New York Islanders Tickets

I went to the draft with my 5 year old son who is just starting to get involved with hockey. He was amazed with all the excitement about the #1 pick. The kids activities were great, however there should have been a few more things for kids to do. To be picky, the blow up bouncer and hockey shot was great, but the lines were long and that's all the young kids had. If there was another blow up slide, a dunk tank....possibly some other sort of kid friendly activity it would have been helpful to eliminate the long lines and give the younger kids a little more to do. The Father's day picture was a very nice touch! The locker room tour was great, but the long line definitely wasn't worth it for a 5 year old., he was excited to be able to sit where Kyle Okposo does. The highlight was meeting and seeing Trots, Boss and Nystrom. It was great for me and even exciting for my son who has been learning all about the Islanders history. A big thanks to Trots for being so "personal", my son loved it when he gave him a high five.

Nice event thought out needed more of the current players at the envent to show support of the organization. and the sound system sounds like crap as it does at every event. a bit hard to understand.

All for free, I got to meet and shake hands with T.V. broadcasters I see every night cover the games, Touch the lowered banners of Islander all-stars whose numbers have been retired, touch one of the four Championship banners, get a picture with a hot ice-girl, stand on the actual rink where countless Islander players have skated the team to victory, and celebrate the Number One Draft Pick, John Tavares who beat Wayne Gretzky's records in the junior leagues. The atmosphere was amazing and I even got to speak briefly with Bob Nystrom, the man whose goal started it all for the New York Islanders with his Overtime goal back in 1980 to win the first of four consecutive Stanley Cup Championships. The Islanders are headed towards another dynasty with a young and very talented team!

Being there for the first pick in the draft was great. BUT, there wasn't enough vendors around the Colisium for anything from beverages to food to merchandise. I went downstairs to Doolins Pub to grab a beer and watch the rest of the draft. I guess another 100 people had the same idea. There were TWO, 2, DOS bartenders serving beer, NO FOOD AVAILABLE IN THE BAR and the best thing ever experienced was the fact that the t.v.s were hooked up to satalites so they weren't telecasting the draft on ANY of the t.v.'s in the bar. Now you know why the ISLANDERS are the laughing stock of the NHL!!! Hope that turns around quickly!!!

The event was a lot of fun. Was a great idea and everyone enjoyed themselves. The locker room tour was a brilliant idea. Only thing negative I can think of was in the merchandise area. They didn't have the jerseys for sale yet despite knowing he would be the pick and only one person out of about 15 that worked in that area knew they didn't have it yet. Other than that it was amazing.

I give it 5 stars. I expected about 3,000 people and they announced an audience of about 10,000. The Islanders went all out for this and I thought it was amazing.

Had a great time of course the tickets were free. The isles did a great job and made sue everyone had fun

My family and I had a great time on the night of the Draft Party. It was such an overwhelming feeling of joy being with so many Islander fans. I can't wait to see what the 2009-2010 season will bring.

picking tavares was the best thing the islanders could have done for this franchise!!!! mr wang,if they build it, we will come!

With the Islanders having the #1 overall pick it made this event 'a happening'. The Isles did a very good job having alumni greats on hand, Trottier, Bossy and Nystrom to name a few. The team tried to do a good thing, giving the fans a tour of the players locker rooms, however unless you were on line early the wait was over an hour. Otherwise, it was a party atmosphere and with GM Garth Snow keeping his selection close to the vest it kept everyone in suspense right up until the pick was made. Everytime the big screen showed a picture of possible picks Victor Hedman or Matt Duchene, the 10,000 plus fans at the Nassau Coliseum shook the building with thunderous boos. Likewise, when John Tavares picture was shown tremendous cheers erupted. Actually I personally felt Snow didn't have a choice but to listen to his fanbase and pick the talented Tavares. Fan polls favored Tavares 81%. Any other choice and the fans may have given owner Charles Wang his wish of a new building as they might have burned the arena down. When draft time came Snow did indeed pick Tavares and the fans screamed its hysteric approval. In New Years Eve-like style confetti came raining down onto the totally delighted masses below. It took about 15 minutes for the crowd to calm down as Hedman and Duchene were picked by Tampa Bay and Colorado respectively. At least half of the crowd departed quickly, only to find out on their car radio's or on television back home that Snow had traded up for defenseman Calvin DeHann. Once the actual draft started, the party ended rather quickly....it was short but sweet....and good while it lasted

In one word, "AWESOME"!! The drama leading up to the selection of John Tavares was gripping. Meeting Mr. Trottier was great. It was such a great night to share with my son. Really looking forward towards this season

Great night. Lot's of excitement. Can't wait for the season to start.

Was fun.. and will do it again.. The Islander organization did a great job and went out of their way to make sure eberyone was happy

It was fantastic. I loved being their. I'm from Massachusetts and never lived in New York, but am a die hard Islander fan. Never been to anything so incredible. Was fantastic

The draft choice and the excitement were second to none! The layout of the floorplan and the herds of people were awful.

Did not know what to expect, but glad that we went. Loved seeing our favorite Islander players! It brought us back to the 70s when we used to cheer for our home team. Islander fans are the BEST!

I was surprised how many Islander fans actually showed up for this event.......and when they announced the #1 pick, the coliseum went crazy!! Good for the Islanders.....Great for the Fans!!

The Coliseum shook when Garth announced his first round pick! There might have been a lynching had he not said "John Tavares"...but he did the right thing and the fans responded accordingly. It was a great night and an amazing atmosphere... The only thing that would have made it better, would be a NEW ARENA!

The atmosphere was like a playoff game. I miss the islanders in the off season!

Great setup.. Nice to see former players and current staff greeting nd talking to fans.. Lots of activities for the kids and plenty of discounted items for sale for all fans.. A little bit crowded at the concessions, but that was expected... We'll get more room at the LIGHTHOUSE!!!!