Posted Aug 2, 2011, 1:14 PM
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http://www.nypost.com/p/blogs/brookl...w7QeBpfR4O2XQO
Nassau nix leaves door open to possible Islanders move to B'klyn
August 2, 2011
By RICH CALDER
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If the Islanders want to come to Brooklyn, it's smooth skating now. Nassau County voters last night rejected a referendum to borrow $400 million for a new arena for the Islanders, making it a strong possibility that club owner Charles Wang moves the long-struggling franchise out of the Nassau Coliseum when its lease expires in 2015.
For some time, officials overseeing the planned Barclays Center being built for the NBA’s Nets in Brooklyn have said the arena would be too small for NHL hockey.
However, arena officials yesterday confirmed the Barclays Center will be fitted with an NHL-regulation size arena when it opens in Sept. 2012, although they declined comment on potential interest in the Islanders. The arena holds 18,000 seats for basketball, but some seating would have to be removed to accommodate hockey. Sources said the arena could hold about 14,500 seats for hockey.
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