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Big press conference today with Charles Wang at the Barclays Center. It's expected that he will announce that the Islanders will be moving to Brooklyn at the end of their lease with Nassau Coliseum in 2015. I don't blame him as Nassau Coliseum is just a dump, and the county voted against renovating the facility.

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I love that they used the PBR logo.

This Barclays place sure launched with a hell of a bang. There was an interesting story in the NY Times about its ability to compete with MSG for concerts too:

"Not surprisingly, Barclays has undercut the Garden’s prices for performers, which are among the highest in the industry. Several promoters said a band stands to earn between $150,000 and $250,000 more for a sold-out show at Barclays than for one at the Garden. For concertgoers that means ticket prices for some shows will be lower at Barclays as well: Neil Young fans can buy a seat for $58 at Barclays, versus $63 at the Garden, according to Ticketmaster. Yet tickets to other big shows — the Who and Justin Bieber for instance — are roughly the same price at both places."

NY Times Article

Sorry, and now back to sports and crickets.....

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After reading that article, it's obvious why the Isles are moving. There will be an immediate bump in attendance - a lot of people will take in a hockey game just to see the new building.

Of course that assertion would have a lot more weight if not for the lockout.

Remember back in the 70s when the Islanders were a dynasty? Many a commentator made such a big deal of how modern the Nassau Coliseum was. Now I can see it being razed in the not-too-distant future.

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After reading that article, it's obvious why the Isles are moving. There will be an immediate bump in attendance - a lot of people will take in a hockey game just to see the new building.

The 'new' building will have been in operation for 3 years at that point.

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