NHL’s Islanders Are Considering a Move to Queens With Mets Help
- First season in Brooklyn disappointed hockey fans, team owners
- Team being advised by Azoff’s Oak View Group with ties to MSG
NHL's Islanders Said to Weigh Queens Move With Mets Help
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The New York Islanders are in talks with the owners of baseball’s New York Mets about building a hockey arena adjacent to Citi Field in Queens, people with knowledge of the discussions said.
Willets Point is emerging as a persuasive alternative to the team’s current home at Brooklyn’s Barclays Center if the Islanders’s owners and arena officials can’t agree on a series of hockey-specific improvements, said the people, who asked for anonymity because the negotiations are private.