Lots of changes in the NBA Development League on tap for the 2016-2017 season, as we’ll see new teams in Greensboro, the Chicago suburbs and Long Island — and there will certainly be additional changes for the 2017-2018 season. (more…)
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Islanders end NHL era at Nassau Coliseum
With the New York Islanders season ended and the team moving to Brooklyn next season, the ice surface at Nassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum was taken down for the last time. (more…)
Burke: Flames have second-worst arena in the NHL
Calgary Flames president of hockey operations Brian Burke was pretty blunt when asked about the Scotiabank Saddledome: it’s clearly the second-worst arena in the NHL, just behind the Nassau County Coliseum. (more…)
Barclays Center green roof on tap
Forest City Ratner Cos. is planning a Barclays Center green roof featuring small plants growing on a 130,000-square-foot soil-like cover. (more…)
Opening of Barclays Center begs question: Can NYC support five arenas?
The opening of Barclays Center in Brooklyn raises some interesting issues for arena professionals, but the most important has to be whether the greater New York City market can support five arenas. The answer so far: a qualified yes. (more…)
Nassau Coliseum future to be studied
Despite the impending loss of the New York Islanders (NHL), Nassau Coliseum could live on as a scaled-down, more modest facility. (more…)
New York Islanders announce Barclays Center move in 2015
If the NHL is back in 2015, the New York Islanders will be playing out of Brooklyn’s Barclays Center for the 2015-2016 season. (more…)
Barclays Center: We’d love to feature local vendors
As officials prep for the opening of Barclays Center next season, they’re looking for some Brooklyn vendors to add a little local atmosphere. From the New York Daily News: “We are committed to bringing the best of Brooklyn to Barclays Center and to draw on the borough’s dynamic food scene,†said developer Bruce Ratner. “Our […]
New for 2012-2013: The Brooklyn Nets
Musical superstar Jay-Z confirmed this morning what most of already knew: the NBA’s New Jersey Nets will go by the moniker of the Brooklyn Nets upon the move to Barclays Center in 2012; he’ll also perform a series of concerts to open the facility. Jay-Z, a minority investor in the Nets who grew up in […]
Ratner: We’d love to have the Isles in Brooklyn
Despite many concerns about the ability of Barclays Center to financially support NHL hockey, developer Bruce Ratner would love to see the New York Islanders move to Brooklyn after their Nassau Coliseum lease expires. The issue is one of capacity: the new home of the NBA’s soon-to-be Brooklyn Nets can only hold 14,500 — at […]
Suffolk County eying new Isles arena
The New York Islanders (NHL) may end up staying on Long Island after all if Suffolk County, a neighbor to Nassau County, can put together a deal for a new arena. According to AP, Suffolk County Executive Steve Levy approached Islanders owner Charles Wang about what the county could do to land the team. No […]
Debate continues over new Nets arena
{jathumbnail off} The new Brooklyn arena for the relocating New Jersey Nets (NBA) continues to generate controversy; community activists opposing Atlantic Yards won a court decision but failed to persuade a judge to stop construction on Barclays Center. On Wednesday, state Supreme Court Justice Marcy Friedman held that Empire State Development Corporation used bad numbers […]
