Roof on Ashe Stadium for Islanders?

[dirtballer]

http://www.nydailynews.com/ny_local...possibility_of_retractable_roof_at_the_n.html

There's talk of trying to lure the NY Islanders to Ashe Stadium. Cost would be $200M and there are legal problems. Still, it may be the only way for a roof to be financially viable.

 

[tahiti]

http://www.nydailynews.com/ny_local...possibility_of_retractable_roof_at_the_n.html

There's talk of trying to lure the NY Islanders to Ashe Stadium. Cost would be $200M and there are legal problems. Still, it may be the only way for a roof to be financially viable.

Excuse my ignorance but who are the NY Islanders?

 

[NickC]

Excuse my ignorance but who are the NY Islanders?

A hockey team that plays in Long Island. Their current stadium and it's location is a right sh*thole.

Even still, horrible idea.

 

[tahiti]

Ok, thanks. Hmm I think it would be ok to put a roof on, anything to stop rain delays is a plus. But admittedly, I haven't read the whole article.

 

[Ripster]

http://www.nydailynews.com/ny_local...possibility_of_retractable_roof_at_the_n.html

There's talk of trying to lure the NY Islanders to Ashe Stadium. Cost would be $200M and there are legal problems. Still, it may be the only way for a roof to be financially viable.

As a hockey and a tennis fan, I hope this happens. It'd be good for the Islanders who are desperate to relocate and the US Open would get a roof. Win/win.

 

[Rickson]

Wouldn't that mess up the court?

 

[Tshooter]

Ridiculous for so many reasons.

Put aside the roof issue, which in my view is a terrible one. The idea of Queens politicos weighing in on "losing the Islanders" . WHAT? It's a Nassau County team. There's never been any impact to Queens.

The USTA National TENNIS Center. See that word in the middle. TENNIS CENTER. It's a -- let me make sure we're all clear on this -- PUBLIC TENNIS CENTER. For all but a few weeks a year when the USO is there. The USTA was leased the land for very specific purposes.

Whatever jackass wrote that article is mistaken if he thinks the USTA is in a position to lease the USTA Tennis Center to the Islanders. I don't have to read the agreement with the city to know that won't fly.

The idea of having the Islanders play there is even dumber than Bloombergs idea of building a a football stadium on the West Side of Manhattan. No doubt Bloomberg would try to redo the lease with the USTA if he could rename Ashe to Bloomberg Stadium.

Turning Ashe into a hockey stadium would be the end of the tennis center.

This will not happen.