Comments on: Barclays Center execs “remain very interested” in housing Islanders

By: snarkybklyn

snarkybklyn — Fri, 31 Aug 2012 23:27:06 +0000

Spring for the licensing fee to call them the Brooklyn Hockey Dodgers and you’ll sell out every game. Get it done!

By: comeonnowguys

comeonnowguys — Fri, 31 Aug 2012 19:16:32 +0000

This really is the path of least resistance.

By: tmoore4075

tmoore4075 — Fri, 31 Aug 2012 16:39:53 +0000

I hope they stay on Long Island. Whether it’s Brooklyn or whatever. If this is the place than great. Yeah they’ve stunk for a while but would hate to see the team move to KC or QC.

By: bcisleman

bcisleman — Fri, 31 Aug 2012 16:15:16 +0000

The potential Nassau developers seem to agree that it will take government funding to get it done in Uniondale. That probably means a federal project. Short of that, I don’t see the Isles staying in Uniondale.

Apart from that, there are two options. They could have a temporary home in Brooklyn while an arena is built in Queens alongside CitiField. Alternatively, if the Isles commit to Brooklyn, the developers there could renovate Barclay’s to accomodate a larger crowd.

By: davebabychreturns

davebabychreturns — Fri, 31 Aug 2012 15:40:36 +0000

People talk about the Barclays Center as being too small for hockey but the fact is it could hold an average sized Islanders crowd with 1000 empty seats left over.

If the Islanders ever become a big draw they could always raise ticket prices; look at the Winnepeg Jets, they play in a building many think is too small but with the second highest average ticket price in the league they are getting by.

It would hardly be ideal but given ownership’s track record trying to get a new facility built it might just be the best option.