HNLI Returns Saturday

After a mini early season hiatus, Hockey Night on Long Island will be returning to the air at its normal time, 3:30 PM EST, this Saturday before the Isles take on the Montreal Canadians. Along with special guest Tom Liodice of the New York Islanders Blog Box, hosts Alex and Steve will discuss all of the latest Isles news including the status of Rick DiPietro, a recap of Thursday night's contest against the Flyers, the Isles' new uniforms, a preview of Saturday evening's game, and much more. And like usual, you can voice your opinion on all of this and more by calling via phone, through the HNLI chatroom, or via instant message. So be sure to tune in for HNLI's return to its regular schedule; Saturday at 3:30 PM EST.


Update: During the episode at 4:10 PM, we will also be joined by special guest Matt Godbout of Habsworld.net to talk about the Montreal Canadiens and preview that night's Isles vs. Habs game.

HNLI to Return November 1

As the 2008-2009 Islanders season is underway, Hockey Night on Long Island will return next Saturday, November 1, at 3:30 PM EST. Hosts Alex and Steve will recap the month of October for the Isles and look ahead to upcoming games. They will talk about everything surrounding the New York Islanders, including the new third jerseys. As always, listeners are encouraged to call in (718-664-9597), IM (AIM: hockeynightli) and participate in the HNLI chat room during the show. Please keep checking Hockeynightonlongisland.com or sign up for e-mail updates from our site on the right toolbar to find out who the special guest will be. To listen to any episode of HNLI, visit www.show.hockeynightonlongisland.com or click here:

HNLI Spices Up Opening Weekend

The excitement of the Islanders' opening weekend certainly didn't disappoint and neither did the coverage of Hockey Night on Long Island. In both the Pre-Game special on Friday night and the Home Opener special on Saturday afternoon, hosts Alex and Steve delivered high-octane hockey coverage to get things rolling for '08-'09. Both Bill from the New York Islander Fan Central and Tom Mascioli from Islesinfo delivered their share of insight making for two awesome episodes. Most importantly, the callers and HNLI chatroom guests were contributing throughout the weekend, which made for some incredible banter. If you missed either of the two episodes, be sure to check out the archives on our show page or subscribe to the podcast version by searching "Hockey Night on Long Island" in the iTunes store.

Alex's 3 Stars of Opening Weekend


Joey MacDonald: Came up big on back-to-back nights doing everything the Isles could've asked of him against New Jersey and a hell of a lot more against the Blues.

Doug Weight: The veteran earned the "A" on his jersey with the Isles' first goal of the season and a big pair of assists in the home opener. (Excuse the fact that the jersey database is yet to add his Isles jersey to the system =/)

Mark Streit: Finally the Islanders have a defenseman capable of moving the puck and making plays at the point. Two assists made him a stand-out Islander on opening weekend.

HNLI Double Header Weekend for Isles Season Opener

As all Isles fans are this week, we at Hockey Night on Long Island are extremely excited for the start of the 2008-2009 New York Islanders season this weekend. To add to the experience that is opening weekend, HNLI will be having a very special pair of episodes this weekend. While the puck doesn't drop on the Isles' season until 7pm on Friday night, hosts Alex and Steve will be on the air at 5pm EST on Friday to look ahead to the Isles' season, preview the evening's contest against the Devils, and of course take your calls. This should certainly be an exciting episode and a great way to spend your final hour of the offseason. Then, be sure to tune in again on Saturday at 3:30pm EST for the first regular season episode of HNLI. The dynamic duo, along with a special guest, will recap Friday night's contest against the Devils, look ahead to Saturday night's home opener against St.Louis, and entertain calls from listeners. It is going to be an incredible weekend on the ice with the Isles and on the air with Hockey Night on Long Island. DON'T MISS IT!

HNLI AT A GLANCE:
-Friday 10/10: 5pm EST
-Saturday 10/11: 3:30pm EST