Brooklyn Islanders in 2015

[Blitty]

It will only seat 14,500 for hockey. Their seating plan for hockey looks fucked up.

As it is currently situated, Barclays Center would have a seating capacity of 14,500 for hockey, making it the smallest arena in the NHL. MTS Centre in Winnipeg holds 15,004 fans.

Bettman said Wang, Ratner and Yormark have been discussing a redesign to add at least 500 seats, but the Commissioner did not seem overly concerned about the size of the rink.

"We expect the capacity to be about 15,000-plus," he said. "If you keep in mind Winnipeg is doing quite well in a building the same size and the Nassau Coliseum is 16,200. A thousand seats -- we don't think makes a material difference."

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[betplom]

It will only seat 14,500 for hockey. Their seating plan for hockey looks fucked up.

Remember that we are talking about the Islanders here and a 1/3 full arena with a capacity of 14,500 looks full compared to a 1/2 full Nassau County Coliseum.

 

[FairWarning]

They could be called the Brooklyn Back-of-the-Nets.

 

[MrMonkey]

With what they probably charge for tickets considering the city atmosphere it should make up for smaller capacity in $$$! Then maybe if the team is good a few celebrities who had no clue what hockey was start attending and it becomes the hipster thing to do!

 

[MrMonkey]

They could be called the Brooklyn Back-of-the-Nets.

Excellent!