

The Islanders moved in 2015 to Barclays Center, a not-made-for-hockey arena where fans griped over a comically off-center scoreboard, poor sightlines and transfer-filled train rides that all but eliminated driving and the familiar "Let's go Islanders!" car-horn honk. The failed Lighthouse Project, a plan to renovate and revitalize the Coliseum and surrounding area, was first proposed in 2004 by Islanders' late owner Charles Wang, who was honored during a pregame ceremony.


It's something Long Island has always deserved."Īnd something the Islanders always deserved but at times seemed would never get. "This is as fine a venue as there is in the world," NHL commissioner Gary Bettman said during Friday's ribbon-cutting ceremony at the arena. The arena, featuring a brick exterior lined with arched windows, combines innovation with some of the qualities that made the Barn so beloved. UBS Arena, 15 miles west of the Coliseum in Uniondale, is located just off the final turn and home stretch of the 1.5-mile track at Belmont, annual site of the third leg in the Triple Crown. Panthers' Game 4 comeback falls short, on brink of losing Stanley Cup Final
