Archive for July, 2009
UPDATED - with a comment at 2:15 pm
If you cannot make the hearing, make your official statement on the Lighthouse Project to the Town of Hempstead at lighthousecomment@tohmail.org
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Noon - The support for Islanders Point Blank over the last 36 hours has been astounding, more than anyone could have expected. I figured it would have died down [...]
UPDATED on Friday at 9:30 am - Newsday sports media guru Neil Best blogs about Point Blank, throws in plug for Newsday coverage of the Islanders. Sports Illustrated media and broadcasting columnist Richard Deitsch Tweets about PB. Thank you, Neil and Richard.
Islanders Independent stands up, and also clears up any misunderstanding.
A beautiful note comes in [...]
5:33 pm - Everyone knew young Jack would be the easier of the QO passer-uppers. The defenseman gets quite a wedding gift: an NHL one-way contract for two seasons at $520,000 per. That makes seven defensemen on one-way deals. Let’s see if Blake Comeau is next. Comments.
Over the weekend , I posted the Point Blank Power 25 - a list of the most influential people in Islanders Country. It got lost a bit after the curious leaking of Satan news. More important than all that, this post is about my favorite former colleague…CB
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Phil Forgash, the vocational coordinator of the Rosemary Kennedy BOCES [...]
The Lighthouse Development Corporation has just issued the following press release:
“Starting at 8 a.m. on Tuesday, August 4, 2009 at the Nassau Coliseum, leaders from the surrounding communities, labor, as well as fans and supporters of the project will rally and march to the Lighthouse project public hearing at the Adams Playhouse on the campus [...]
Point Blank on Twitter
Pat Morris did not really want to speak with me. He’s the agent for Matt Martin, a bruising 20-year old power forward and top-10 Islanders prospect who needs to be signed soon. When I spoke with Matt at prospect minicamp, the young man was a bit on edge about this potential stalemate. It’s [...]
Contrary to some buzz on the misinformation superhighway, Blake Comeau is indeed on Long Island this week.
“Yeah, I’m here and very happy to be a part of it,” Comeau clarified in a text.
The restricted free agent forward is scheduled to be part of a series of Islanders-sponsored community events this week with his pal Kyle Okposo. [...]
UPDATED at 5:00 pm - Here’s the David Paterson press release.
1:00 pm - You can read all the platitudes from today’s Lighthouse press conference with Governor David Paterson in plenty of other places. Here’s what you need to know.
When it was all over - the jockeying for prime photo ops with the Guv, the arms [...]
Moments after Robin Figren stepped off the ice at the end of minicamp’s only scrimmage, an Islanders scout pointed at him and gleefully yelled, “Now that’s the Figgy of the World Junior Championships! That’s the Figgy we love”!
The 2006 third round pick smiled. He couldn’t argue. After a season spent in his homeland of Sweden went [...]
As first reported on Point Blank, Governor David Paterson will show his support of the Lighthouse Project in a press conference today. It’s at 11:00 am, just outside the box office of the Nassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum. Charles Wang, Scott Rechler, Kate Murray and Tom Suozzi will be in attendance.
Point Blank readers are encouraged to [...]
12:00 pm - Point Blank has learned that the Islanders have signed Nate Thompson to a one-year, two-way contract, avoiding arbitration.
11:55 am - Agent Allan Walsh just posted on Twitter: “Can confirm we are currently in negotiations with the NYI on a contract for Miro Satan.” With many good players still available via free agency or [...]
Islanders Point Blank on Twitter
Entertainment Weekly does it for Hollywood, so it’s time we looked at the most powerful people on Wang Island. Use the Comments section to share your personal write-in candidates or start arguments. It’s not a perfect list. I’m sure I left worthy people out. I approached it like the Hall of Fame: if I [...]
