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Old 10-24-2012, 11:33 AM   #1
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Sources: Isles moving to Brooklyn
Updated: October 24, 2012, 1:22 PM ET
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The New York Islanders have agreed to move to Brooklyn's Barclays Center from Long Island as early as 2015, sharing the arena with the Nets, league sources tell ESPN.

The team has scheduled a "major announcement" for 1 p.m. ET Wednesday. Commissioner Gary Bettman, Islanders owner Charles Wang, Mayor Michael Bloomberg, Brooklyn borough president Marty Markowitz, Islanders general manager Garth Snow, and Barclays Center and Brooklyn Nets chief executive Brett Yormark will be in attendance.

The Islanders' lease at Nassau Coliseum expires after the 2015 season, and the team has been trying to secure a new arena near the site for some time. Nassau County voters rejected a $400 million proposal for a new arena, funded by bonds, in August 2001.

Wang has threatened to move the team from the site when the team's lease expires. Wang, the founder of a computer software company, presented a plan in 2003 for a privately funded multibillion-dollar development of housing, retail and a new arena on the property, but the proposal foundered amid community opposition.

The move to Brooklyn isn't without complications. Under current plans, Barclays Center would hold only 14,500 for hockey, and sources familiar with the facility were skeptical regarding the arena's long-term viability as the home of an NHL franchise. At 15,004, Winnipeg's MTS Centre currently has the NHL's smallest capacity.

"It will be tough leaving such a historic building on Long Island, but we need a new rink and Barclays is a state-of-the-art facility that will be a great home for us," Islanders winger Matt Moulson told ESPNNewYork.com via text message. "I hope the fans that have stood by this team through good and bad times continue to support us on our quest for the Stanley Cup."

As recently as April, Bettman said Brooklyn might not be a viable destination for the Islanders because it's hard to reach for the team's fan base in Long Island and Queens. However, the team's announcement of a news conference at the Barclays Center trumpeted the fact that it is located "atop one of the largest transportation hubs in New York City ... accessible by 11 subway lines, the Long Island Rail Road, and 11 bus lines."

The outdated Coliseum -- it was built in 1971 and opening in 1972 -- is no longer suitable for the NHL once the lease expires. The arena holds 16,234, but the Islanders' average attendance last season was 13,191.

In an April interview with The Associated Press, Bettman sounded lukewarm about the idea of the Islanders moving to Brooklyn.

"Barclays, I suppose on some level, is an option," he said at the time.

Information from ESPN.com's Pierre LeBrun, ESPN The Magazine's Craig Custance, ESPNNewYork.com's Katie Strang and The Associated Press was used in this report.
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Old 10-24-2012, 11:35 AM   #2
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Ouch....the Sprint Center fails again....
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Old 10-24-2012, 11:43 AM   #3
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Ouch....the Sprint Center fails again....
Meh, I don't think there was ever serious talk about moving out of town, and the NHL would exhaust all options before moving a team.
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Old 10-24-2012, 02:01 PM   #4
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Ouch....the Sprint Center fails again....
Meh Sprint Center has done really well even without an anchor tenant.
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Old 10-24-2012, 02:03 PM   #5
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Meh Sprint Center has done really well even without an anchor tenant.
Short term yes but it will be interesting to see what happens in 10-15 years when the newness wears off.
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Old 10-24-2012, 02:13 PM   #6
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Short term yes but it will be interesting to see what happens in 10-15 years when the newness wears off.
Top 25 arena in the world in revenue. It will be fine for a while. And honestly this isn't the 80's. Newness wears off fast. People go because it attracts good shows and events.
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Not really. From all accounts, Wang tried keeping the Islanders in Long Island. However, when the Lighthouse Project was voted down, that pretty much meant the end of the Isles in Long Island.
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Wang is a New Yorker and doesn't want to leave New York at all. Also as an owner he would make Hunt and Glass look good.

Still Bettman hates this with a ****ing passion. If the Islanders are sold, then I would look for them to move somewhere else. Barclays Center is not designed for hockey at all, its like America West Arena in Phoenix and Conseco in Indy are.
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Wang is a New Yorker and doesn't want to leave New York at all. Also as an owner he would make Hunt and Glass look good.

Still Bettman hates this with a ****ing passion. If the Islanders are sold, then I would look for them to move somewhere else. Barclays Center is not designed for hockey at all, its like America West Arena in Phoenix and Conseco in Indy are.
It's the ugliest arena i've ever seen.
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