An All-Star HNLI

Saturday's episode of Hockey Night on Long Island was a great way to kick off All-Star weekend. Joined by Paul Kukla of kuklaskorner.com, hosts Alex and Steve discussed the hot topics from All-Star weekend including Islanders' representative Mark Streit, the NHL's crackdown on All-Star no-shows and much more. Then in the second half of the hour, the dynamic duo shifted the focus back to Long Island. In addition to a short mid-season report card, the guys discussed the goaltending situation both on Long Island and in Bridgeport, Kurtis McLean's first NHL goal, and of course John Tavares. If you missed any part of Saturday's HNLI, be sure to check out the archives on the show page or subscribe to the podcast version in the iTunes music store by searching "Hockey Night on Long Island".

All-Star Special/Mid-Year Report...SATURDAY

With the All-Star festivities set to get underway this weekend, Saturday's episode of Hockey Night on Long Island is set to be an exciting one. First, hosts Alex and Steve will be joined by Paul Kukla of kuklaskorner.com to discuss everything All-Stars. In addition to the Islanders' representative, Mark Streit, the guys will preview the entire weekend and talk about the latest buzz coming out of Montreal. For the second half of the episode, hosts Alex and Steve will finally break down the first half of the season in the "Mid-Year Report". The duo will look back on the ups and downs of this year so far and try and find a silver lining in what has been a rough year for the Isles. Of course, there will be the usual John Tavares update as well. HNLI will be taking your calls, IMs, and hosting the HNLI chatroom like always so feel free to jump into the action this Saturday at 3:30 PM EST.

HNLI Midseason Recap Episode Tomorrow at 3:30 PM EST

Be sure to tune into Hockey Night on Long Island tomorrow, 1/10, at 3:30 PM EST. Hosts Alex and Steve will be joined by special guest Tom Mascioli (Islesinfo.com) to talk about the 2008-2009 New York Islanders season at the halfway point. In addition, they will talk about the Islanders representative at the 2009 NHL All Star Game in Montreal, Mark Streit. Also, Alex and Steve will be joined by Adam Sherlip, aka The Hockey Volunteer, to talk about his project on spreading hockey and his upcoming trip. As always, listeners are encouraged to call in, "Click to Talk", IM us and participate in the HNLI Chat Room during the show. To listen, visit www.show.hockeynightonlongisland.com

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.

A Great HNLI Free Agency Recap Special

With a special date and time, the Hockey Night on Long Island Free Agency Recap was a great episode. Although Alex was unable to attend this episode, Steve was joined by two great guests, both of the NYI Blog Box, Bill from New York Islander Fan Central and Ken Rosenblatt from Islanders Outsider. Thanks to Bill and Ken for joining me on the show, which included an extended archive-only portion at the end. Many topics were brought up, including the Islanders signings of Mark Streit and Doug Weight, the 2008-2009 Islanders roster, and other topics regarding the 2008 NHL Free Agency Period. As always, all of the callers were great, adding a lot to the episode. Stay tuned to Hockeynightonlongisland.com for the date of the next episode, which will occur in about 2 weeks. Be sure to sign up for Feedblitz on the sidebar which will e-mail you with the blog posts from this website and inform you of the upcoming schedule. To listen to the Free Agency Recap episode, you can listen to it on the sidebar in the media player, on the show page or by searching "Hockey Night on Long Island" and subscribing to the podcast in the iTunes Music Store. Thanks for listening and calling into Hockey Night on Long Island and have a great 4th of July weekend!