Kevin Poulin faces the Ottawa Sentators

It will be the battle of the 20-year-old goaltenders in Uniondale tonight as the Ottawa Senators have come to town.

Sadly, ex-NY Islander Chris Campoli is being benched so there are quite a few women here that are highly disappointed.

Someone who shouldn't be disappointed is John Tavares who has more points than any Senator on the roster including Daniel Alfredsson.

I'm heading down to Doolan's for the Meet-up.
They've hit the Ice and Poulin has hit the net.

Let's Go Islanders!

And this is why you have two goalies. Hello Nate Lawson as young Kevin Poulin is pulled after giving up a second goal on only 8 shots. although I don't think it's all his fault.

Congrats to Trevor Gillies on his first NHL goal that tied the game at one. Too bad it didn't last long until Jesse Winchester got the go-ahead goal for the Sens at only 9:50 of the first. The Isles have only 3 shots on goal.



The Isles managed one excellent shift that kept play in the Sens end with numerous chances for their top line to score. None of them came up a winner though. Given a power play due to a delay of game penalty, the Islanders didn't even manage a shot on goal. I'm sure they will have a nice talk in the locker room and come out on all cylinders. Right?


Jack Hillen had flash backs to last season as he was hit in the jaw with the puck just a few seconds before the first period ended. He went down and stayed down but managed to get up as play continued before the buzzer sounded. Very scary.

Start of second and the Islanders couldn'g get a shot on goal. As the Islanders went on their second power play, it was all Senators. The breakaway was broadcast at least three seconds before it actually happened as Milan Michalek not only got by Travis Hamonic, but watched him fly into the boards behind the net. 3 - 1 Sens.

As I said earlier, it would either be the game that breaks the Sens losing streak or not. I'm thinking the selection a

Blake Comeau worked hard and had to take three shots, but the third went in to make it 2 - 3 Sens. And while the euphoria was still fresh in their minds, exactly 20 seconds later, Chris Kelly scored on Nate Lawson to make it 2 - 4 Sens.


Nate Lawson's rebound control is non-existent and at 6:52 left of the second, Andy MacDonald's luck couldn't get any worse as the puck bounced off his stick in a clearing attempt and right in. Lawson gave Amac a look like "Are you serious?"

This is not a good night for the Islanders top defense pair of Hamonic and MacDonald.


Also a bad night for Nate Lawson who gives up the sixth goal to Zach Smith at 14:27. At this point I am wondering if Jack was too quick to pull Poulin from the net.

After a Sens power play where Grabner had a breakaway and a shot on net, the puck hustled back by John Tavares and rocketed into the net by Milan Jurcina at 10:50 of the third to give the Islanders 4 goals to the Sens 6. Well, I guess it ain't over yet.

with 2:48 left of the third it's time to pack up. More later.

Ex-Isles: Where are they Now?

The signing of Mike Comrie to a league minimum deal with Pittsburgh made me think about the game in my head I like to play once the season starts. But as I really don't have anything going on until I meed with the team's PR people next week, let's play it now.

"Ex-Isles: Where are they Now" game now on HockeyBuzz.

Maybe some of the names will conjur up some pleasant Islander memories -- or not so pleasant ones. But it was something to do while I sat drinking coffee on my back deck in the cool of a September morning before my Sunday of Softball begins and my netbook battery dies.

Have a wonderful Sunday.

Scott Gordon post game Bergie Love Fest 2-26-09

I know, I was slacking last night on the updates. But you can't swing a rally towel around this Internet without hitting a blogger doing live game updates, so I'm sure I wasn't missed. Besides, everyone knows when my friend Vicki is in the building, I'm generally MIA from the box.

But here's where I come in handy: The post game.

So after watching the longest third period any of us have ever witnessed there wasn't the normal sense of disapointment heading down to the post game. An exciting way to tie up the game, a spirited overtime and then the stand-on-the-chair so you can see shoot out was entertaining enough to make us all forget about the loss.

Since the Leafs had scored two goals, one at the very beginning of both the first and second periods, Gordon was asked if it was difficult to not be deflated by such quick scoring. I loved his answer:

"We could have easily deflected after our extended losing streak in December. The one thing I stress to our players, we are building something here for next year. And I'm not going to stop coaching and trying to get our team to be better and I expect the same from all our players, but particularly the guys who will be here next year to get a better understanding of the system play, HOW we want to play and our team identity. It's all going to be built the second half of the season. I've said, as much as I want to win, and I know the guys on the team want to win the objective is to get better. And considering the circumstances of what we've had to go through, considering the injuries and Ricky being out all year, we've had hurdles and adversity. And one of the key areas of how we handle it is our character and not breaking away from what we want our team identity to be."

