Isle Pre-Season Sked

It's official - the first (and only pre-season) game at the Coliseum this season will be on Friday, September 27 against long-time (not really) rival Nashville.  That game will come six days after the Isles host New Jersey at Barclays Center in the first hockey game to be played in their future home.

The Isles will play 4 opponents twice this season -- split squad games vs the Flames and vs the Senators account for four of the eight games.  Home/home with New Jersey (home game at Barclays) and Nashville.

The regular season schedule will be announced shortly -- unofficial chatter has the home opener on Saturday, October 5th vs. Columbus.

Pre-season schedule:

TUE Sep 17, 2013* ISLANDERS FLAMES 9:00 PM
SCOTIABANK SADDLEDOME

TUE SEP 17, 2013* FLAMES ISLANDERS 9:00 PM
BRANDT CENTRE (Regina, SK)

THU Sep 19, 2013 Islanders DEVILS 7:00 PM
PRUDENTIAL CENTER

SAT SEP 21, 2013 DEVILS ISLANDERS 7:00 PM
BARCLAYS CENTER

SUN SEP 22, 2013 ISLANDERS PREDATORS 6:00 PM
Bridgestone Arena

FRI SEP 27, 2013 PREDATORS ISLANDERS 7:00 PM
NASSAU COLISEUM

SUN Sep. 29, 2013* SENATORS ISLANDERS 6:00 PM
Barrie Molson Centre (Barrie, ON)

SUN SEP. 29, 2013* ISLANDERS SENATORS 7:00 PM
Canadian Tire Centre (Kanata, ON -- the Sens' home barn has a new name this season, replacing Scotiabank Place)

(It remains to be seen whether the Saddledome will be ready to host a hockey game two months from tomorrow in the wake of the terrible flooding that hit Calgary, and the Saddledome)

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