NEW YORK (WFAN) — Is the Islanders’ arena saga finally over?
WFAN’s Craig Carton says it soon will be, as he dropped a bombshell during Thursday morning’s show, saying he has learned the team has decided to relocate to a yet-to-be-constructed arena at Belmont Park down the road.
“Barring a last-ditch change, because like I said this is not 100 percent … they are dotting I’s and crossing T’s … there will be a new arena built on the Belmont Park track site that will house the Islanders in the future,” Carton said.
Where the arena will be located, who will get the contract to build it, how much it will cost, and who will pay for it are questions that need to be answered, but Carton said from what he understands, from the Islanders’ perspective, the decision to move came down to three locations — the renovated Nassau Coliseum, the area around Citi Field and Belmont, which has been rumored for some time now as a potential landing spot for the Islanders.