I read last weekend’s news about the New York Islanders staying at Nassau Coliseum through the 2020-21 season with great interest. First off, it’s clearly the right move for a team that has been shuttling back and forth between two … Continue reading
Say this for the venerable Nassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum: It has had, and continues to have, an interesting life as a sports venue. Opened in the early 1970s, it was the only home the New York Islanders knew for more … Continue reading
For whatever reason, Friday brought quite a bit of news on the arena front, with several teams still on the lookout for new facilities. All are interesting in their own right, so let’s take a look at each tidbit and … Continue reading
It’s been nearly a full season since the New York Islanders left their longtime home, the Nassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum, and made their much-discussed move into Brooklyn’s Barclays Center. And a lot of things have happened in that time — … Continue reading
The finale Mrs. Fan chose for her epic four-city East Coast Hockey Tour was quite the doozy: Rangers-Islanders at Madison Square Garden. Not surprisingly, it was a pretty tough ticket to obtain. Final stop for @jrosebud on the East … Continue reading
Any East Coast hockey tour requires a stop in the New York metro area, with three different NHL teams to choose from. That’s where Mrs. Fan wound up Friday, stopping at Prudential Center to see the Devils take on the … Continue reading
