http://www.cbssports.com/nhl/blog/eye-on-hockey/20667444/report-islanders-moving-to-brooklyn-in-2015

While it will be cool to catch a random hockey game in my neighborhood, I will always be a Rangers fan, as will mostly any New Yorker west of Nassau County. Curious to see what kind of following this team will have. Brooklyn welcomed the Nets with open arms, but I don't suspect the same amount of love here. What's curious is the seating, which is not ideal for hockey.

Terrible arena setup at Barclays. But, I for one welcome the Brooklyn Hipsters when the NHL returns in 2017.

gorocks99;1303816 wrote:Terrible arena setup at Barclays. But, I for one welcome the Brooklyn Hipsters when the NHL returns in 2017.

Sadly, this logo is more accurate than the current rendition! haha, nice find.

Brooklyn Hipsters..lol

everything about this move seems really forced

Are they changing the name to the BK Islanders? I have no clue how the Islanders support was when they were in LI, but I don't see this moving helping their popularity.

Williamsburg, Brooklyn might be the hipster capital of the world. Fact. :laugh:

This should help attendance. It's an easier commute from the city. The arena is served by 11 subway lines.

And fuck the Nassau politicians. They screwed over the Islanders for year with their arena. Now Nassau County will be short $7.8 million in tax revenue.

A coworker was just telling me the Barclay isn't really idea for hockey? Holds 13k or so when the rink is assembled? That sounds pretty low for a brand new arena. He could be mistaken.

I'm heading there Saturday to check it out for the first time.

Automatik;1304353 wrote:A coworker was just telling me the Barclay isn't really idea for hockey? Holds 13k or so when the rink is assembled? That sounds pretty low for a brand new arena. He could be mistaken.

I'm heading there Saturday to check it out for the first time.

the one end looks really awkward

http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-bO3EN0g8Jhc/T3ewr1t90YI/AAAAAAAAAY4/QzdR-62YaLQ/s1600/BarclaysCenter_SeatingChart_IslandersvsDevils_v4.jpg

Automatik;1304353 wrote:A coworker was just telling me the Barclay isn't really idea for hockey? Holds 13k or so when the rink is assembled? That sounds pretty low for a brand new arena. He could be mistaken.

I'm heading there Saturday to check it out for the first time.

I think I read there will be almost 2-3,000 less seats than the old place in Nassau held for hockey games.

That is alot of ticket revenue to make up for. Not that they were getting a full house every night, but you always operate under the assumption that if you put a winning team out there the fans will come.

Ticket prices should go up substantially I would think to cover the new shortfall of fewer bodies being able to attend games.

Winnepeg is about the same size. They're doing alright.

dazedconfused;1304357 wrote:the one end looks really awkward

http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-bO3EN0g8Jhc/T3ewr1t90YI/AAAAAAAAAY4/QzdR-62YaLQ/s1600/BarclaysCenter_SeatingChart_IslandersvsDevils_v4.jpg

Closest recent example would be America West Arena in Phoenix:

America West Arena in Phoenix, New Orleans Arena, EnergySolutions Arena in Salt Lake City all have that style.

They're built for basketball, but the floor can 'push back' the one end to produce enough room for a sheet of NHL ice. This gives bad site lines for that end and obstructed view. Phoenix compensated for it by placing large television screens from the roof so fans on that end could see the action taking place at their nearside goal.

Given modern advances, they could go "Cowboys Stadium" and put a really high quality screen up showing you the same perspective view on as if you were a back in line with the goal that was obstructed.