Retro jerseys, plenty of giveaways, public honors for team greats. Not all memories can be planned and repackaged.
As we head into the final year of calling the Coliseum home to the New York Islanders, I’d like to share with you some random memories.
For one night only the Fisherman will return. Not in-game but for one pregame warmup.
Reimer? No.
Ellis? No.
Poulin? No.
Ward? No.
MAF? No.
Apparently it was Peter Budaj.
It wasn’t exactly an 11:59:59 deal for a defenseman, but it was critical. Johnny Boychuck and Nick Leddy are now New York Islanders.
Fall fires burning neath black twisted boughs, mixing with the last life of a smoldering Lucky Strike.
Cast your eyes into this haze and see the future!
If you need to improve a position, why trade the only stability you have?
This post originally ran on Islanders Insight’s Fan Retrospective, click here for the full article.
At 13 years old the world is a place that isn’t defined. One day you discover music that isn’t for “kids” and then next day you say it’s behind you. Thought the only sport in life was baseball? Too bad, now you’ve found soccer and life is ret-conned into completeness. I was a 13 year old Quebec Nordiques fan. Look how that turned out.
BREAKING NEWS: Charles Wang has agreed to sell the #Isles to John Ledecky, former co-owner of the Capitals, and investor Scott Malkin.
— Arthur Staple (@StapeNewsday) August 19, 2014
Arthur Staple is the hero today, as much as Jonathan Ledecky and Scott Malkin will be tomorrow.
For 42 years the Nassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum has remained pure. Nassau. Veterans. Memorial. Coliseum. But times could be a-changin’.
Capitol District Islander 