Of course, we're not 100% sure who WILL be here next year.

Gordon explained how the ref told him that Brendan Witt just got caught in an unfortunate situation which earned him a 5 minute major game misconduct. We'll have to see how the league feels about it later today.

But it was Gordon's discussion about Sean Bergenheim that made me stand there smiling quietly. Scott compared recently traded Chris Campoli to Sean Bergenheim in the fact that both of them had talked to Scott about their roles on the team. It's obvious that Sean reacted somewhat differently than Chris.

"Someone who, for me, has turned a corner is Sean Bergenheim. He didn't like his situation, we talked about it. He didn't like my conversation and a week or two after the initial discussion, we had ANOTHER discussion. I think he saw the big picture a little clearer. Immediately there was a situation that happened to him that his response was what I would have expected of anyone on our team, but it was different from what he would have had in the past. Which to me, was very encouraging."

It seems that Campoli couldn't make it work for him with Gordon.

"They're not always going to see eye-to-eye with what I see, but in the process, I'm always trying to work with them and get them to see things in a different perspective and hopefully they come around."

Chris didn't. He proceeded to say that if the room is better without him, so be it. OUCH!!

Scott continued to talk about Sean, "With Bergie, you're always going to see his physical play, his skating. He's a strong kid and for me what's changed he's challenging himself offensively to do more things. I don't mean trying to beat people one-on-one or trying to make plays which shouldn't be part of his repertoire. He's challenging himself more with the puck, to be a puck possession guy, to protect the puck better, to be deceptive, to cut back on the opposition. And as a result more things are happening for him offensively."

Jon Sim, looking healthy and happy was waiting in the locker room. He explained his goal as a "...great pass from Strieter and I just took the puck down the wing and let her rip....Everyone wants to play. You're happy when you get a lot of ice time and you're not happy when you don't play a lot. You still have to go to work and work hard."

It was very humble and he gave Mark Streit a lot of praise for his play.

We continued the Bergie Love Fest in the locker room when he came in to address the media.

"The penalty shot; I had something in mind. But he left that side open so I changed it. I was going to deke but I shot it. I wanted to lift it a little higher but it just didn't go where I wanted it. And then the goal was where I figured, I'm going to deke this time and it worked."

He should have known better as it seems that Sean and Toskala know each other pretty well. Although the comeback was encouraging, Sean's thoughts on the game were telling.

"We had a pretty bad start, but we picked it up. I think we played much better and killed a five minute major. Five on five, I think we had a pretty good game. It was good that we got the one point and we came back, it shows something about the team, but of course, we have to find a way to win these games. "

And that's what Scott is trying to teach them.... for next season.

Snow & Gordon Press Conference

I'm masquerading today as a reporter. I made my way to the morning skate and Garth Snow's press conference at 10:30 am.

I felt I needed to be there. I haven't seen Garth in weeks, so I wanted to see how he was fairing during these troubled times. Trade deadline time is always stressful for everyone. But even more so for the GMs who have to make these deals and the men who have to pack quickly.

"The last week to ten days, there have been lots of conversations and lots of talk. I compare it to fishing. You drop your lines in the water and see what unfolds. We're obviously in a situation where we're going with younger players and giving them an opportunity to play significant minutes. Our younger players have made great strides. But I don't think that happens without the proper leadership."

As it had been mentioned that Campoli had asked for a trade, as a gentleman, Garth was reluctant to give the details of those closed door conversations. He reiterated his admiration for Chris as both a player and a person. If nothing else, the Islanders are a room full of quality, character players.

"Chris Campoli is a good, young defenseman and a great skater, he can move the puck and he has an element of offense. We gave up a good young player for a first round draft pick." Garth was sincere and quiet in his tone. I'm sure this wasn't the easiest thing for him to do.

"We have a significant amount of draft picks in the first and second round and we're going to build this the right way." His determination to stick to the plan is apparent.

"A first round draft pick is big. As you see around the league, teams are holding onto those draft picks. It's a situation that falls into our criteria of what we have planned for the future and it's up to us to draft a good hockey player." (You hear that Ryan Jankowski? Make it so.) This draft will be huge for the Islanders.

Snow continued "We need to build this team through the draft, and then once we draft the players we have to develop them. That's the way I see us at getting to where we want to be."

