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Islanders new arena3/15/2023 ![]() ![]() “We’ll have some sound-absorbing panels for concerts but also the ability to be a great, loud barn for hockey.” “It was built for hockey and made for music,” said Peter Luukko, facilities chairman of Oak View Group, which manages the arena. Everything from acoustics and the low ceiling – only 3 feet higher than Nassau Coliseum, which opened in 1972 – to a big lower bowl surrounding the ice is designed to bring the noise. And the new buildings have a vastness to it that doesn’t quite feel the same.” They’re all sitting on your bench, basically. “This is a throwback building,” coach Barry Trotz said. Not only is there the connection to the early ’80s dynasty but it boasts an old-school atmosphere that doesn’t exist much in the NHL anymore even with a relatively small capacity of 13,917. Leaving Nassau Coliseum is a difficult step for fans given the nostalgia. It’s pure enthusiasm for UBS Arena and the big move and having a forever home for our fans.” ![]() “And this was even before this team has started playoffs. “You can feel the excitement,” Cosentino said. With a new, permanent Long Island Railroad station in the works and thousands of parking spots, senior vice president of sales Mike Cosentino said the team is weeks away from selling out season tickets. ![]() The Islanders moved to Brooklyn’s Barclays Center in 2015 to play in a building with an unusual configuration the scoreboard embarrassingly hung over a blue line instead of center ice.ĭon’t worry: UBS Arena will have a brand new video board in its rightful spot above the center faceoff circle.Īnd the Islanders will be in their rightful spot on Long Island, eight miles down the Hempstead Turnpike from Nassau Coliseum, centrally located among their most diehard fans. The Lighthouse Project was aimed at transforming the Coliseum before it was nixed by Nassau County voters in 2011. Finally getting those shovels in the ground and then hopefully finally getting in the seats, it’s going to feel real and that’s a feeling that I can’t describe.” All the ups and downs from the Lighthouse Project to Barclays and all the craziness. “It’s been incredible to watch it actually come to fruition. “It’s been a long time coming,” 29-year-old fan James Chryssos said. ![]()
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