The Greatest Hockey Team of All Time (30 Seasons Removed) - Your New York (Brooklyn) Islanders!

riverplate · Jul 21, 2016

Islanders Considering Move To Queens With Mets Help - Bloomberg
http://www.bloomberg.com/news/artic...d-considering-a-move-to-queens-with-mets-help

The New York Islanders are in talks with the owners of baseball’s New York Mets about building a hockey arena adjacent to Citi Field in Queens, people with knowledge of the discussions said.

Willets Point is emerging as a persuasive alternative to the team’s current home at Brooklyn’s Barclays Center if the Islanders’s owners and arena officials can’t agree on a series of hockey-specific improvements, said the people, who asked for anonymity because the negotiations are private. The team’s first season at Barclays Center, which is owned by Russian billionaire Mikhail Prokhorov, was marred by poor reviews from fans, who complained about obstructed view seats, and from players, who who said the quality of the ice was sub-par.
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riverplate · Feb 4, 2017

Connecticut Governor to Islanders: Come Play in Hartford - ESPN
http://www.espn.com/nhl/story/_/id/...ders-play-hartford-amid-barclays-center-doubt

Connecticut Gov. Dannel Malloy has invited the New York Islanders to play in Hartford amid reports that the team's future in Brooklyn is in doubt. Malloy, in a letter written Friday, suggested that the Islanders consider Hartford's XL Center as "an option for your interim use" and also as "a long-term solution to your needs."

Hartford was home to the NHL's Whalers from 1979 until 1997, when the franchise relocated to Carolina. Malloy wrote that the Whalers' fan base "is still ranked as one of the NHL's most energetic" and also noted that the Islanders' AHL affiliate is in Bridgeport, Connecticut.
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riverplate · Feb 25, 2017

Dolan, Wilpons Look To Help Isles Bolt Barclays - N.Y. Post
http://nypost.com/2017/02/24/james-dolan-tries-to-help-rescue-islanders-from-barclays-center/

Executives of several of New York’s more fortunate franchises are coming together in an attempt to rescue the Islanders from Barclays Center. The Wilpon family, which owns the Mets, and Knicks and Rangers owner James Dolan are involved in the pair of investment and development groups joining talks with the Islanders on a new arena proposal.

While a proposal last summer indicated the Islanders hoped to build their new arena in Queens near Citi Field, the new venture appears to be taking shape around a site near Belmont Park in Elmont. The land for the reported proposal is owned by the New York Racing Association. It is located about 20 miles outside Manhattan and is much closer to the team’s Nassau County fan base.
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victorcalello38 · Feb 28, 2017

Rangers?

msilverstein47 · Jan 22, 2022