Scott Soshnick of Bloomberg News reports that the Islanders love affair with Barclays Center is over, that the NHL team will be looking for a new home after three years of bad ice, obstructed seats and poor sightlines in general.
The decision, reports Soshnick, is Mikhail Prokhorov’s.
After two years and countless complaints, Brooklyn’s Barclays Center has concluded it’s no longer worth it to host the New York Islanders...
Russian billionaire Mikhail Prokhorov, who owns the building and the Nets, has since November been seeking an investor to take a stake in both.