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January 12, 2012
Report: Islanders in talks to play a preseason game in Brooklyn
The Sporting News
The New York Islanders are in talks to host a preseason game next season in Brooklyn at the yet-to-be-finished, future home of the New Jersey Nets, the Barclays Center, according to WFAN (660 AM) New York.
The Islanders lease at Nassau Coliseum ends at the end of the 2014-15 season.
There has been no movement between the team and Nassau County on a new or refurbished arena, especially since a failed Aug. 1 referendum vote that shot down a bid for a new arena on Long Island.
Former Nets owner and Atlantic Yards developer Bruce Ratner has shown an interest in the Islanders moving to Brooklyn when their lease is up.
...The Islanders have also already committed to playing a preseason game against the Edmonton Oilers at Evraz Place in Saskatchewan on Sept. 27, 2012.
NoLandGrab: And given the Barclays Center's tiny hockey capacity and terrible hockey sightlines, it's far more likely that, come the 2015-2016 season, it'll be the Saskatchewan Islanders rather than the Brooklyn Islanders.
Posted by eric at January 12, 2012 11:50 PM