New York Islanders center Alan Quine is congratulated by his teammates after scoring a goal against the Washington Capitals at Barclays Center. (Andy Marlin/USA TODAY Sports)With Monday’s report indicating a state of uncertainty between the New York Islanders and their home venue, Brooklyn’s Barclays Center, the governor of Connecticut and the mayor of its capital city saw an opportunity to bring the NHL back home after an almost 20-year hiatus. Dannel P. Malloy and Hartford Mayor Luke Bronin sent a letter Friday to Islanders ownership in an effort to bring the team to the city with a population of approximately 125,000 people. JUST IN: @GovMalloyOffice and @MayorBronin send letter to NHL Islanders encouraging them of considering Hartford as a new home. pic.twitter.com/EfWVxPTW4p — newsbell (@newsbell) February 3, 2017Malloy and Bronin offered the XL Center as an interim venue for the team beginning in the 2018-2019 season.

Source: Washington Post February 04, 2017 03:33 UTC