Double The Guests, Double The Fun

Saturday's episode of HNLI featured two great guests and an awesome hour of hockey talk. First, hosts Alex and Steve sat down with Angie from the OnTheNYIslesScene Blog to discuss hockey blogging as well as the latest in Isles hockey including the team's West Coast road trip, the play of both goaltenders, and much more. Later in the show, Neil Best of Newsday joined in to discuss the NHL Winter Classic, an outdoor game in New York, the league's TV situation, and the Islanders' media coverage. The conversation with Neil was so good that it ran right through the end of the live segment, making for a bit of bonus talk on the archived version. So, whether you listened live or not, be sure to download or listen to the archived version of Saturday's HNLI or check it out via podcast by searching for "Hockey Night on Long Island" in the iTunes store. Also, a special thanks to the HNLI chatroom fanatics for creating some great banter.

The BEST Way to Drop the Puck on 2008

Happy New Year everyone and welcome to another exciting calendar year of Hockey Night on Long Island. With the Islanders on a recent hot streak, the first episode of the new year should be a blast. Be sure to tune in this Saturday at 3:30 PM EST, as hosts Alex and Steve will be joined by several special guests. To kick off the New Year, Alex and Steve will talk with Neil Best, Sports Media expert of Newsday, about the boost in Isles TV Ratings, the Winter Classic, and much more about hockey media. In addition, Angie and Christine from the OnTheNYIslesScene blog will stop by to discuss the lastest happenings on the ice. Like usual, the phones will be open to questions or comments along with AIM and the HNLI chatroom. Be sure to tune in for a star-studded episode of HNLI to start 2008 off right. Listen this Saturday at 3:30 PM EST.

Watchdog Spots HNLI

Hockey Night on Long Island has made great strides since debuting early this year, but today may mark the biggest step yet. Newsday columnist, Neil Best (aka Watchdog), has taken notice of the massive impact of Blogtalkradio on sports talk and wrote a great feature for his Friday column and an extended version of the story in his sports media blog. Both the print column and blog entry center on HNLI hosts Alex and Steve and the progress that the show has made since starting up in March. It's great to see a major contributor in the media take notice of HNLI.

Click Here to Read Watchdog's Column

Click Here to Read the Corresponding Blog Entry

To those of you who may have just found HNLI thanks to the work of Neil Best, welcome to the HNLI homepage. Be sure to check out our talk show page, where you can listen to HNLI live every weekend as well as listen to and download archived episodes.

Remember to tune in to Hockey Night on Long Island this Saturday at 3:30 PM EST. We're all excited to hear from some new listeners with all of the publicity that Watchdog has given us.