NY Islanders to Suffolk? [Archive] - RonFez.net Messageboard

furie

10-18-2009, 12:39 PM

If the Lighthouse project, a proposed $3.8-billion development of office buildings, apartments and retail space around a rebuilt Nassau Coliseum, doesn't receive the approval of Hempstead Town, Levy said that Suffolk County is "as open today as we ever were" to welcome the Islanders. (http://www.newsday.com/news/other-locales-including-suffolk-want-islanders-1.1529949)

TooLowBrow

10-18-2009, 12:46 PM

Joining Nets in Brooklyn?

Brooklyn, meanwhile, is much further along in its effort to redevelop the Atlantic Yards area, where officials hope to break ground this year on a new arena and real estate project that would bring the New Jersey Nets of the National Basketball Association to the borough.

Sources with knowledge of the situation say that there have been no conversations between Atlantic Yards developer Bruce Ratner and Lighthouse partners Wang and Rechler. And they say that as designed now, the arena there could not house a National Hockey League team because it doesn't meet NHL regulations.

But that's not deterring Brooklyn borough President Marty Markowitz.

"I know we would welcome them as the Brooklyn Islanders," Markowitz said. "Let's get the Brooklyn Nets playing here. Once an arena is built, all things are then possible."

TooLowBrow

10-18-2009, 12:47 PM

A possible Queens home would be Willets Point, near Citi Field. "We don't know how real it is because they haven't come in and given us any idea of what they'd be looking for."

TooLowBrow

10-18-2009, 12:49 PM

QUEBEC CITY. Arena: Colisee Pepsi, built 1950. The NHL Nordiques played there until 1995. Friday, the city announced it plans to build a new arena in hopes of bringing back an NHL team and of hosting the Winter Olympics.. The challenge: Quebec would need a new arena..

TooLowBrow

10-18-2009, 12:49 PM

WINNIPEG, MANITOBA. Arena: MTS Centre; opened 2004. The challenge: Winnipeg isn't looking at the Islanders as its first choice, as sources there note that teams in Tennessee, Arizona, Florida and Georgia all may have reasons to move..

TooLowBrow

10-18-2009, 12:50 PM

SASKATOON, SASKATCHEWAN. Arena: Credit Union Center. The challenge: Saskatoon's population, at about 212,000, may be too small to support an NHL team, says Jennifer Balon, director of Saskatoon's regional economic development agency..

TooLowBrow

10-18-2009, 12:50 PM

HAMILTON, ONTARIO. Arena: Copps Coliseum, opened 1985. The challenge: Some say the Toronto Maple Leafs are too close. And Copps Coliseum would need an overhaul for an NHL team. Other teams have been rumored headed for Hamilton, such as the Phoenix Coyotes and the Atlanta Thrashers..

TooLowBrow

10-18-2009, 12:51 PM

HARTFORD. Arena: XL Center; opened 1975. The challenge: The city would need a new arena. Local developer Lawrence Gottesdiener has tried twice to bring NHL teams to Hartford, but the teams stayed in their cities..

TooLowBrow

10-18-2009, 12:52 PM

KANSAS CITY, MO. Arena: Sprint Center, opened 2007. The challenge: Fewer than 10,000 fans attended the preseason game the Islanders played in Kansas City in September. Although even fewer attended preseason games at the Nassau Coliseum, some thought that Kansas City should have gotten a better showing..

TooLowBrow

10-18-2009, 12:53 PM

LAS VEGAS. Arena: None.. The challenge: It could take up to two years to design and build an arena to seat between 18,000 and 20,000 fans..

TooLowBrow

10-18-2009, 12:53 PM

SEATTLE. Arena: KeyArena, rebuilt 1995. The challenge: Seattle would need a new arena to house an NHL team, and the economy has put most discussions on hold, sources said..

TooLowBrow

10-18-2009, 12:54 PM

HOUSTON. Arena: Toyota Center. The challenge: The city is open to an NHL team, but it's not actively pursuing one..

TooLowBrow

10-18-2009, 12:54 PM

OKLAHOMA CITY. Arena: Ford Center or Cox Convention Center. The challenge: Talk in Oklahoma City centers around luring an American Hockey League franchise, not necessarily an NHL team..

TooLowBrow

10-18-2009, 12:55 PM

TULSA, OKLA.. Arena: BOK Center. The challenge: Advocates say Tulsa should try to lure an NHL team. But there's a lot of competition among would-be NHL cities, and sources say Tulsa isn't at the top of most lists..

TooLowBrow

10-18-2009, 12:56 PM

PORTLAND, ORE.. Arena: Rose Garden, opened 1995. The challenge: Economic development officials, including representatives from the NBA's Portland Trail Blazers are working on how to best use the arena and the surrounding area..

TooLowBrow

10-18-2009, 12:56 PM

furie

10-18-2009, 12:58 PM

why couldn't those have been just one post?