Speaking of developing young players, the development of Jack Hillen may have factored into the equation of being able to part with the likes of Campoli.

"He's come up and played extremely well, in his own right, he's a good puck moving defenseman and he can skate. A very smart defenseman who is a couple of years younger (than Campoli)."

Jack will certainly get his chances to continue his development on this team.

In return for Comrie and Campoli, Bryan Murray (who was the first to make a trade LAST season) sends us Dean McAmmond. Basically he's a fourth line, 15-year veteran center who has been said to have blinding speed and a propensity for injury. Wow! Could there be a better fit for the Islanders? Additionally, what is left on his contract is only a drop in the bucket compared to what the Islanders dispensed by trading off Mike Comrie.

"We're happy to have Dean in our locker room and we hope he will be a great influence on our young players." Garth said smiling.

When asked, Garth did not hesitate to praise Mike Comrie and his time on the Islanders. "He's been first and foremost a great person. Very productive, especially last year, until he got injured. It's a situation where it will be good (for him) to go to Ottawa. It's familiar to him and we wish Mike all the best. He's a first class person."

Of course in today's economy, we were wondering how reluctant teams will be to trade for the higher salaried players. The Islanders don't seem to be in that boat right now to worry about salary considerations.

"The number one priority for me is to make this a championship caliber team. Any deal we make in the future will have that mindset. We know where we're going and we have a plan to get there. And this is just another example of us following through with our plan."

Translation: "I ain't done yet."

Bottom line: "Draft & Develop."

We waited around for quite awhile before Scott Gordon returned after practice for his turn in front of the tape recorders. Tom Liodice and I were joking that he was taking as long as possible so he wouldn't have to answer the "So, what did you tell Campoli that made him ask for a trade?"

The questions started with his thoughts on Jack Hillen instead of his thoughts on losing Campy.

"Well obviously, Jack's come up and he's shown that his time he spent in Bridgeport was good for him. He's stepped up his play and we're comfortable knowing he can play significant minutes and be able to compete at this level consistently."

As a first year NHL coach going through trade time, Scott said he was holding his breath knowing that he would be losing a player. When it came to the problem with Chris Campoli, Gordon stated in a fatherly manner, "I wanted Chris to want more from himself. And since we sat down, I thought he was going in the right direction. Like I told him, it's a tough situation when you have an All-Star defenseman in front of you that is as good as (Mark Streit) he is."

"Defense is something that you can get better at, and for me, he was. His compete level was higher. I had no problems with Chris." All he told him was, 'I want you to want more from yourself.'

It is obvious that Scott Gordon is a good coach for the younger players. He is an excellent coach for the younger players. He wants to bring the best out in each of them, and wants them to reach their highest potential. As any good teacher, some times he may be looked at as wanting too much. But it's obvious that he may know what a player is capable of, even when that player doesn't see it in himself.

Good luck Campoli. We will miss you in the community. We wish you all the best.

Isles Practice at IceWorks

Today I ventured to IceWorks like a few others. As a fan, not as a blogger. I left the laptop and tape recorder home. I did bring the camera, because I'm never actually without it. I rushed to leave the house so I could beat the snow. I left without a hat and without a few other things I wanted, but I was trying to beat the snow that had just started to fall. I also forgot to take OFF my "55" Islander necklace as I started wearing it again on the 26th when the Leafs were in town. I didn't think anyone would notice. Um... I was wrong.

I was lucky that it wasn't sticking, even though it was coming down pretty fast. By the time I arrived in their parking lot, I was fighting people with Jersey license plates for a parking spot.

"Whooaaaa!!!! What the hell??? Why are there so many people here" I wondered. It seems there was a girls pee wee hockey game between the IceWorks girls team and this team from New Jersey. But there WERE a lot of regular fans in the bleachers when I barged through the glass doors.

I stood by the glass with my blogger buddies and we just started to chat wildly. Actually we chatted and laughed so much, I hardly looked at what was happening on the ice! I know. That was bad of me, but as I said, I wasn't there as a blogger. I was really there to just see my friends that I haven't seen because of this STUPID LONG WEST COAST TRIP!

I got a nod from Coach Gordon. Hope that means he didn't read my "has he started drinking yet?" question in my last blog. Mike Comrie was all smiles while he was practicing, which is always nice to see from any of them. Who knows how long we'll see him in an Islanders jersey. I certainly don't.

Chris Campoli definitely doesn't look like the same as he did so many years ago when he started on the Sound Tigers. Bruno, on the other hand, certainly does. I am so bad some times that I actually almost pulled a "B.D."

