On Saturday 10/5 we celebrated the start of the 2013-14 NHL season with a NY Islanders group outing! With late afternoon temperatures in the mid to high seventies, it was the perfect weather to throw the frisbee around and lounge around the parking lot, soaking up what remnants of summer weather remained in early October. And by no means were we alone-the Nassau coliseum lot was packed! There were people outside as early as 11am for a 7PM game! To say the fans are excited for this years Islanders team is an understatement-Islanders fans are passionate, supportive, knowledgeable fans who sense a revival of fortunes for the franchise. A 4-3 shootout win the night before against the NJ Devils on the road did little to extinguish the heightened excitement level. When Lubomir Visnovsky scored at 8:17 of the 2nd period, the atmosphere inside the Coliseum was electric! The deafening sounds of exhilaration brought back memories to last seasons 6 game clash with the top seeded Pittsburgh Penguins. Yet, with a 2-0 lead with less than 13 minutes to play, the Islanders lost in a shootout 3-2. While there is little reason to be upset with 3 points in the first two games, the team was so close to going 2-0 to start the season for the first time since 2007. The Isles look to keep the early season momentum going with a home game vs the Coyotes tonight at the Coliseum. Road Ice Travels wants to thank everyone who came out and spent hours hanging out before the game-it was great meeting up with fans and making new friends! We hope everyone can come to our next Islanders event, a viewing party at Boss Crokers for the 10/15 home game against the Sabres. We will be giving away pairs of tickets to upcoming Islanders games and encourage all Islanders fans to come and enjoy the night-Boss Crokers is offering some generous drink and food specials. Come by and make some new friends!
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