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TooLowBrow

10-18-2009, 01:03 PM

why couldn't those have been just one post?

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each city deserves its own post

K.C.

10-18-2009, 04:18 PM

SEATTLE. Arena: KeyArena, rebuilt 1995. The challenge: Seattle would need a new arena to house an NHL team, and the economy has put most discussions on hold, sources said..

I'd love to see a team in Seattle.

Bringing the NHL back to Quebec or Hartford would be cool, too.

El Mudo

10-19-2009, 04:43 AM

DES MOINES. Arena: Wells Fargo Arena, opened 2005. The challenge: The arena's general manager, Matt Homan, said the market may be too small to support an NHL team, but he is still hoping to bring hockey to the area.

Seeing as how the Chops barely lasted a year, I think you can cross this one safely off the list. Quad City only had the Flames for barely two years. I don't think there's much of a market for hockey in the upper Midwest outside of Minnesota, Michigan, and (maybe) Wisconsin.

topless_mike

10-19-2009, 09:18 AM

topless_mike

10-19-2009, 09:18 AM

A possible Queens home would be Willets Point, near Citi Field. "We don't know how real it is because they haven't come in and given us any idea of what they'd be looking for."

just what NY needs... more sports teams.

topless_mike

10-19-2009, 09:19 AM

as sources there note that teams in Tennessee, Arizona, Florida and Georgia all may have reasons to move..

yeah, its called brothas and rednecks dont like hockey.

TooLowBrow

10-19-2009, 09:20 AM

just what NY needs... more sports teams.

how would the islanders moving to queens give ny more teams?
the islanders are already a ny team

topless_mike

10-19-2009, 09:20 AM

SEATTLE. Arena: KeyArena, rebuilt 1995. The challenge: Seattle would need a new arena to house an NHL team, and the economy has put most discussions on hold, sources said..

i dont know why seattle didnt have a team a long time ago.

topless_mike

10-19-2009, 09:22 AM

Local developer Lawrence Gottesdiener has tried twice to bring NHL teams to Hartford, but the teams stayed in their cities..

they had a team, the Whalers. hartford fucked up and let them go.

furie

10-19-2009, 01:42 PM

are there plans to expand the NHL?

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K.C.

10-19-2009, 02:12 PM

how would the islanders moving to queens give ny more teams?
the islanders are already a ny team

I wonder if they change the name from Islanders if they move to Queens, or do they pull a Los Angeles Lakers/Utah Jazz keep the name that makes no sense move?

TooLowBrow

10-19-2009, 02:19 PM

I wonder if they change the name from Islanders if they move to Queens, or do they pull a Los Angeles Lakers/Utah Jazz keep the name that makes no sense move?

queens is on long island

furie

10-19-2009, 02:21 PM

Hottub

10-19-2009, 02:29 PM

It's the NY Islanders, so they are already a NY team. And Queens is on the Island of Long, so the name would stay.
Queens is like a dirty run down Long Island

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Ummm, O.K.

http://matty13.files.wordpress.com/2008/02/giants.jpg

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furie

10-19-2009, 02:38 PM

Ummm, O.K.

http://matty13.files.wordpress.com/2008/02/giants.jpg

http://www.firstandtensportsden.com/store/images/product_images/VINYLMAGNET-JETS.jpg

who mentioned the giants or jets?
Long Island is part of New York

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Hottub

10-19-2009, 02:48 PM

who mentioned the giants or jets?
Long Island is part of New York

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Yet East Rutherford, NJ is not.

furie

10-19-2009, 02:51 PM

still i don't get your argument.
moving from one part of NY to another part of NY is different than moving to NJ

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topless_mike

10-20-2009, 09:34 AM

It's the NY Islanders, so they are already a NY team.

not the same thing.
they are far enough from the city not to cause too much of a cluster fuck.
to put them in queens would be even more of a traffic nightmare.

i really think this move is nothing more than an appeasement of manhattan residents and an effort to sell more seats.

want to sell more seats? put a real fucking team together.

KatPw

10-20-2009, 10:08 AM

I think people are forgetting the Wang doesn't just want a new stadium. He wants to build a mini-city in addition to a new stadium. That is what is causing so much debate.

NickyL0885

10-20-2009, 06:24 PM

I think people are forgetting the Wang doesn't just want a new stadium. He wants to build a mini-city in addition to a new stadium. That is what is causing so much debate.

And he should get it. I mean, I love LI but its pretty boring. Besides, if the Isles leave, the area will literally become a barren wasteland. We barely get concerts as it is. If the Isles leave, no one will want to come here for shows anymore. Maybe Kate Murray is waiting to make sure she is re-elected before approving this thing. Although as much as I hope she loses, she wont.

I maintain that they will get a deal done at the last possible moment, just like the Penguins did.