The NHL’s New York Islanders are considering options for a new arena, and the New York Mets might help bring the team to Queens. (more…)
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Yankee Stadium hockey: cold, sunny
Yesterday’s outdoor NHL game at Yankee Stadium was an interesting mix of extremes: it was delayed because of glare from the sun, while fans suffered through extremely cold temperatures. The crowd was great for the Stadium Series game — 50,105 — but the New York Rangers/New Jersey Devils game was delayed some 40 minutes to […]
NHL schedules two outdoor games at Yankee Stadium
The National Hockey League has scheduled two outdoor-hockey games at Yankee Stadium during the last week of January 2014, with the three New York City metropolitan teams slated to hit the ice. The 2014 NHL Stadium Series will see the three New York City metropolitan NHL teams play a pair of games at the home […]
Early results have Nassau County voters rejecting ballpark funding
Early results from a Nassau County referendum on $400 million in bonding for a new arena for the NHL’s New York Islanders and a new ballpark for an independent Atlantic League team has the measure rejected by voters. With 55 percent of the precincts reporting, the nays held a pretty commanding lead: 42,698 “no” votes […]
Nassau County, Atlantic League talking new ballpark
It sounds like the independent Atlantic League might be able to pull off what the New York Mets, the New York Islanders and the Eastern League failed to do: build a new ballpark in Nassau County. Talks are beginning between league officials and Nassau County officials about a new ballpark, which could open as soon […]