As I eluded to in a previous post, more and more viable (and not so viable) locations for the Islanders will be thrown into the news every so often, with the Lighthouse ordeal in limbo. This week, Newsday featured a story about the team moving to Suffolk County, which would be a home run for me and all of us in Eastern, Long Island. "If it does fall apart in Nassau, we would pursue it," Suffolk County executive Steve Levy told Newsday. "If [Charles Wang] is ready to talk to us, we'll be willing to work with him very vigorously. If you change the personalities on the local level, it could make all the difference in the world."
Levy said there are "three or four" possible locations for the Islanders, but did not mention where. Many figure the Pilgrim State Psychiatric Center property in Brentwood could work. It's been rumored that the county has been interested in bringing a minor league hockey team to Yaphank, also. I highly doubt the Islanders would go that far out onto the island, though.
There is also Kansas, Oklahoma, Quebec, Queens and Brooklyn as possible locations. More to come as the story expands in the coming months.
(Photo from Newsday, of Steve Levy and Lighthouse diagram)
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