Hockey Islanders Puck Talk – Why has Islanders’ attendance been down? by Chris Passarelli November 5, 2019 The New York Islanders have won nine games in a row but it’s as if no one is noticing. Both the fans and media have largely ignored by far the best team in New York. In fact despite being a top team in the NHL, the Islanders are 30th in attendance at just over 11,431 fans per game. They’re at 72.3% while playing all their home games so far at Nassau Coliseum. How can the hottest team in a sports crazy market be completely ignored? Well it’s simple. There are two main reasons for the shockingly low attendance figures. The first is easy. The Islanders’ attendance percentage is based off of the Barclays Center, not Nassau Coliseum. Barclays Center holds 15,745 seats, with almost 2,000 of them being obstructed view seats. Trying to fill that place up on a Tuesday night against the Ottawa Senators is almost impossible. It’s not a hockey arena so it’s not surprising. As for the attendance at Nassau Coliseum, it’s on the fans. Unfortunately the Islanders don’t have a large fan base, and there’s no excuse for not filling up the barn every night. Tickets are cheap, the capacity crowd is under 14,000 and Islanders fans are the loudest and proudest. The lack of accessibility to the arena by anything other than car doesn’t help, but it’s just a product of fans losing interest after decades of futility. Fortunately Jon Ledecky, co-owner of the Islanders, has made sure to not only build the team on the ice, but off it also. The Islanders are much more involved in the community, they do many more events and are more accessible than ever. The alumni group is growing and people are once again proud to be Islanders and Islanders fans. Post Views: 1,512 The following two tabs change content below.BioLatest Posts Chris Passarelli Football Editor - Hockey Editor - New York Islanders Lead Writer - New York Lizards Lead Writer - UConn Football Lead Writer Latest posts by Chris Passarelli (see all) NFL Network to Premiere ‘The Top 100 Players of 2020’ on July 26 - July 22, 2020 The ‘Toilet Bowl’ may be coming to Western New York - July 16, 2020 Bigger is Better; SoFi Stadium Completes Largest Videoboard in Sports - July 1, 2020 Smoltz, Vrabel and Brown talk American Century Championship and Everything in Between - June 30, 2020 Related TopicsBarclays CenterNassau ColiseumNew York Islanders Click to comment You must be logged in to post a comment Login Leave a Reply Cancel replyYou must be logged in to post a comment. Newsletter Subscription Can't Miss Posts! Women in Sports: NHL Network Host, Jackie Redmond by Nicholas Durst | posted on March 4, 2019 Lochte, Dressel and Ledecky all Chasing Gold at 2021 Tokyo Olympics by Anthony Paradiso | posted on April 18, 2021 You Know I’m Right, Episode 109: The Athletic’s Marc Carig (Audio/Video) by Nicholas Durst | posted on April 19, 2021 Michael Jordan Could Change the Future of Nascar for the Better by Inesh Chari | posted on March 30, 2021 You Know I’m Right, Episode 106: Newsday’s Neil Best (Audio/Video) by Nicholas Durst | posted on April 12, 2021 More in Hockey Tim Peel is Discharged After Caught on Hot Mic Tim Peel was Discharged from the NHL After He was Caught on the Hot... NHL, Amazon Web Services Partner to Develop New Stats, Data, and Insights The National Hockey League (NHL) is partnering with Amazon Web Services (AWS) in an... You Know I’m Right, Episode 81: ESPN’s Arda Ocal (Audio/Video) On the 81st episode of You Know I’m Right, Nick Durst and Joe Calabrese are joined by... You Know I’m Right, Episode 80: MSG Network’s Bill Pidto (Audio/Video) On the 80th episode of You Know I’m Right, Nick Durst and Joe Calabrese are joined by... Rangers Looking for Third-Straight Win at Garden Against Senators The Perfect 10; Bardreau leads the way for Isles in tenth straight victory