Islanders Reportedly Agree To Deal To Play At Nassau, Barclays Center

The Islanders have "agreed to a deal that calls for them to split their regular-season home games between Nassau Coliseum and Brooklyn’s Barclays Center in the years leading up to the opening of their new arena at Belmont Park," according to sources. N.Y. Gov. Andrew Cuomo is "expected to attend a news conference" tomorrow to announce the agreement. Sources added that the Islanders will "play 12 regular-season home games" at next season. NHL Commissioner Gary Bettman said the arena "has been given a nice refresh in terms of the way it looks, but it’s still the Nassau Coliseum. So, anything that may or may not take place there certainly would have to be on a temporary basis" (NEWSDAY, 1/28).

NEWSDAY goes with the header, "The Old Nassau Coliseum Still Conjures Up Great Memories Around The NHL."