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Islanders owner Jon Ledecky says team is "locked and loaded" on arena at Belmont

NEW YORK -- Islanders owner Jon Ledecky said the team will play at Barclays Center through the end of next season, and the "singular focus" beyond that is for a new arena at Belmont Park.

"We are locked and loaded on Belmont," Ledecky said Tuesday at a luncheon with Islanders beat writers. "We have the blinders on for Belmont. We're not looking at other places, other things, other opportunities. We want to make Belmont a reality."

The Islanders submitted a bid last month with several other partners, including owners of the New York Mets and Madison Square Garden, to develop a new arena at Belmont Racetrack in Nassau County.