Nassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum

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entertainment venue indoor arena multi-purpose arena sports venue

Nassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum is a multi-purpose indoor arena on Long Island best known as the longtime former home of the NHL’s New York Islanders.

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Nassau Coliseum 3

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Predicate Object
instanceOf entertainment venue ⓘ
indoor arena ⓘ
multi-purpose arena ⓘ
sports venue ⓘ
architecturalStyle brutalist-influenced modern arena design ⓘ
brokeGround 1970 ⓘ
country United States of America ⓘ
surface form: United States
county Nassau County, New York ⓘ
surface form: Nassau County
distanceFromManhattan approximately 19 miles east ⓘ
formerHomeTeam New York Islanders ⓘ
formerName Nassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form: Nassau Coliseum
hasFeature multiple concourses and concession stands ⓘ
hosts basketball games ⓘ
circus events ⓘ
concerts ⓘ
family shows ⓘ
professional wrestling events ⓘ
locatedOn Long Island ⓘ
location Uniondale, New York ⓘ
namedFor military veterans of Nassau County ⓘ
nearbyRoad Hempstead Turnpike ⓘ
Meadowbrook State Parkway ⓘ
nickname The Coliseum ⓘ
The Old Barn ⓘ
notableEvent hosted 1980 NHL Stanley Cup Finals games ⓘ
hosted 1981 NHL Stanley Cup Finals games ⓘ
hosted 1982 NHL Stanley Cup Finals games ⓘ
hosted 1983 NHL Stanley Cup Finals games ⓘ
opened 1972 ⓘ
openedAsHomeArenaFor New York Islanders in 1972 ⓘ
operator Onexim Sports and Entertainment ⓘ
owner Nassau County, New York ⓘ
surface form: Nassau County
parkingCapacity large surface parking lots surrounding arena ⓘ
partOfComplex Mitchel Field complex ⓘ
primarySport ice hockey ⓘ
renovated 2015 ⓘ
2016 ⓘ
reopenedAfterRenovation 2017 ⓘ
scoreboard center-hung scoreboard ⓘ
seatingCapacity approximately 16700 for hockey ⓘ
approximately 18000 for concerts ⓘ
state New York ⓘ
surfaceType ice rink for hockey ⓘ
tenants Long Island Nets ⓘ
New York Arrows ⓘ
New York Islanders ⓘ
Brooklyn Nets ⓘ
surface form: New York Nets

New York Riptide ⓘ
New York Saints ⓘ

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Nassau County, New York → contains → Nassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum ⓘ
this entity surface form: Nassau Coliseum
NYI → formerHomeArena → Nassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum ⓘ
subject surface form: New York Islanders
Nassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum → formerName → Nassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum self-linksurface differs ⓘ
this entity surface form: Nassau Coliseum
Uniondale, New York → hasLandmark → Nassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum ⓘ
Long Island Nets → homeArena → Nassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum ⓘ
New York Nets (ABA) → homeArena → Nassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum ⓘ
Long Island Nets → homeVenue → Nassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum ⓘ
Mitchel Field complex → locatedNear → Nassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum ⓘ
this entity surface form: Nassau Coliseum
Roosevelt Field Mall → nearbyAttraction → Nassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum ⓘ
NYI → originalHomeArena → Nassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum ⓘ
subject surface form: New York Islanders
New York Nets (ABA) → playedHomeGamesAt → Nassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum ⓘ
New York Islanders → previousArena → Nassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum ⓘ