Nicholas Hirshon: 2 books

Nassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum

by Nicholas Hirshon
Language: English
Release Date: September 27, 2010

Succeeding an air force base on the Hempstead Plains, Nassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum debuted in 1972 as Long Island�s foremost sports and entertainment mecca. Its first tenants were a mediocre basketball team and expansion hockey club. Both appeared unlikely to foster a winning attitude, yet soon...

We Want Fish Sticks

The Bizarre and Infamous Rebranding of the New York Islanders

by Nicholas Hirshon
Language: English
Release Date: December 1, 2018

The NHL’s New York Islanders were struggling. After winning four straight Stanley Cups in the early 1980s, the Islanders had suffered an embarrassing sweep by their geographic rivals, the New York Rangers, in the first round of the 1994 playoffs. Hoping for a new start, the Islanders swapped out...