Perky ‘Islanders’ Have Own Sport, Arena Controversy (Village Voice/Runnin’...
With just one week to go before the New York Islanders arena referendum, New Yorkers are beginning to take notice that there’s a team called the Islanders, and they’re having some kind of arena...
View ArticleAre the Islanders Moving to Brooklyn Now or What? (Village Voice/Runnin’ Scared)
Answer: Or what. So Nassau County held its vote on the $400 million New York Islanders arena plan yesterday, and for team owner Charles Wang things went about as well as … it’s tempting to say “as...
View ArticleThe Islanders Are Coming! The Islanders Are Coming (Village Voice/Runnin’...
Why the Islanders’ exhibition game in Brooklyn probably doesn’t mean they’re moving there, and why it wouldn’t do much for Brooklyn if they did: Things have been mostly quiet on the New York Islanders...
View ArticleFreshly renovated MSG could be gone in 10 years (Sports on Earth)
The New York Rangers and Knicks opened their regular season schedules this week, giving fans willing to shell out for opening-night tickets — now averaging $72 for the Rangers, and a staggering $123...
View ArticleHow to Tell If Your Team Is About to Leave You Forever (VICE Sports)
If it seems to you like we’ve hit Peak Sports Team Move Threat lately, you’re not alone. In the last few weeks there’s been talk of the St. Louis Rams going to L.A., the Oakland Raiders to L.A. or...
View ArticleThe NHL’s Expansion Options Mostly Suck, But At These Prices, Who Cares?...
On July 6, the National Hockey League will begin taking applications from cities and ownership groups interested in joining the league as part of its long-rumored expansion process.The reason the NHL...
View ArticleHockey Night in Vegas: The NHL’s Newest Franchise May Not Make Sense, But It...
Yes, it’s really happening: the National Hockey League commissioner Gary Bettman really held a press conference today at a casino—hint, hint—in which he announced that for the first time in 17 years,...
View ArticleAre The Islanders Leaving Brooklyn? Only If They Can’t Shake Down Mikhail...
When the New York Islanders announced they were moving to Brooklyn four years ago, plenty of eyebrows went up across the sports world. Not only was this a team so associated with Long Island that it...
View ArticleIs The New $1 Billion NY Islanders Development About To Get Amazon’d? |...
Even as the New York Islanders confuse their fans with plans to play some home playoff games in Nassau County and some in Brooklyn, the team’s ownership has been quietly moving ahead with plans to...
View ArticleWhere Do The Islanders Belong? | Deadspin
The New York Islanders have had one of the odder trajectories of any pro sports franchise. Winners of four straight Stanley Cups within 11 years of arriving on Long Island as the NHL’s protection...
View ArticleWho’ll Really Pay For What In Cuomo’s New $105M Islanders LIRR Station Plan?...
The New York Islanders owners’ plans for a new billion-dollar-plus arena complex alongside Belmont Park in Nassau County took a major lurch forward on Monday, as Governor Andrew Cuomo announced his...
View ArticleMadison Square Garden Hasn’t Paid NY Property Taxes In 37 Years. Will Cuomo...
Governor Andrew Cuomo’s latest proposal to expand Penn Station is an overflowing grab bag of promises to commuters and city residents to improve what the governor called in his budget speech yesterday...
View ArticleShould The Rangers’ Playoff Game In Toronto Have Triggered The End of MSG’s...
When the Carolina Hurricanes bounced the New York Rangers from the Stanley Cup bubble with a 4-1 win on August 4th, it seemed like a mere footnote in a sports season turned upside down by the...
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