Not that it's anything new- or that I update this much- but, I'm taking a break from the blog thing. The Isles season is over, the playoffs are well into, classes are almost over, summer is about to start, the beach is beconing, and in less than four months I'm shipping up and moving Buff-a-low.

Have a good summer.

Congrats to Coach Scott Gordon for being named as the USA Olympic team assistant coach for the upcoming 2009 U.S. Men's National Team, which will compete in the 2009 International Ice Hockey Federation World Championship, April 24-May 10, in Berne and Zurich-Kloten, Switzerland.. {nhl.com}

You go Coach! Do it!

Game 79- Isles @ Canes
{nhl.com recap}

Dear New York Islanders,
Hey what's up? How's it going? Boy oh boy, where has this season gone?
Yeah- things are good with me. I'm currently on Spring break so I'm enjoying some r&r.

Well, um this might sound a bit weird and all, yeah, but I'm sending you guys a line because I just wanted to remind you dudes that no- the season isn't over yet. Whoops! So yea, there was a game tonight. Embarrassing!

Even in dead last, with nothing to gain besides experience and pride, these sorts of games are some of the best eh?

Did you know that besides being crazy skilled & talented professional hockey players on the New York Islanders, Kyle Okposo and Josh Bailey are just like us regular young 20 year olds? Yeah! Who'da thunk it! Hahaha.

Josh is my age, at 19, and Kyle is 20. Together they are a couple players on the Isles that are the future. Sharing the bond of growing up as kids in the 90's with the Goosebumps book series, Power Rangers, razor scooters, pogs, and so on, KO and Bailey really have showed much chemistry together both on and off the ice.

Recently I came across this video of the dynamic youth duo just chillin' out, gaming and playing some NHL '09 XBox. The two face off in an extreme USA vs. Canada match up that ends up with quite a reaction from both guys. And Tamby's story about KO's gaming is hilarious. Too funny. Check it out:

Game 72: Isles @ Sens. Holy Crap, 72 games? Only 10 games left? Where the heck did the season go?
{nhl.com recap}

Tonight, the Islanders trekked up to Ottawa to take on the Senators to round out their long road trip. After a so hum first period, it was SensCity for the second, and the third was whatever. In tonight's game it was clearly obvious that the Islanders played last night. Tired team.

It was the last meeting between the two teams this season, but their first meeting since the trade of Comrie and Campoli for McAwesome and a draft pick. Unforch, Mike Comrie was out with the flu, but don't worry, Jason Spezza did a toe drag during the game so it was like Mike was right there with them. Yes, it was odd seeing Chris Campoli in a different jersey, playing for a different team, and shooting against us, but all in all that's just apart of the game, right?

So this girl actually is spending the night watching an entire Islander game. Here's some catch up before puck drop in Ottawa:

Isles vs. Canes. 5-4 loss. Whatevs.
After a long week of school and work and couple days of an Isles layoff, the guys lost to the Carolina Hurricanes 5-4 last night. Did I witness the closeness? No. I was babysitting and instead of watching hockey, I was lucky enough to watch a Pokemon movie... sarcasm. So: rather than watching KO the boy wonder, I was stuck watching his cartoon counterpart, Pikachu. Think about it, they are both young, energetic fixtures in their own teams dynamics. Electricity, spunk, etc. Was I bored beyond belief? Mm yes.

After what feels like 1873 days since the last Isles game, the Islanders face off against the Carolina Hurricanes tonight in Raleigh.

Finally. I've begun missing the up close camera angles of Scott Gordon's grimace.

Go Isles!
BOOOHYA

As if you didn't know: There's been a lot of Lighthouse talk as of late.
Wang wants this, TOH says that, arguments here, confrontation there, and generally no movement either way with the project. Now, it has been reported that the team might move if the Lighthouse project does not get approved. Yikes.

Kansas City is a'callin and fans are in an uproar.

In honor of the great one gracing the Coliseum with his presence tomorrow afternoon, I present to you one of my favorite random songs (and my current facebook status).

nice.
go isles.

Game 63: Isles host Avs

Code Red Alert: Have you seen this man?

The breakdown: Billy G is in his late 30s. The clock is ticking. This team isn't making the playoffs... He currently has a no move whozamabobit on his contract but if he lifts is, could one really blame him?

This just blew my mind...

I picked up the book World's Strangest Hockey Stories at the library the other day. The pocket sized paper back is full of brief random and bizarre stories and happenings from the world of hockey. Dating from a time where the Stanley Cup was basically just a bowl to the then present day (published in '96) the book is fun for trivial nerds like myself.

So, one story that really struck me included one of my favorite (and most stylish) Isle personality, Butch Goring.

During his career, Butch Goring would pack light for road trips... he'd only bring a toothbrush and the clothes on his back.