About

Welcome to Isles Blogger, my first attempt at blogging on a specific interest, as opposed to random thoughts on life and current events that you may find on my personal blog. Islesblogger was started back in August of 2007, and has really started to take off thanks to the New York Islanders Blog Box, the charter members and the blogging community. It is a hobby that is both challenging and rewarding, and never grows old.

But…..Why?

When the New York Islanders introduced the “Blog Box” back in June, I did not really give that much thought into doing something such as this myself. That was until I got the itch to get involved myself - I knew I could create a website full of great content.

My basic idea is to provide you with my thoughts on the Islanders, presented in a position that is neutral – commenting on the strengths and weaknesses of certain player transactions, or simply the latest talk around the organization. I also do live blogging from the game at the Coliseum and take a ton of pictures every game that are featured in my gallery.

My Bio

My name is Michael Schuerlein and I grew up in Bethpage, NY. I have played hockey for a majority of my life - and continue to play in several roller and ice hockey leagues throughout the year.

I am not entirely new to the blog scene; I am currently a Photographer and Contributing Writer for two automotive websites, www.truckblog.com and www.musclecarblog.com, and I have also been published in several automotive magazines.

I am a current Isles Season ticket holder, and have been a fan of the Isles my entire life. I love to read about the latest Islanders news and rumors, part of the inspiration for creating this website.

Despite my involvement with the automotive websites, I am not a professional journalist, or even pretend to be one - I am just an Air Conditioning Mechanic who happens to enjoy writing. The automotive stuff is just a hobby that grew into something I never thought it would. I blame it all on Chris really, as Truckblog and Musclecarblog were both started by him. You can read about Chris on his site www.christhis.com.

Within days of creating this site in Mid-August, I was notified by the Islanders that my website had been selected as 1 of 12 to become a charter member of their Blog Box. It really was an exciting moment, and the ride has been absolutely amazing thus far.

Check back here often, as my Bio is a work in progress!

Thanks for checking out Islesblogger!

Michael Schuerlein

Bio Version 1.0.1 Updated 11/29/2007