Islanders Bringing P. A. Announcer to Brooklyn

Islanders Bringing P. A. Announcer to Brooklyn

The move of the New York Islanders marks the second time in four years an NHL team is playing in a new city, though this move isn’t as drastic as Atlanta to Winnipeg or Calgary, Hartford to Greensboro/Raleigh, or Quebec to Colorado, it’s the matter of a few miles but in New York terms, it’s

The move of the New York Islanders marks the second time in four years an NHL team is playing in a new city, though this move isn’t as drastic as Atlanta to Winnipeg or Calgary, Hartford to Greensboro/Raleigh, or Quebec to Colorado, it’s the matter of a few miles but in New York terms, it’s a whole other world.

In moving their team to the Barclays Center, the New York Islanders have a lot of new and some of the old to bring with them.  A new arena, but the same P. A. announcer.

Lighthouse Hockey: Transcript: Brett Yorkmark on Islanders fans, traditions new and old and season tickets

In a piece on Lighthouse Hockey, Barclays Center and Nets CEO Brett Yormark talked about this and a lot more during an appearance on ESPN Radio’s Michael Kay Show.

On traditions coming to Brooklyn:

“We’re hanging all the banners so when they come here, they think, ‘Boy, all the tradition has come here and all the history has come here to Brooklyn.’ We brought in the original organ that was in the Coliseum. We’re bringing in the longtime PA announcer. In fact, the organist, the player is coming to Brooklyn.”

New York is always going to be tough on their sports teams, so there are always going to be people who are upset about something, but you can’t expect the Nassau Coliseum in Brooklyn, things are changing.  It’s a shame the team had to leave Long Island after decades of attempts at a new arena, but this could be good for the team and league, only time will tell.

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