Guest Low Roller Posted October 24, 2012 Report Share Posted October 24, 2012 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. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
c-towns Posted October 24, 2012 Report Share Posted October 24, 2012 New name suggestions? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Freak By Night Posted October 24, 2012 Report Share Posted October 24, 2012 "The Brooklyn Dodgers" has a nice ring to it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Low Roller Posted October 24, 2012 Report Share Posted October 24, 2012 "Brooklyn Bombers" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Booche Posted October 24, 2012 Report Share Posted October 24, 2012 Charles should change his first name to Dick. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Low Roller Posted October 24, 2012 Report Share Posted October 24, 2012 @DownGoesBrown: "Hey, big fan, I really loved that 'Informer' song you did." - a confused Jay-Z meets Garth Snow. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Schwa. Posted October 24, 2012 Report Share Posted October 24, 2012 Brooklyn DimaFleckswith a Hipster Douchebag as the mascot. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Low Roller Posted October 24, 2012 Report Share Posted October 24, 2012 It's a 25 year deal! Charles Wang is crazy!I think Yashin and Dipietro will still be under contract when the arena deal expires.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ollie Posted October 24, 2012 Report Share Posted October 24, 2012 Brooklyn DimaFleckswith a Hipster Douchebag as the mascot. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Northern Wish Posted October 24, 2012 Report Share Posted October 24, 2012 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 ArticleSorry, and now back to sports and crickets..... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Freak By Night Posted October 25, 2012 Report Share Posted October 25, 2012 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. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Northern Wish Posted October 25, 2012 Report Share Posted October 25, 2012 Nassau Coliseum was never the same after April 3 1998.Island Tour'd. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AD Posted October 29, 2012 Report Share Posted October 29, 2012 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. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Freak By Night Posted October 29, 2012 Report Share Posted October 29, 2012 True - three years, or even more - depending on how long it takes to solve the NHL's labour impasse! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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