"Wait! Is that Andy Sutton on the ice?" I asked my buddy who wasn't paying attention either. "I think so."

I got excited. I ran up to ask someone I thought would have a clue.

"When is Andy Sutton coming back???" I realized I must have sounded like a five year old asking for a dollar for the ice cream truck.

"Sutton? I don't know! Why??? Have you seen him?" Uh oh, I thought to myself. I tempered my enthusiasm.

"Isn't that him?" I asked sheepishly.

I got that "look" that said it all. "Dee... That's Jackman."

I headed back to my friends without my dollar and no ice cream.

No, Greg Logan wasn't there today but I later found out from Chris Botta's Point Blank that John Jeansonne was representing Newsday and received news of Doug Weight's 2 - 4 week injury update. This sucks. Probably more for Doug than for us. But maybe we'll see him again now from the announcer booth here at home.

I didn't get to see many Islanders employees today. I guess they are recovering from the very long road trip. I can't blame them. Hope they all recover nicely. Two of our media regulars brought their children with them. They are both very good Dads.

Because there was a pee wee game there today, the concession stand was open. It is far better than the concession stands at the Coliseum. One of my friends bought a large hot chocolate that made her VERY happy and I had a Cappachino.

When it was over, we said our good-byes and I headed back into the crowded parking lot and out into the snow that was now starting to stick.

Yep. Today I was just a fan. I was there just to be supportive and have some enjoyable conversations at the glass in the cold, crisp air of the rink. I only took a few photos, here are the best of them.

They practice again tomorrow afternoon, but I doubt I will make it out there. I still have to de-chrisma-fy my house. Yuck.

Hey! Who is THAT handsome young man? Why it's non-other than Tiger Track Tom Liodice. Remember to look out for his Islander's post game review on the Islander's website after each home game.

More Christmas Presents

"Dear Santa:

All I want for Christmas is a Game Winning goal. If that's a little too much to ask for, can I at least have a game TYING game with like, let's say 2 seconds left in the 3rd?

Your Pal, Chris Campoli."

So sayeth Big Angry Man Saturday night after the game.

And the Christmas Magic continues as the Islanders manage to steal a point from Lindy Ruff's Sabres. Even more "magical" was a long waited for goal by Jeff Tambelllini. We can finally take the Jeff Tambellini Goal Watch clock down off of our NYIC message board. And of course, Webby is quick, it's already down. Now, let's not have to wait 42 games for another one Jiffy Jeff.

"Pain and Progress are inseperable." So sayeth the Maven. And that is what we got out of the shoot out Saturday. Although MacDonald did an excellent job through 3 periods and one overtime, he was no match during the shoot out.

I wonder if Scott Gordon will lock Sean Bergenheim in a room with three hours worth of video tapes. Deserved or not, that penalty Sean was called for during overtime was killer, and not the frst time he's done that. Wonder what Bergie's video file looks like now. I'm sure it isn't pretty.

Note to Sean from Mom:

Sean, you have to do better. You're smarter than this. Please show it or you will end up in the press box or worse.

Now, can someone tell me why the team plays so diffierently with the man in the Golden Mask in the net. Does Ricky actually give them so much confidence that they can play BETTER? They don't give Joey too many opportunities to win.

But I will say that Rick did play far more disciplined Friday night. His saves were not as dramatic, he didn't flop around. Now, the interesting item is that Islesblogger.com noticed that Rick didn't land comfortably during the obligatory celebration chest bump between the Man in the Golden Mask and our 2 second boy, Chris Campoli. Check it out.

Tomorrow they face the Rangers and the big question will once again be who will be in net. If the injury status was just a clever ruse to get Yann Denis up from Bridgeport, then it will be The Rick. If Joey is firmly planted in net come the first puck drop.... then we'll REALLY have something to talk about!!!

"It's the Fluke of Flukes" per Howie

They weren't supposed to win. It was supposed to be a 3 - 2 Islanders loss. But the Hockey Gods thought otherwise and decided to play a little trick on Montreal.

What a shame that Ryan O'Byrne didn't notice that Carey Price had left the net on a delayed Islanders penalty. Had O'Byrne just shot the puck at a slightly different angle, he'd be able to sleep tonight. But as the puck went into his own net, he lifted his hands over his head in disbelief. How do you console a kid who just made a huge mistake in front of 21,273 people?

You don't. You keep him on the bench and let him think as the TV cameras capture his every remorseful gesture. It's heartbreaking. It's that old Wide World of Sports Agony of Defeat thing.

