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May 1, 2012
Ratner says Barclays Center built to accommodate NHL team, too
AP via NorthJersey.com
Speaking of myths, Bruce Ratner has told this tale so much lately that he might actually be starting to believe it.
The developer and owner of Brooklyn’s Barclays Center believes his arena can hold hockey for more than just a passing game.
Bruce Ratner, who will welcome the Nets to Brooklyn next season, is hopeful of the arena’s potential NHL prospects as well, perhaps even the Islanders, who are looking for a new home. The building already has ice and locker rooms for both sports.
"[It] was made for hockey and basketball," Ratner said. "It could easily support a hockey team."
Except it wasn't, and it can't. Ratner's own head of construction made that clear more than a year ago, saying publicly that "we made some pretty deliberate decisions early on: we weren't going to have a [professional] hockey team."
And they're not going to, despite what Bruce Ratner or Brett Yormark may claim.
NoLandGrab: Word is they're already working on a new logo for the hockey team...
Posted by eric at May 1, 2012 10:55 AM