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The Islanders will stay at Barlcays. Barclays is a prime location, Brooklyn is on Long Island. . The area around Barclays is awesome for pre-gaming. Delicious food, lots of bars, convenient transportation. The days of tailgating at some suburban sh*thole parking lot are over. The Islanders and their fans should embrace the Barclays Centre. Everything is set-up for success.
One bad thing is the amount of transplants in Brooklyn. Recently went to a bar in Brooklyn to watch the NFL Jets. The jets traditional stronghold is Brooklyn / Queens / Long Island. Eagles, & Steelers fans outnumbered the Jets fans. This little tidbit does not bode well for the Islanders. Will tranplants root for the NY 'outerborough" teams (Jets, Mets, Islanders, Nets)?
Hope they pick-up fans, the plucky Islanders are a good foil for the big-money Rangers in expensive MSG.
When exactly did the term Long Island exclude Queens and Brooklyn ? Its the same Island with Nassau and Suffolk and I know in the past that was commonly understood.
When exactly did the term Long Island exclude Queens and Brooklyn ? Its the same Island with Nassau and Suffolk and I know in the past that was commonly understood.
Geographically yes, but culturally Brooklyn is not. Queens is though as it once was part of Nassau County.
The problem for the Islanders will not be geographic, it is the demise of hockey as a sport that Americans are interested in specifically in New York. I know it probably retains it popularity in the northern areas of the country and rural upstate NY, but most NYers are exclusively football and basket balls fans. If they come from another country then soccer fans
The problem for the Islanders will not be geographic, it is the demise of hockey as a sport that Americans are interested in specifically in New York. I know it probably retains it popularity in the northern areas of the country and rural upstate NY, but most NYers are exclusively football and basket balls fans. If they come from another country then soccer fans
Hockey fans are the most passionate fans out there. Football isn't doing well, and you hardly hear anything about basketball these days. Nets suck and Knicks aren't so hot either. NYC basklbetball rests solely on the shoulders of Porzingis at the moment. You'll be seeing a lot more interest in hockey this year if the Rangers keep up the good work.
Islanders have lots of potential in Brooklyn. ALL of the other teams in the metro area play in clip joints that charge big bucks to watch boring country sports with quiet corporate type fans. The Islanders are an old school team (1980s old school) with loud passionate hardcore fans. The games are filled with lots of chanting and participation, the closest thing you will find to European football fans in the USA. The folks really identify with the team, the fans are actually Islanders. unlike other teams, are all the fans really Giants in NJ or Kings in L.A. etc.. The games are exciting and the tix are affordable.
Islanders have lots of potential in Brooklyn. ALL of the other teams in the metro area play in clip joints that charge big bucks to watch boring country sports with quiet corporate type fans. The Islanders are an old school team (1980s old school) with loud passionate hardcore fans. The games are filled with lots of chanting and participation, the closest thing you will find to European football fans in the USA. The folks really identify with the team, the fans are actually Islanders. unlike other teams, are all the fans really Giants in NJ or Kings in L.A. etc.. The games are exciting and the tix are affordable.
I went to a few games last season and unless it's a game vs. NYR, the chants aren't like they were back in Nassau. They die quickly. They're barely audible. Too much space/empty seats/etc. (I'm ignoring the "Yes, yes, yes..." post-scoring.)
I spoke to someone I know who lives in Nassau County about this recently and he said his friends who are Islanders fans absolutely hate how the team relocated to Downtown Brooklyn. I don't think they are going to stay at Barclay's. I wouldn't be surprised if the Islanders came to Qns.
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