« Final Movie Night at Freddy’s? | Main | RAPPER JAY-Z GETS MAJOR CRITICISM FOR TAKING HOMES TO BUILD STADIUM »
March 16, 2010
Fantasy Hockey
Seems that a number of forlorn hockey fans on Long Island are not yet familiar with Bruce Ratner's penchant for the tall tale.
NYI Point Blank, Brooklyn latest...Envy on the Coast vid...lineup stuff
Although Gary Bettman does not see the borough as a realistic option for the Islanders, Brooklyn’s new arena will have the capability of hosting hockey games and Bruce Ratner says Charles Wang’s team is invited. Still, Ratner is rooting for Wang to get his wish of staying in Nassau County.
“It’s an option,” said Ratner in an interview last week on WFAN. “It’s not likely, but it’s always an option. First, we have to hope that Charles Wang does get his arena built and the Islanders stay (on Long Island) and they have a great place to play. That’s foremost.
NoLandGrab: People. As designed, the arena can't accommodate hockey. Ratner keeps dangling the "possibility" of hockey to help justify revenue projections to help sell bonds. Trust us, Kansas City will grow on you. Good barbecue.
Actually, "it's not likely" are some of the truer words Ratner has ever spoken.
Save the Isles, Brooklyn is an option!
Even though Gary Bettman really talked down the idea of the Isles going to Brooklyn, Chris Botta reports that Bruce Ratner says there is still a chance.
NLG: Good grief, this is like a game of telephone.
Brooklyn Islanders, …or maybe they CAN accomodate hockey after all
Via Islanders Point Blank, a snippet from the press release handed out at the Atlantic Yards groundbreaking, announcing a partnership with IMG:
In addition to college basketball, IMG will assist BSE in staging college hockey, high-profile tennis events and high school sports at the Barclays Centers.
NLG: Yeah, and maybe Brett Yormark is telling the truth. Yeah, that's the ticket. Hockey. On ice. Yeah, that's it.
Posted by eric at March 16, 2010 10:50 PM