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Tavares Nets Six Year Contract Extension With Isles

September 15, 2011

The news was running rampant all over the twitter feeds and message boards yesterday that the Islanders were going to have a big announcement regarding number one center John Tavares and his future with the New York Islanders franchise. But as of today's 1 PM press conference, it became official: John Tavares has signed a six-year contract extension worth $33 million.

The contract has been said to be worth $5.5 million a year.

Tavares is only 20 years old and has led the team in scoring for back to back seasons while improving his numbers in the process. The first overall pick in the 2009 draft ended his rookie campaign in 2010 with 54 points in 82 games (24 goals, 30 assi...

Bailey's Clock Is Ticking

September 10, 2011

Rob McGowan

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Charles Wang has always had a very strict rule that he has enforced since the day he bought the New York Islanders; if any player that was considered property of the organization were to not have a new contract before the start of training camp, they would be forced to miss the entire season.

It's a rule that I have always approved of since it clearly sets the tone that this is Wang's team and he won't be jerked around by players who wish to play the waiting game for more money. He's also shown that he isn't shy about using it either.

Most Islanders fans remember the year that Sean Bergenheim spent playing hockey in Sweden since he refused to accept the con...

Isles Fans Ask, What's Next?

August 6, 2011

Rob McGowan

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It has been five days since the August 1st referendum failed. The vote was tallied at 9 PM after the day concluded in a dramatic fashion. Many Islanders fans and Nassau County residents who went out to vote yes did so in the later part of the afternoon, just as thunderstorms began to cloud the Island. Although it is unlikely that mother nature is to blame for the loss, many voters were stuck on trains that were delayed and didn't make it home in time for the vote.

But at the end of the day, the turn out, as expected was incredibly low. Despite that being the goal, hoping to get many of Long Island's younger voters to push this referendum through, the new arena plan was rejec...

We're All Islanders: Reasons For Voting Yes

July 30, 2011

Rob McGowan

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I originally lived in Brooklyn, NY, which for those of you outside of New York is not very far from New York City, Madison Square Garden and the New York Rangers. I lived in Brooklyn as a kid for most of the 90's but couldn't tell you a damn thing about hockey. My closest friend and his father were die hard Rangers fans so every now and then I used to see a game on TV, especially when they were in the playoffs. But still, I couldn't say I knew much. Only when I went to my friends house would I pick up a plastic stick and fool around with a ball in his driveway, but other than that, the game of hockey was a complete unknown.

I moved to Long Island with my family in 1996. ...

Islanders Prepare To Rally For Vote

July 21, 2011

Rob McGowan

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The August 1st vote is less than two weeks away and the Islanders have begun to hit the PR road hard in order to encourage Nassau County Residents to vote in favor of building a new Nassau Coliseum and keeping the only professional sports team on the Island for the next thirty years. Several commercials have hit your TV screens as well as many YouTube videos that are urging residents to vote yes.

The first commercial that I found was this one that can be found on YouTube as well, courtesy of user LBeach141

This commercial brings to light what some voters might be missing: this vote is not just about keeping the New York Islanders in their ho...