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Nassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum (or simply the Nassau Coliseum) is a multi-purpose indoor arena in Uniondale, Nassau County, New York, on Long Island. The venue is situated approximately 7 miles (11 km) east of the eastern limits of the borough of Queens in New York City , adjacent to the Meadowbrook Parkway .
The team began play in December 2019 with its home arena being the Nassau Coliseum. [ 1 ] [ 2 ] The Riptide mark the return of the National Lacrosse League to the Long Island area after the departure of the New York Saints ( 1989 – 2003 ) and the New York Titans ( 2006 – 2009 ), both of whom also played at Nassau Coliseum.
By the mid-2000s, Nassau Coliseum was the fourth-oldest facility in the NHL, behind the twice-renovated Madison Square Garden in Manhattan (which remains in use today), the Pittsburgh Civic Arena (built in 1961 and replaced in 2010), and Northlands Coliseum in Edmonton (built in 1974, replaced in 2016).
With the purchase the team would change its uniforms, logo, and colors. The team also announced that the Dragons will continue to play in the Nassau Coliseum despite rumors that the Dragons would move to Manhattan and play their games at Madison Square Garden. On September 23, 2008, the Dragons announced their new logo and color scheme.
Banners displayed along the outside of Nassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum in 2009, promoting the Lighthouse Project. The Nassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum was currently the second-oldest arena in active use by an NHL team (after Madison Square Garden), and had the second smallest capacity of all arenas in the NHL (after MTS Centre).
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[160] [161] [162] Nassau Coliseum hosted their home playoff games during the first round while the Barclays Center hosted their home games for the rest of the playoffs. [159] [163] In the first round of the 2019 playoffs, the Islanders swept the Pittsburgh Penguins, and in the second round the team was swept by the Carolina Hurricanes. [164]