Charles Wang, a businessman and former majority owner of the NHL’s New York Islanders, died Sunday at the age of 74. (more…)
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Ledecky Discusses New York Islanders, Nassau Coliseum, Sound Tigers
Now that Jon Ledecky and Scott Malkin have control of the New York Islanders, the pair reiterated their commitment to Barclays Center, their disinterest in playing any games at the renovated Nassau Coliseum, and the unlikely prospect of moving the Bridgeport Sound Tigers (AHL) to Long Island. (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…)
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 […]
Wang: I won’t move Isles
Despite a new-arena referendum being overwhelmingly voted down by Nassau County voters Monday, New York Islanders owner Charles Wang says he has no intention of moving the NHL franchise. The vote, which came down 57 percent-43 percent against borrowing $400 million to fund the arena and a minor-league ballpark, certainly showed public sentiment dead set […]
Voters overwhelmingly reject new Nassau County arena
In the end, it wasn’t even close: by a margin of 57 against and 43 percent for, Nassau County voters overwhelmingly rejected a bond referendum providing $350 million for a new New York Islanders arena. The vote would have borrowed $400 million for a new arena and a $50-million minor-league ballpark. There certainly was a […]
Nassau County unveils arena plan
The Nassau County Coliseum would be replaced by a new arena housing the New York Islanders under a $350-million bond proposal proposed by Nassau County officials that will go before voters this August. The new arena would be built next to the current arena, which would eventually be torn down. The plan, less dramatic than […]
Bettman: No plans to move Isles — yet
NHL Commissioner Gary Bettman spoke out on the need for a new or renovated arena in Nassau County for the New York Islanders — and the implication was clear that something needed to be done before the team’s lease expires in 2015. Bettman said there were no plans to move the team, and stressed that […]
Should NHL step in to run Islanders?
Now that Charles Wang‘s development efforts surrounding Nassau Coliseum are all but dead, the New York Islanders (NHL) are being run as a minor-league franchise, according to observers. Should the NHL step in to run things on Long Island? That’s the argument advanced by Larry Brooks in his New York Post column, who says the […]
Wang meets with Mets about new Flushing Meadow arena
Newsday is reporting that New York Mets Chief Operating Officer Jeff Wilpon met with New York Islanders Charles Wang about moving the NHL franchise to a new potential arena next to Citi Field, following up on earlier discussions to buy the team. The discussions are in the early stages. Wang has worked for several years […]
