Nassau Referendum

Over the last couple of days, New York Islanders owner Charles Wang held a vote for the citizens of Nassau County to elect on whether they want there to be a new stadium for Islanders to play in through the 2045 season. Sadly for Wang and the Islanders employees, the public referendum elected "no" to the new stadium rejecting the new stadium proposal and immediately questioning the future of the organization's place on Long Island.

Not because I'm a New York Ranger fan, but as a hockey fan, I'm actually happy they elected to not to have the new stadium. Being that I live in Queens, I've easily been to that dump called the Nassau Coliseum a few times, and it is a horrible venue for sports. It's so cramped and small. You're probably saying to yourself "Then why are you happy that they are not building a new arena?". Well simply because i think it would be better for them to completely leave Long Island. From a business perspective, this would be a fabulous move and opportunity for them. The people of Long Island obviously don't like nor care about the crappy Islanders, and for good reason. They have nothing big since winning from '80-'83. The fans don't show up to the games and why should they? The revenue they gross is insignificant and minuscule. I think there is no other option but relocating. Here are some options on where the Islanders should move to:

Brooklyn:Split the brand new arena with the Nets. Way more populated area and a better opportunity to increase revenue and technically they can still keep the name "Islanders" because technically Brooklyn is on Long Island. They wont lose as much fans and will possibly gain some in return. Plus is may increase hockey's popularity in the urban scene.

Seattle: A good economic city who has been wanting another sports organization there since the Sonics left. There is no hockey team in the Pacific Northwest besides Vancouver. A development of a rivalry with the Canucks is a possibility which will increase the dollar. The city is not the reason the Sonics left it was the management of the organization. Plus there are loyal fans over there who care about their sports.

Quebec: I wouldn't really want this but hey, hockey is the main Canadian sport and the fans will show up to the games and they will be loyal. It's not a bad option it's just that they just got Winnipeg a team again (by the way they have a nice logo) and another Canadian team would add to less interest of the sport in the States. (Don't get me started with that)

Connecticut: There used to be a team there.(Whalers had another kick ass logo) Just like Brooklyn it's not that far so no divisional changes plus they have a nice arena in the XL center. A state with a nice economic value and plus, do we really want another team in a southern state? Hockey does not fit in the south!


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