NEW YORK (CBSNewYork/AP) — John Tavares, Kyle Okposo and the New York Islanders have a new routine for home games: Get up in the morning, get ready and head to the train station to get on the Long Island Rail Road.
Yes, much like their fans, the Islanders have to commute to work on game days now that the team plays in Brooklyn.
“Feel like a real Long Islander now especially, have to get on the train and commute in,” defenseman Travis Hamonic said.
The Islanders are entering their first season at the Barclays Center — home to the NBA’s Brooklyn Nets since 2012 — after spending their first 43 years at Nassau Coliseum in Uniondale, 23 miles east of Brooklyn.