Long Island Professional Sports Teams

Long Island offers a wide variety of state-of-the-art indoor and outdoor sports facilities. The region boasts its very own professional sports teams including the Independent Atlantic League Long Island Ducks, playing baseball at Fairfield Properties Ballpark. The brand new UBS Arena, home to NHL team, the New York Islanders. Nassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum is home to the NBA D-league team, the Long Island Nets and National Lacrosse League, The New York Riptide. Mitchel Athletic Complex plays host to two professional soccer teams, the Long Island Rough Riders and New York Cosmos. Local professional lacrosse team, the New York Lizards, plays at James M. Shuart Stadium in Uniondale. Our complexes, parks, golf courses and stadiums are world-class hosting professional and youth teams.


New York Islanders

The New York Islanders are Long Island’s very own professional hockey team. The NHL team planted its roots on Long Island in 1972 where they built up their team roster and went on to win 4 Stanley Cups. The team currently calls Nassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum and the Barclays Center in Brooklyn home.

New York Islanders

Professional Teams

New York Riptide

National lacrosse league team playing indoors at Nassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum