Sunday, November 16, 2008

Nassau Coliseum Report from The Captain






Game Report - Nassau Coliseum

Ottawa @ New York Islanders

Key Statistics:
State Farm Agent of the game - Steve Candon of Franklin Square, NY (http://www.stevecandon.com/)

50/50 Ice Girl Raffle - $ 1,497.00 was the payout

Special Event - Autism Awareness Night

National Anthem singer = NONE - Paul Cartier on the Hammond Organ
soloed.

Cermonial First Puck - Dropped by Former Mets player Darryl
Strawberry in association with Autism Awareness

Attendance as listed by NHL - 13,722

The Captain's estimated crowd - 9,200

# of times the Game Ops people pleaded "EVERYBODY CLAP YOUR HANDS" =
3 times.

Song Isles skated onto the ice to Period 1 = DOA by Foo FIghters and
by fan vote - Enter Sandman - Metallica in 3rd.

Guest on Isles radio post game show = Chris Campoli

Activity between first and second period on ice - Sled Hockey

Activity between second and third - contest - shoot puck closest to
center ice faceoff dot ( won by contestant # 1)

Number of Text Messages that made it on screen from me: 3 -- one of
was:


* Megz loves Bruno ( my daughter attended with me - extending her
personal Nassau Coliseum record to 12-2-1 She is 2-0 this year -
attending Blues game with me so far - but she is a big Gervais fan)


Attendance -

My comments - this team is not playing like a "dregs of the NHL"
team. The style Gordon is playing is entertaining. It forced Ottawa
into mistakes. The Isles got two of three goals by just jamming the
net. Tambellini went to the net and seems like he is really
trying....like he gets it now. Jackman looks so much better than
Fritz - but I still want FRITZ on this team. Would sort out a guy
like Chris Neil ( did he play after that fight he won vs Jackman ?)

Joey MacDonald played well. Ottawa brought it to the Isles in the
first. He was the difference.

Except for a bad penalty or two or three - no one on our team was a
dog tonight.

Good win.

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