Sports
New York Islanders Host Fifth Annual Jamboree
New Hyde Park's Iceland took part in the ice hockey tournament.
Hundreds of youth hockey players from a dozen New York ice rinks gathered at the Nassau Coliseum on Nov. 20 to take part in the New York Islander’s fifth annual jamboree.
The day-long event matched up hockey teams in cross-ice games on the coliseum ice from noon until 5:00 p.m. Over 500 “mini mites,” minis (ages four to six), mites (ages seven and eight) participated in ten-minute games throughout the afternoon with the enforcement of USA Hockey standards.
One of the 13 ice hockey rinks that participated in the event was New Hyde Park’s . Other rinks included in Syosset and the .
Find out what's happening in New Hyde Parkwith free, real-time updates from Patch.
“We are extremely excited to continue in this effort to grow the sport of hockey by having numerous youth hockey players skate in the jamboree,” said Islanders Vice President of Operations, Tim Beach in a recent press release. “Every year participation in this event increases, which shows the commitment that all Long Islanders have towards expanding upon the numerous youth hockey grassroots programs offered in the area.”