Chris Campoli beat himself up on the bench because he failed to put the game away in overtime. He held his head in his gloves for about the entire time the Zamboni flooded a strip from goal to goal for the shoot out that would have to decide the game.

Two points is two points and we'll take them any way we can get them. But the toll this win will take on a young Montreal player is huge.

Hockey Injuries: What's wrong with this picture?

Is it the NHL’s new Injury Policy or the Injuries themselves that are the problem?

I listened to XM’s Home Ice all day for the last few days. For some reason, I could not turn it off. Many of the commentators were talking about the amount of injuries that are already being “reported,” or not reported, as the case may be.

I’m less concerned about being able to get the details of the injuries and more concerned with the occurrence. There are too many. I tried to piece together the injuries on other teams, but couldn’t get past just four days worth of NHL.com headlines. I gave up.

Let’s suffice it to say that we are not the only club who is experiencing injuries, but it may seem that way since some of the injuries hinted at concern players that had injuries last season. I’m thinking Jon Sim is saying a novena in his stall every day he hits the ice. He lost an entire year of his career because of injury. I’m certain he doesn’t want a repeat performance. He played less than two full games last season.

Chris Campoli, although reported from Ice Works that “he seemed okay,” and “didn’t seem depressed” has GOT to be thinking “Oh No! Not again.”

However, the most telling quote about the situation comes from Greg Logan’s Newsday article today direct from Scott Gordon:

"I was taken aback by the amount of hip flexor and groin issues because it never was an issue for me before. It seemed to really target the guys who were here last year.”

Ya think?

How many times did I say aloud “I hope Teddy skates them till they puke!” after a horrendous loss? I was not being sadistic, it is just a Herb Brooks reference to work them beyond their limits and turn them into winners. Guess what? Ted never did. He could never channel Herb Brooks and that level of intensity. I think Gordon is going to try, and he's going to have his hands full.

Hockey is no longer a game for the unfit. Twenty-five years ago hockey was played by men who spent their summers working on farms, drinking beer and eating pizza. Now they spend their summers hitting the gym and making sure, they come to camp in September in better shape than they did the last September. Maybe they are just expecting too much from the human body and from modern science.

But are the players taking training just a bit too far? Can it be that all the summer training is breaking down their bodies rather than building them up? This is really the debate at hand. Hockey is grueling. The schedule doesn’t leave much time for a body to heal. Should they really only be taking a few weeks off, if they do that at all? We could explain away the injuries by saying “it’s a young man’s game.” We could, if it were only the seasoned vets hobbling out of training camp. It’s not.

Also in Logan's article, according to Gordon, it’s not anyone’s fault.

“It’s just a different style. The guys that weren’t here last year were better able to handle the type of practices we had.”

Uh… Sorry. THAT sounds like that COULD be someone’s fault.

So what’s wrong here? The players? The training? The trainers? The doctors? The policy? Uh… all of the above? Maybe we expect too much from the human body. How many players had multiple operations at the end of last season? Yet we’re supposed to believe they should be 100% in a matter of weeks. Is that humanly possible? I had one operation in my life and the scar tissue bothered me for over a year. I would wince in pain every time it rained. (Weird, but true.)
Are the players taking training just a bit too far? Can it be that all the summer training is breaking down their bodies rather than building them up? This is really the debate at hand. Hockey is grueling. The schedule doesn’t leave much time for a body to heal. Should they really only be taking a few weeks off, if they do that at all? We could explain away the injuries by saying “it’s a young man’s game.” We could, if it were only the seasoned vets who are hobbling out of training camp. It’s not.

Maybe they push themselves too hard because they know with only a little over 700 jobs in the league, there is always someone waiting in the wings to take their place. On Monday afternoon, one of those waiting in the wings was one Thomas Pock. Moreover, he has a one-way contract.
For some reason, the phrase “TAG! You’re IT!” comes to mind. By the end of last season, I wasn’t even sure who was on the ice. The Bridgeport connection was playing four and five back-to-back games. They didn’t even know where they were going. It’s not even October yet. We may be starting the same way we ended.

Maybe we should focus on the problem and not the policy.

A PreSeason Prediction from the Bleacher Report & Stuff

As my fellow bloggers are already keeping everyone up to date on the happenings in Moncton, and since the only preseason games that seem to air in this neck of the woods are Ranger games, I spent some time last night reading over things at the Bleacher Report.



