The New York Islanders have scheduled a presser this afternoon at the Barclay's Center in Brooklyn. An Islanders press release states: "New York Islanders Owner Charles B. Wang, Barclays Center Majority Owner and Developer Bruce Ratner, Mayor Michael Bloomberg, National Hockey League Commissioner Gary Bettman, Brooklyn Borough President Marty Markowitz, Islanders General Manager Garth Snow, and Barclays Center and Brooklyn Nets CEO Brett Yormark" will be on hand for the 1 p.m. announcement.
You tell us. Sounds like Wang, who HATES the Nassau County Coliseum, but hasn't been able yet to strong arm the local populace in Uniondale and the surround to buy him something shiny may have just found his shiny new thing. No doubt there will be kicking and screaming over the lease and deals in place on Long Island but at the very LEAST we figure the Isles are planning on playing SOME games at the Barclay's Center with the possibility of playing more, many more, in the future.
UPDATE: Puck Daddy, Yahoo's erstwhile hockey blogger says YES the Isles ARE moving to Brooklyn in 2015.
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