New York Islanders

The New York Islanders' season came to an end yesterday after losing to the Washington Capital 2-1 in Game 7 on the eastern conference divisional  semi-finals.  The islanders truly had a great season, and at one point even led the entire NHL in points!  Can you believe that the same team was one of the worst in the league the year prior?  I am extremely excited to see what is next for this team in the future!

With the end of this season, a historical end comes to the place that the Islanders have called home for the past 43 years.  The Nassau Coliseum is closed, and the Islanders are moving to Brooklyn.  No one is happy about this move, as now all professional Long Island sports teams are extinct.  It was a sad end to a wonderful year, but I wish that they could have won the cup one more time in the old barn.

I have so many great memories in the Barn (the Nassau Coliseum), as I have been going to Islanders games since I was a little kid.  I must have been to over 100 games, and I have not missed a playoff series since I was born.  I am going to miss yelling at the the players, "shoot."  Also I am going to miss being able to print tickets out 15 minutes before the game for $20.

The Islanders hope to continue their success in the Barclay's center, but one thing is for sure, it will not be as loud as the old barn.  I have been to the Barclay's center only twice, and I am not a fan.  It is so big, but it does not fit a lot of people.  How is that possible?  Also it is extremely steep, so if you are supposed to sit in an upper section, you are going to be way, way up.  I was not able to see a basketball from these sections. There is no way you will be able to see a puck.

Vocabulary 
prior adj happening earlier in time or sequence
historical adj of or having to do with history.
extinct adj  no longer existing
steep adj having a sharp slope or slant
sections adj any part of a whole

Vocabulary Activity

Unscramble the vocabulary words below

1. esetp

2. cteiosns

3. tetncix

4. lhoristiac

5. irrop

Grammar Point

Different types of sentences.  There are four main different types of sectences.  The first is declarative, and that is when something is simply being stated, and it ends in a period.  The next is imperative, and that is when you tell someone to do something, and it may end in a period or exclamation point.  Then, there is exclamatory, which is when an exclamation point is used to show emotion.  Finally is the interrogative sentence, which is a question, and it end in a question mark.

Grammar Activity

Write an example of each type of sentence.

Exclamatory

1. ____________________________________________________________________________________

Interrogative

2. ____________________________________________________________________________________

Declarative

3. ____________________________________________________________________________________

Imperative

4. ____________________________________________________________________________________