Isles' Lamoriello: New Belmont Park Arena To Stand Out In NHL

Islanders President of Hockey Operations & GM Lou Lamoriello "believes the new arena at Belmont Park will be different" from other new facilities that fail to replicate the "cozy feel" of the NHL arenas of old, according to Andrew Gross of NEWSDAY. Lamoriello in a videoconference with season-ticket holders on Friday was asked about the "benefits to the organization moving from NYCB Live's Nassau Coliseum to the Belmont Park arena." He responded, "The major point of it is it's going to be a hockey facility. They've paid 100% attention to the atmosphere in the building, the way the seats are located for the hockey experience and tight to the arena. It's not like some of these new arenas. When you talk about old arenas, you talk about Boston Garden. But you go to a new arena, everybody says it doesn't have the same atmosphere. You're going to see a Coliseum atmosphere" (NEWSDAY, 6/13).