Islanders fans singing National Anthem @ Coliseum

[PuckItUp27]

I am suprised there isn't a thread on the main boards about the Isles first game back at coliseum. What an amazingly epic day/night. I can't remember the last time I heard a crowd so loud. I definitely teared up a few times over the course of the night. Best game I have ever attended.



Amazing tribute by Brendan Burke and highlights:



Also ran into a VIP at TD Bank across from the arena:

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[Filthy Dangles]

Ranger fan but that was awesome to see. that rink is a 10 minute drive from me, it sucked not being able to see the best hockey players in the world so easily anymore.

I will be attending the John Tavares return game there in April. Can't wait.

 

[Metroid]

The anthem has been sung many times by the crowd in different arenas for a while now...

 

[PuckItUp27]

The anthem has been sung many times by the crowd in different arenas for a while now...

Yes and it's awesome every time.

The post/thread is about more than just the anthem singing.

 

[GoJetsGo55]

That was awesome!!!!!

 

[Cellee]

I hope the Jets are at Nassau on Tuesday.

Looks like a lot of fun.

edit: Crap , back to the oblong monstrosity

 

[Speedtrials]

Yeah the anthem thing has been done so much already. However, that crowd was electric last night, Islanders looked right where they belong. A great night for the fans and hockey in general.

 

[DrewGl]

Great moment. I went to one game there vs the Caps about 5 years ago and it seemed like there was maybe 2 mens bathrooms in the entire arena. Not ideal.

 

[BrockLobster]

I was there last night. A great night. The atmosphere was electric. It felt good to be home.

 

[Chardo]

The unusually loud singing was to drown out the too-many disrespectful fans chanting during the anthem. Patriotism won, I guess.

 

[enigmatic]

was freaking awesome and yes, was to drown out idiots--was cool and spontaneous

 

[Jumptheshark]

I am suprised there isn't a thread on the main boards about the Isles first game back at coliseum. What an amazingly epic day/night. I can't remember the last time I heard a crowd so loud. I definitely teared up a few times over the course of the night. Best game I have ever attended.



Amazing tribute by Brendan Burke and highlights:



Also ran into a VIP at TD Bank across from the arena:

there was no thread on it due to the fact it is not so unusual any more

 

[Claypool]

The Islanders have the best arena in the league now.

 

[Isles Junkie]

Great moment. I went to one game there vs the Caps about 5 years ago and it seemed like there was maybe 2 mens bathrooms in the entire arena. Not ideal.

You found a 2nd bathroom? Where?

 

[Rich Nixon]

I'm really happy for Islanders fans. They deserve to be back home. I know the Coliseum's seating capacity is way reduced after the renovations, but there are probably still more good seats there than at Barclay's...and the fanbase can actually get to it.

 

[PeterSidorkiewicz]

Ive been to a good amount of NHL arenas, and Nassau is still my favorite, location aside (I found it a pain to get to).

It can be loud, and great sightlines. That's all I really care about. No frills baby.

 

[PensPlz]

First I've seen this. This IS awesome. But it's sad that it doesn't get more exposure since our media won't cover anything that doesn't sew any division. They rather look for stories that do that... or manufacture them. Whichever gets the clicks.

 

[SI90]

Ive been to a good amount of NHL arenas, and Nassau is still my favorite, location aside (I found it a pain to get to).

It can be loud, and great sightlines. That's all I really care about. No frills baby.

The old coliseum literally didn’t have a bad seat in the house.

 

[Sugi21]

The old barn was lit all game!!!!!

 

[Lepardi]

was freaking awesome and yes, was to drown out idiots--was cool and spontaneous

What were the idiots saying? I've traveled quite a lot to see different hockey, basketball and soccer games in countries like England, Sweden, France, Spain, Germany, Denmark, Canada and USA, and I've ofcourse seen hundreds of games here in Finland. The Islanders fans I saw at their playoff game against the Capitals in 2015 were by far the most obnoxious morons I've ever had the privilege to listen to at a sports event. In many countries you would get ejected and possibly banned for quite a long time for spouting such racist, homophobic garbage, but back at Nassau Coliseum few people seemed to mind. The arena personnel certainly didn't.

 

[Bood12]

Great moment. I went to one game there vs the Caps about 5 years ago and it seemed like there was maybe 2 mens bathrooms in the entire arena. Not ideal.

yea they had like a 100 Million dollar renovation on the place, and the things that were really needed like a wider concourse and more bathrooms were obviously not changeable, they took seats out in the bowl to make walking around the concourse more tolerable but you would not notice it walking around during the intermissions and before and after the game

The Islanders have the best arena in the league now.

truth, after the Red Wings got a new arena Coliseum is now the last of an old school great place to see a game especially with a packed crowd

 

[sabremike]

You found a 2nd bathroom? Where?

I'm mad the bathroom downstairs is no longer a secret.

 

[Bood12]

I'm mad the bathroom downstairs is no longer a secret.

still a significantly shorter wait time than those that are upstairs

(not that there is a bathroom downstairs for those who did not know about it)

 

[PeterSidorkiewicz]

The old coliseum literally didn’t have a bad seat in the house.

I’ve only been there twice but it sure seemed like it, my favorite arena to watch hockey. Second was the JLA, and Little Caesar’s is crap compared to it IMO.

 

[Pens x]

It’s nice that these fans suddenly care again, even if it’s just for one game. I’m sure most of these people wouldn’t have bothered going 3 years ago.