Bruce's Journal

Bruce Slutsky was born in New York City in 1949. I retired six years ago after working as a Science/Engineering Librarian at the New Jersey Institute of Technology in Newark for 25 years. I was married to Karen until she passed away in February 2021. I have a son Lee who is now 35 years old. I am very much interested in the popular music of the 1960s, especially Bob Dylan and the Beatles. I am interested in rock and roll radio. I am an enthusiastic fan of the New York Mets.

Saturday, February 1, 2020

Vancouver Canucks 4 New York Islanders 3 at Barclays Center

It is more than halfway through the hockey season and we went to our first game today at the Barclays Center. When I worked in Newark Karen and Lee would join me a few times every season for a Devils game at the Prudential Center, but I retired about 2 years ago. We bought the tickets online yesterday and headed over for a matinee.

It was a close game for the beginning as the Islanders returned to playing after the All-Star break. With regulation time drawing to a close the Islanders took out their goaltender as Brock Nelson scored with 25.1 seconds to attain a 3-3 tie. However, 42 seconds into the overtime Quinn Hughes got the winning goal for the Canucks to send the Islander fans to home disappointed.

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