Rangers fans converge on skating center in Port Washington (Syosset: layoffs, vs)

[Walter Greenspan]

Rangers fans converge on skating center in Port Washington

Seems a bit strange for a Long Island facility to celebrate the Rangers, not the Islanders?

[ovi8]

The Isles already commandeered Iceworks in Syosset. It's surprising they don't do more events though. Nice facility. The nicest though is in Bethpage, but that's a bit of a hike for city fans of the Rangers. Port Washington being all the way north is not much better though.

[Autoracer9]

Because their are to many city dwellers their killing us off.

[BigBlue53]

I thought the Islanders moved. They still play in the NHL?

[mongoose65]

Originally Posted by Walter Greenspan

Rangers fans converge on skating center in Port Washington

Seems a bit strange for a Long Island facility to celebrate the Rangers, not the Islanders?

Been to an Islanders game recently?

Isles vs Rangers...attendance 17,000
Isles vs everyone else....attendance 10,000 (maybe).

[alexei27]

Originally Posted by mongoose65

Been to an Islanders game recently?

Isles vs Rangers...attendance 17,000
Isles vs everyone else....attendance 10,000 (maybe).

out of that 17K...about 12K are wearing Rangers Jerseys

[kunk10]

maybe because the islanders have been an embarrassment for almost 30 years

[BigMike50]

Originally Posted by kunk10

maybe because the islanders have been an embarrassment for almost 30 years

Remember the drive for five

They're finally going to hit it this year......five straight years in last place in their division...

[vantastic10]

No worries, once the Rangers get bounced out in the 1st round of the playoffs the celebrating will be a thing of the past,LOL.

[S.I.B.]

Originally Posted by Walter Greenspan

Rangers fans converge on skating center in Port Washington

Seems a bit strange for a Long Island facility to celebrate the Rangers, not the Islanders?

not strange at all. The Rangers have lots of fans throughout the tri-state area.