Posts About "Barclays Center"
Islanders Ready to Usher in New Era in New Arena
September 25th, 2019 Monday was a busy day for the New York Islanders, who broke ground on their new Belmont Park Arena on Long Island. In addition to the groundbreaking, the Islanders announced that they would be moving seven of their regular-season games from the Barclays Center to Nassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum. With the games being added to the Long...
Islanders' Opportunity at Belmont Park
July 17th, 2019 July 9, 2019 was a big day for the New York Islanders. The announcement that developers had come to an agreement for a new full-service LIRR train station gives a new arena at Belmont Park a feeling of inevitability. Co-owner and alternative governer of the New York Islanders, Jon Ledecky and Commissioner of the NHL, Gary Bettman...
Islanders Fans Are "Fine" With Playoff Games in Brooklyn
April 28th, 2019 NEW YORK — With their team playing in the Eastern Conference semifinals, New York Islanders fans are back in Brooklyn for the first time in more than two months. And since it means they're doing well in the Stanley Cup playoffs, they're happy to be bac...
Islanders at Home – A House Divided
July 19th, 2018 Being a New York Islanders fan is not easy. Since the early 1980s when the team won four consecutive Stanley Cups, playoff appearances have been few and far between, making it difficult for fans to find anything to cheer about for an extended period of time. The news that they will finally be building a state-of-the-art, permanent home...
Rangers Need to Step up in Isles Rivalry
March 17th, 2018 The 2017-18 season has been a downright disaster for the New York Rangers. The only saving grace is in the hope that they change their luck against crosstown rival, the New York Islanders. Circle Apr. 5 on your calendar because if the Rangers could muster a victory at the Barclays Center, it would put a smile on the faces of those who...
3 Reasons Why Islanders Should Return to Long Island
October 1st, 2017 The Barclays Center seems to be bad luck for the Islanders, whose rocky ride in Brooklyn has been well documented since October 9, 2015. They didn't get off to a good start at their new arena, losing 3-2 to the Blackhawks in overtime. In the 2016 Stanley Cup Playoffs, the Islanders beat the Panthers for the franchise's first series...
