While Individual
Islanders tickets will go on sale Sept. 3, the Bridgeport Sound
Tigers have released their 2013-14 season schedule. They open against W/S Pens and are home for their first 5 games of
the AHL season. Their games are a great
time for any Isles fan. If you haven't
gotten to Bridgeport, you should do so soon.
Recently, there has
been a bit of a fan ripple about even where the Sound Tigers will play after
the Coliseum development plan was announced with Forest City Ratner at the
wheel. Ed Mangano mentioned the Islanders'
owned, Sound Tigers would be coming to play at the Coliseum soon, despite being contractually obligated to their CT. home
for another 8 years. Sound Tigers President,
Howard Saffan says the team is committed to Bridgeport and are focused on their 13th
home opener on October, 5th.
Michael Fornabaio
mentions that If the Sound Tigers move on, Harbor Yard's active sports
agreement mandates a professional hockey tenant in the facility. Its no secret that if the BST move, the
Hardford Wolfpack would probably be the most obvious tenant for the building.
"It's wonderful that Barclays is the
developer," Saffan said. "We wholeheartedly support that. We'll see
what tomorrow brings."
So Ratner and Mangano
spoke on more details for the development of the Coliseum. It seems the Isles will fulfill the final year
of their lease and open the 2015 season in Brooklyn.
The Isles are still expected to play 6 games in their newly
renovated, former home when applicable. Chris Botta nails it
when he mentioned the press conference regarding the development of the NVMC
HUB property, "Nassau County politicians lost the New York Islanders and
are now taking bows at the site where 4 straight Stanley Cups were won."
Isles Notes:
Per
nhlfreeagents.com, Former Isles (F) Petteri Nokelainen signed by Brynäs of the
SHL (Sweden).
Per @EyeOnHockey, "NHL
All-time teams: Today it's the New York Islanders."
The NHL salary cap could
reportedly rise to $80 million by 2017-18.
NHL Notes:
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