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March 19, 2012
Brooklyn buzz
NorthJersey.com
by John Brennan
A little cold water for the Brooklyn Islanders fantasy.
The Brooklyn site can only properly seat just under 15,000 (tops) for hockey due to the revamped construction plans once larger-than-life architect Frank Gehry bailed out a couple of years ago. That would make the site the National Hockey League’s smallest arena.
Could the Islanders really survive there longterm?
If survive means losing less money than owner Charles Wang is hemorrhaging now at the 40-year-old, over-the-hill Coliseum, then yes.
But a return to profitability? That probably only can come if Wang gets a sweetheart deal to be the premier tenant at a new Long Island facility (oh, and if he can finally turn the team into a winner after decades of struggle).
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Except for hockey, of course.
Posted by eric at March 19, 2012 11:12 AM