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June 19, 2012
Are Islanders Brooklyn Bound or is Quebec Calling?
Get Real Hockey
by Josh Marks
Yes, that's definitely Quebec on the line.
How passionate are Nordiques fans to get a team back? Well, they certainly have their sights set on the Islanders. In fact, in December 2010 an estimated 1,100 Nordiques fans arrived in a bus caravan from Quebec City to invade Nassau Coliseum and voice their support for the Isles moving north.
With fans willing to travel 550 miles from Quebec City to Uniondale, NY, the people want the NHL back. And the arena is coming too. In fact, what perfect timing, the New Quebec City Amphitheatre, also called Quebecor Arena, is due to open in 2015, the same year the lease expires at Nassau. And it will seat 18,000, which is more than the Barclays Center, which will only be able to seat 14,500 for hockey, making it the smallest arena in the NHL.
Posted by eric at June 19, 2012 12:56 PM