Isles already have eyes on new home
Belmont Park, Land Near Citi Field Most Likely Landing Spots
Perhaps NHL stands for Not Here Long when it comes to the Islanders and their turbulent relationship with Downtown’s Barclays Center.
Last Friday, NHL commissioner Gary Bettman told the Associated Press’ sports editors that the Brooklyn-based NHL franchise will submit a bid to the state for a new hockey arena located alongside Belmont Park.
Bettman also added that the land adjacent to Citi Field, home of the New York Mets, was an option for the Islanders, who are reportedly on the verge of a split with Brooklyn Sports & Entertainment, which currently controls both the Barclays and the Isles’ former home, the Nassau Coliseum.