New York Islanders vs Philadelphia Flyers 2012
It won’t be long until the start of the 2012-2013 season of the National Hockey League. All 30 hockey teams are busy preparing for this season’s Stanley Cup. The new season will officially start on the 11th of October and already hockey fans are fussing over team lineups and possible outcomes during the end of the season. Yes, fans have that tendency because all are too eager to watch the teams that they are rooting for beat out their opponents on the ice. They most probably won’t want to miss out on all matches including the preseason games.
Fans rooting for the New York Islanders vs Philadelphia Flyers game will be meeting to watch their favorite teams edge each other out to win the night’s game. The action will be happening exactly two days after the opening night of the new season, on the 13th of October at the Nassau Coliseum in Uniondale, New York, home of the Islanders. Supporters are expected to pour in way before 7o’clock p.m. because at seven the game will officially start.
The New York Islanders has been around the NHL for decades and so have the Philadelphia Flyers, though the Islanders entered the League a few years after the Flyers did. They’re part of the three franchises within the New York area and have always been a rival of the New York Rangers. The team has won several Stanley Cup championships in the 80s and is one of NHL’s nine dynasties. Fans would recognize the name Pat LaFontaine, who has been the latest Islanders inductee into the Hockey Hall of Fame. Continuing their winning history is star player John Tavares, who had a very good year during the last season when he scored 31 goals and 50 assists throughout the season. This placed Tavares the seventh best player in the League for that season. He is now the assistant captain of the team.
The Philadelphia Flyers also has a lot of history and wins under its belt. This team is one of the teams that were part of NHL’s expansion in 1967 and were also the first expansion team to ever win the Stanley Cup. They have the second best scores in the NHL during the last season and has been the most successful out of all 24 expansion teams. What do they have in common with the Islanders? The New York Rangers had once been their biggest rivals during the 70s. Their most recent rivals are the Pittsburgh Penguins. Though losing their captain, Chris Pronger to majority of the games last season, the Flyers remained strong.
Both of these teams’ fans will surely be watching out for this match in Uniondale. Before they could run out, it’s best for fans to rush and grab cheap New York Islanders vs Philadelphia Flyers tickets, which can easily run out every time they go on sale. If you’re a hardcore hockey fan, it’s matches like these that you should never miss out on. It’s guaranteed epic and will set the mood of the rest of the 2012-2013 season.
