Nassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum

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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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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