IslesBlog and The 516 Alliance have come to an agreement with the Long Island Marriott permitting Islanders fans to tailgate in the shadow of the Nassau Coliseum on Saturday, October 17th prior to the 7:30pm game vs. the San Jose Sharks at Barclays Center in Brooklyn. Already have ticket to the ...
Read More »All Black Everything: Isles Unveil Black and White Third Jersey
…It Don’t Matter If You’re Black Or White The Islanders Official site says “Tradition Resonates Through Uniform.” I guess this is true if you throw out the whole abandoning of the team colors and all. After months (years?) of speculation the Islanders unveiled their new black and white third jersey via ...
Read More »News 12 Report: Isles to Unveil Black 3rd Jersey on Wednesday 9/16
News 12’s Kevin Maher tweeted out that the Islanders will officially unveil their new third jersey on Wednesday, September 16th. Earlier reports indicating that the jersey would be revealed on 9/21 were followed by an Icethetics altered “NY” logo and the jersey being leaked on the same day! We call this ...
Read More »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.” ...
Read More »IslesBlog Podcast: MSG Networks Pre/Post Game Show Host Shannon Hogan
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, ...
Read More »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 ...
Read More »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’ ...
Read More »Visnovsky slated to return to Europe
Isles defenseman Lubomir Visnovsky, who is an unrestricted free agent, is reportedly mulling over starting the 2015-16 NHL season overseas.
Read More »Ten Ways of Looking at Joshua Ho-Sang
1. First glance Fans who made the trek to Brooklyn for the New York Islanders 2015 Blue and White Scrimmage likely came for one of the two following reasons: the tickets were a mere ten bucks, and an enigma, 19-year-old winger Joshua Ho-Sang, was skating the Barclays Center ice for ...
Read More »Sccccoooorrrreeee!!! Isles on NBCSN Five Times This Season
Fired, Forced, Feathered, Floated, Flexed, Waffle-Boarded, Steamed, Guided, Turned Aside, Hoisted, Rattled …. Get ready for some Doc Emrick BINGO! On Monday, the Islanders announced that the team will appear five times on NBCSN during the 2015-16 season, just one year removed from having exactly the same amount of games aired as ...
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