Sure, I had NHL.com on trying to get the score of last night's game, but without being able to hear Jaffe and Mears, it was sort of pointless. It's just not the same staring at a screen hitting refresh every few minutes just to see basically... NOTHING. Thank the Hockey Gods for Greg Logan and his timely coverage. At least I was able to read about the game before I went to bed.



Wish I had known that Campoli had been injured BEFORE I gave Bryan Thiel my opinions on his Islanders article, which he posted tonight. (I hope Chris is okay!)



Glad to see the kids won tonight too. I know it's preseason and it doesn't mean anything. But what it does mean is that they are learning. And that's what they're supposed to be doing right now.



I wonder if there will be balloons and fireworks tomorrow for the arrival of Chris Botta's new website. If not balloons, I'm sure there will be "fireworks" of some sort. We're guessing he'll dish up 'breaking news' or some other super-sally-secret info that only he has access to. Either way, it's sure to be tomorrow's MUST READ website.



I hope you all received your email with your fan survey today. If not, I believe this is the link. Hopefully, they don't mind that I put it out on the net. If they do, hopefully someone will tell me. That would mean they'd have to be reading this.



Also of note on the Islanders website today is their new sales initiative called Accelerated Sales Team program. Basically, you talk your company into buying season tickets and YOU get a commission. Sounds simple enough, but from an accounting standpoint, this will be a nightmare. And I'm sure no one asked the accounting department how they'd handle this. We're always the last to know anything.

Night all. Only a few more days before Hockey returns to Uniondale.

ISLANDERS STAR ORDERED TO PERFORM PUBLIC SERVICE

Did I get your attention?

For years now my cohorts and I have joked that Islanders players were forced into public appearances as a means of punishment for bad behavior ON or OFF the ice. Just as when a celebrity gets caught with an illegal substance in his pants pocket and spends the next few months doing D.A.R.E. programs in LA schools. Same thing here. If you pissed off Mike Milbury, your butt was scheduled for the next Booster Club meeting where you were pelted with questions about your "misbehavior."

But all that has changed now hasn't it? The public service program is now plotted, planned, scheduled and accessorized with the I.C.E. tour. This is a brilliant idea for the Islanders and for the communities and it's working well. But...

(I know... You're thinking what the hell could I possibly be complaining about when this is such a good thing for the kids. Bear with me a second.)

Way back when the season was just winding down, Josh Bernstein and I talked about what would be happening in the "off-season" with this program. The appearances, the open houses and the Islander RV. Brilliant all. He also told me that each player was contracted and scheduled to 4 or 5 day blocks of time for appearances back on the Island. Brilliant too. As many of these men and boys spend their summers in their native homes, they could plan the trip accordingly. I'm impressed with their attention to detail.

Here's the kicker for me, maybe as a mother or maybe because I like to put my hockey players on a pedestal even though I know I shouldn't. Check the last week of July for the I.C.E. tour schedule:

Monday July 28, 10am - 1 pm
Chris Campoli at the Brookhaven Country Day Camp

Tuesday July 29, 2008 10am to 1pm
Chris Campoli and I.C.E. Tour at Lawrence Woodmere Academy
Tuesday July 29, 2008 1:30pm to 5pm
Islanders Day at Long Beach Arena featuring Chris Campoli

Wednesday July 30, 2008 9am to 12pm
Chris Campoli and I.C.E. Tour at Town of Smithtown Recreation Program
Wednesday July 30, 2008 6pm to 8pm
Open House at the Coliseum; Meet Chris Campoli


Thursday July 31, 2008 (Hours undisclosed)
North Shore LIJ - Employees only, Meet (2 guesses) Chris Campoli
Thursday July 31, 2008 6pm to 7:30 pm
Chris Campoli at the Islanders Team Store


Friday August 1, 2008 9am to 12pm
Chris Campoli and I.C.E. Tour at Town of Smithtown Recreation Program

Friday August 1, 2008 1pm to 3pm

Chris Campoli and I.C.E. Tour at Friends Academy Summer Camp

Saturday August 2, 2008 Ok Chris take a breather.

But on the seventh day...

Sunday August 3, 2008 11am to 3pm
Islanders Day at Newbridge Park featuring Campoli and MacDonald

So what does this tell you? Well first, if you see the Islanders RV going by, wave to Chris Campoli and second.... maybe the on ice work isn't the hardest part of the job. Glad this boy has such a winning smile because his face is going to be frozen that way come Sunday.

Good Luck Campoli-oli-oli-O. See ya around (and around... and around... and around...)