Blue Heaven Posted April 23, 2013 Share Posted April 23, 2013 Looks like the Bronx will be the place to go play hockey http://gothamist.com/2013/04/23/kingsbridge_armory_will_be_worlds_l.php#photo-1 After years of thwarted plans, there's a deal in place for the beautiful Kingsbridge Armory in the Bronx. Mayor Bloomberg's office added this to his schedule today: "9:00 AM Announces Plans to Transform Kingsbridge Armory in the Bronx Into World?s Largest Indoor Ice Facility." Mayors office just tweeted they have an agreement Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pete Posted April 23, 2013 Share Posted April 23, 2013 That's probably the smartest place to put it. :rolleyes: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blue Heaven Posted April 23, 2013 Author Share Posted April 23, 2013 The News reported, "The proposed ice sports center would include nine hockey rinks, a 5,000-seat arena and a 50,000-square-foot community space that would be open to area groups and an education program for local youth." Since the Isles are gonna be in Brooklyn, maybe the Devils can move to the Bronx, at least they may sell out. If they have some beginner leagues with favorable times, I'd take the 15 minute drive from Queens. League at World Ice sucks, its 1 league with like 5 teams, w/ games at like 10 PM. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LindG1000 Posted April 23, 2013 Share Posted April 23, 2013 I don't understand why they don't make it a 40,000 sqft space and a 9k-ish seat arena. Get an AHL team in the boogie down. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
josh Posted April 23, 2013 Share Posted April 23, 2013 I don't understand why they don't make it a 40,000 sqft space and a 9k-ish seat arena. Get an AHL team in the boogie down. NYC costs twice as much, so if they can fill 5k seats, they'll still be the most profitable AHL team. But yeah... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NYR2711 Posted April 23, 2013 Share Posted April 23, 2013 I don't understand why they don't make it a 40,000 sqft space and a 9k-ish seat arena. Get an AHL team in the boogie down. Becaus eggs city knows they are gonna have a rough time filling Barclays for the Islanders and didnt want to take anymore than they had to from them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ranger Lothbrok Posted April 23, 2013 Share Posted April 23, 2013 Looks like the Bronx will be the place to go play hockey http://gothamist.com/2013/04/23/kingsbridge_armory_will_be_worlds_l.php#photo-1 Mayors office just tweeted they have an agreement For the record, I consider the conversion of Red Bank Armory to a hockey arena in Red Bank, NJ a resounding success. The ice quality is great, the facilities are great, etc. It's my favorite place to play locally. Hopefully Kingsbridge Armory comes out similarly. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mike Posted April 23, 2013 Share Posted April 23, 2013 That's probably the smartest place to put it. :rolleyes: There are a lot of youth teams from the outskirts of the Bronx. Pelham, Mamaroneck, White Plains, New Ro, Yonkers, etc ... all have youth programs. They'll run programs like the Devils do out of AmeriHealth (Hockey in Newark). It'll probably be great for the borough. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mike Posted April 23, 2013 Share Posted April 23, 2013 For the record, I consider the conversion of Red Bank Armory to a hockey arena in Red Bank, NJ a resounding success. The ice quality is great, the facilities are great, etc. It's my favorite place to play locally. Hopefully Kingsbridge Armory comes out similarly. That's a great building, but they only have 1 rink + the 1/3 rink in the back for training. The biggest place I've seen is the New England Sports Center in Marlborough. They have 6 rinks and it's huge. This place will probably dwarf it. And fwiw, the Generals are sand baggers. Tell them to get a tier 1 charter and stop chirpin like they're the bomb. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blue Heaven Posted April 23, 2013 Author Share Posted April 23, 2013 Two celebrity athletes are part of a project to turn an empty New York City armory into a massive ice sports center. The plans include former New York Rangers captain Mark Messier, a Stanley Cup winner, and figure skater Sarah Hughes, who won an Olympic gold medal in 2002. Mayor Michael Bloomberg detailed the plans Tuesday for the Kingsbridge Armory in the Bronx. The project is to include nine rinks on two levels. One rink would be designed to host hockey tournaments and ice shows. The city plans to lease the building to a private development group that involves Messier and Hughes. Construction is expected to start next year with $275 million in private money. Officials say it could draw 2 million visitors a year. http://news.yahoo.com/messier-hughes-join-project-ny-185816990.html Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mike Posted April 23, 2013 Share Posted April 23, 2013 http://news.yahoo.com/messier-hughes-join-project-ny-185816990.html The project is to include nine rinks on two levels. One rink would be designed to host hockey tournaments and ice shows. Sweet, now we can bang up those Westchester teams without having to drive 300 miles away to do it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dunny Posted April 23, 2013 Share Posted April 23, 2013 Maybe the Rangers can play there and actually play on ice heyooo Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ranger Lothbrok Posted April 24, 2013 Share Posted April 24, 2013 That's a great building, but they only have 1 rink + the 1/3 rink in the back for training. The biggest place I've seen is the New England Sports Center in Marlborough. They have 6 rinks and it's huge. This place will probably dwarf it. And fwiw, the Generals are sand baggers. Tell them to get a tier 1 charter and stop chirpin like they're the bomb. :repped: Damn right buddy lol. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Albatrosss Posted April 25, 2013 Share Posted April 25, 2013 That's a great building, but they only have 1 rink + the 1/3 rink in the back for training. The biggest place I've seen is the New England Sports Center in Marlborough. They have 6 rinks and it's huge. This place will probably dwarf it. And fwiw, the Generals are sand baggers. Tell them to get a tier 1 charter and stop chirpin like they're the bomb. we have tourneys there. awesome facility Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Albatrosss Posted April 25, 2013 Share Posted April 25, 2013 Sweet, now we can bang up those Westchester teams without having to drive 300 miles away to do it. i was thinking the same thing, except for the whole westchester thing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mike Posted April 25, 2013 Share Posted April 25, 2013 we have tourneys there. awesome facility Are you going to the Spring Fling next month? i was thinking the same thing, except for the whole westchester thing. You're goin dowwwwwwnnnnnnnn suckaaaaaaaaaa Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Albatrosss Posted April 25, 2013 Share Posted April 25, 2013 i dont know yet, our organization didnt post any tourneys yet. they really suck at letting people know well in advance. i know we have two coming up but not sure when and where. also, they cancelled last weekend's tourney for us in Marlborough like 3 days before. Aviator is very unorganized Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mike Posted April 25, 2013 Share Posted April 25, 2013 i dont know yet, our organization didnt post any tourneys yet. they really suck at letting people know well in advance. i know we have two coming up but not sure when and where. also, they cancelled last weekend's tourney for us in Marlborough like 3 days before. Aviator is very unorganized Sometimes a tourny gets canceled because they don't have enough teams that entered and the host will hang on until the last minute. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Albatrosss Posted April 25, 2013 Share Posted April 25, 2013 no, the tourney wasnt cancelled. we were cancelled because the coaching staff said we didnt have time to prepare for it. in reality, they havent figured out our team yet at that point or any aviator spring team for that matter Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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