ACC Tournament Heading To NYC? A Deal May Be In Place

[HT: Sports Illustrated]

There has been a desire by the ACC to bring their post season tournament to New York City and it looks like that will be the case.

Pete Thamel of SI.com is reporting that the ACC has finalized a multiyear agreement with the Barclays Center to stage the ACC Tournament in that facility.

SOURCES: ACC finalizing multi-year agreement to play ACC Tournament at Barclays Center. http://t.co/xNjMBlWdKD
— Pete Thamel (@SIPeteThamel) March 14, 2014

The ACC Tournament is a tradition rich event that is a perfect fit when staged on Tabacco Road.  Only a handful of times has the ACC Tournament moved out of the North Carolina borders.

New York City has been on the radar screen within the conference since Syracuse, Notre Dame and Pittsburgh joined.

Details remain like scheduling conflicts with the Atlantic 10 Conference should the ACC agree to begin in 2017, it's remaining open date.

DEVELOPING: Islanders Heading To Brooklyn--Updated

New York Islanders owner Charles Wang has tried for a long time to find a new home for his hockey club- whether it's in New York or elsewhere (like, Kansas City)

Now, it appears that the Barclays Center in Brooklyn will be their new home in 2015 when the team's lease runs out at the antiquated (and downright nasty and outdated) Nassau Coliseum. The team announced Wednesday, they've signed a 25-year deal.

NHL Commish Gary Bettman hasn't been all that sold on the idea of a move to Barclays because capacity for hockey would be even less than MTS Centre in Winnipeg, but he'll be at the afternoon presser along with Wang, Islanders personnel, and other muckety-mucks.

As far back as 2003, Wang tried to introduce what became known as the "Lighthouse Project"- a billion-dollar redevelopment of the area on Long Island, but voters turned down the idea of bonds associated with the deal.

The funny thing about this is considering the current tenor of talks between the NHL and it's players, there is no guarantee there will ever be a game in Brooklyn. The NHL and the NHLPA have been at odds for months and a recent olive branch extended by the league was tossed aside by NHLPA president Donald Fehr. Many are starting to wonder if the league will be able to survive this latest stoppage in play.

OSHA has even been breathing down Nassau Coliseum's neck- citing the building for 16 violations including asbestos exposure. SMG, the manager of the Coliseum is saying that the issue has been fixed.




We don't anticipate the Isles opening night (whenever that is) will match this, however...
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