Buy, Sell or Hold – December Edition
Thomas Vitkowski is a CPA who is a panel member on CNBC’s Investor Round Table and former longtime Islanders Season Ticket Holder December was a critical month for the Islanders and they came out flying going 5-0-1 beginning with a 2-1 victory in the SO over the Rangers. They dropped ...
Read More »Islanders: Buy, Sell or Hold – November Edition
Thomas Vitkowski is a CPA who is a panel member on CNBC’s Investor Round Table and former longtime Islanders Season Ticket Holder. The Islanders had a so-so month going 7-6-1, it could have been a lot worse had it not been for the strong finish (3-0-1). Greiss continued his strong ...
Read More »Who is Alyse Barker? The Islanders New Game Day Host
When the regular season started in October, former WHRU Isles reporter Kerri Schreiber was slotted as Islanders / Barclays Center Game Day Host for their first season in Brooklyn. There were some hiccups in the beginning – mostly audio issues, that were no fault of Schreiber’s as she performed professionally ...
Read More »New York Islanders: Seven Early-Season Thoughts
Through six games, the New York Islanders have a record of 4-1-1. Their only loss and overtime loss is to the defending Stanley Cup Champion Chicago Blackhawks. In each of those wins, which were against the Winnipeg Jets, Nashville Predators, San Jose Sharks, and Columbus Blue Jackets, the Isles have ...
Read More »IslesBlog Podcast: Photographer Bruce Bennett talks about his new book "Hockey's Greatest Photos"
Subscribe to the Podcast on iTunes In this edition of the IslesBlog Podcast, Joe Buono is joined by the “Wayne Gretzky of hockey photography,” Bruce Bennett to talk about his new book Hockey’s Greatest Photos: The Bruce Bennett Collection and his career in hockey. For over 40 years and 5,000 games ...
Read More »Islanders Fans Think The New Goal Horn Blows
If you didn’t hear, the New York Islanders debuted a new MTA Subway inspired goal horn on Monday Night at Barclays Center and if you heard it, you would know it made the roll out of the black third jerseys seem like a rousing success. Introducing the new @nyislanders goal horn that ...
Read More »Poulin Claimed by Tampa Bay: Who is Stephon Williams?
A day after the Islanders placed Kevin Poulin on waivers, the 25 year old goaltender was claimed by the Tampa Bay Lighting. With Jaro Halak and free agent signing Thomas Greiss, Garth Snow had hoped to have Poulin clear waivers and be the top goalie and get extended playing time ...
Read More »WATCH: Five Great Michael Grabner Moments
He was dangled at the Draft, shopped during the Summer, but it was on the eve of training camp when Garth Snow found a taker for Michael Grabner. The 27 year old Austrian was sent to the Toronto Maple Leafs in exchange for five players – forward Taylor Beck is ...
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