The New York Islanders announced on Wednesday that after the 2014-15 season, when their lease is up on the Nassau Veterans Coliseum, they will be moving to Brooklyn's Barclays Center, current home of the Brooklyn Nets, after 45 years in Long Island. The move has been in talks for quite a while as quite a few venues have been in talk for this falling franchise, such as Brooklyn, Kansas City (who already has an arena ready), and even Seattle (which is getting an arena built). Personally, I could tell a move was well in the making and wasn't very far away. However, what surprises me most is that the Islanders owner Charles Wang has already announced that the team's name and logo will not change after the move.
"We are the New York Islanders." Wang was quoted saying.
I know that Brooklyn is technically a part of Long Island, but since 1972, this team has been representing Long Island, Nassau and Suffolk Counties, as their one and only team. In fact, Long Island can even be seen in the back of the Isles' logo. If they move to Brooklyn and keep everything the same, it would be somewhat of a mockery to Long Island. Also, if they're moving in with the BROOKLYN Nets shouldn't they be named Brooklyn as well like the Knicks and Rangers. Well, there's still a couple of years until the move, so maybe Wang will rethink keeping the Islanders the Islanders.
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