Nassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum

<body topmargin=0 leftmargin=0 marginheight=0 marginwidth=0> <table cellpadding=0 cellspacing=0 border=0><tr> <td valign="top" colspan=2 height=90 BGCOLOR="#006699" TEXT="#080000" bgproperties="fixed" background="002285a1erlcgo.gif"> <div> <FONT SIZE="5" COLOR="#FFCC66" FACE="Arial" ><B>The World of Sports Venues</B></FONT><B>     |     </B><A HREF="index.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="The World of Sports Venues"><U><B>home</B></U></A></div> <div> <A HREF="NHL.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="NHL"><U><B>Back to </B></U></A><A HREF="NHL.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="NHL"><U><B>NHL</B></U></A></div> <div> </div> </td> </tr><tr> <td valign="top" width=210 BGCOLOR="#FFCC66" TEXT="#080000" background="001d2c00dkelyh.gif"> <div> <A HREF="http://www.nassaucoliseum.com" TARGET="_top" TITLE="http://www.nassaucoliseum.com"><U><IMG SRC="Nassau.gif" border=0 width="151" height="95" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></U></A></div> <div> <A HREF="http://www.newyorkislanders.com/" TARGET="_top" TITLE="http://www.newyorkislanders.com/"><U><IMG SRC="Islanders.gif" border=0 width="70" height="61" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></U></A></div> <div> <IMG SRC="Dragons.gif" border=0 width="88" height="78" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></div> <div> <A HREF="file:///C:/My Documents/My Webs/myweb3/Arenas/SeatingCharts/Nassau_Veterans_Memorial_ColiseumS.gif" TARGET="_top" TITLE="http://www.fortunecity.com/athena/thatch"><U>Seating Chart</U></A></div> <div> <A HREF="file:///C:/My Documents/My Webs/myweb3/Arenas/NassauVeternasMemorialColiseum.jpg" TARGET="_top" TITLE="http://www.fortunecity.com/athena/thatch"><U>Photo 1</U></A></div> <div> <A HREF="file:///C:/My Documents/My Webs/myweb3/Arenas/InsideView/Nassau-1.jpg" TARGET="_top" TITLE="http://www.fortunecity.com/athena/thatch"><U>Photo 2</U></A></div> <div> <A HREF="file:///C:/My Documents/My Webs/myweb3/Arenas/InsideView/Nassau-2.jpg" TARGET="_top" TITLE="http://www.fortunecity.com/athena/thatch"><U>Photo 3</U></A></div> </td> <td valign="top" height=390 BGCOLOR="#FFFFFF" TEXT="#080000"> <div> <I>Nassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum</I></div> <div> Address: 1255 Hempstead Turnpike</div> <div>                  Uniondale, NY  11553</div> <bR> <div> Team: New York Islanders, New York Dragons</div> <bR> <div> Year Opened: 1972</div> <bR> <div> Capacity: Hockey- 16,297</div> <bR> <div> The Nassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum is an 18,000 seat multi-purpose arena located on Long Island, New York. The Coliseum is host to New York Islanders Hockey, New York Saints Lacrosse, and New York Dragons Football as well as concerts, family shows, dirt events, and much more. </div> <bR> <div> Nassau Coliseum was built on Mitchel Field Army / Air Force base, and opened on May 29, 1972 at a cost of 32 million dollars. The building is 460 feet long, 340 feet wide, and rises 75 feet above the ground. The ice floor is 20 feet below ground as was constructed with a single pour of 450 yards of concrete. </div> <bR> <div> The arena contains 32 luxury suites and a 110-seat press box. The newly refinished concourse features 14 concession stands of a wide variety of foods. </div> <bR> <div> The exhibition hall is 60,000 square feet with 20-foot ceilings. Annual events include custom car, home remodeling, pet, flower and boat shows. </div> <div> nassaucoliseum.com</div> </td> </tr></table></body>