goforbroke Posted October 24, 2012 Share Posted October 24, 2012 The Barclays Center (Brooklyn) and the New York Islanders have a "major announcement" tonightCould be in general sports forum but figured possible move mean possible logo changes.. Islanders already made the move to introduce Black...http://www.nypost.com/p/sports/islanders/islanders_skate_to_barclays_in_brooklyn_s8QVci06EOnyL06hK4atnL Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CDixonDesign Posted October 24, 2012 Share Posted October 24, 2012 Covered in General Sports forum, but honestly, I don't see anything about the Isles changing... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ark Posted October 24, 2012 Share Posted October 24, 2012 https://twitter.com/TSNBobMcKenzie@TSNBobMcKenzie - New York Islanders will indeed be moving to Brooklyn, NY, upon expiry of lease on Long Island.@TSNBobMcKenzie - Isles' moving announcement will be formally made at 1 pm ET at Barclays Center in Brooklyn. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Waffles Posted October 24, 2012 Share Posted October 24, 2012 http://www.nypost.com/p/sports/islanders/islanders_skate_to_barclays_in_brooklyn_s8QVci06EOnyL06hK4atnLThe Islanders, who won four consecutive Stanley Cups between 1980 and 1983, will keep their name at the insistence of NHL officials. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
goforbroke Posted October 24, 2012 Author Share Posted October 24, 2012 Update to story says they will keep the same name Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cujo Posted October 24, 2012 Share Posted October 24, 2012 Jay-Z doesn't co-own the Islanders. Therefore, the logo will not be changed into a black and white lump of generic garbage. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IceCap Posted October 24, 2012 Share Posted October 24, 2012 The name staying the same is a good thing. They'll need to tweak the logo though, if not outright resdesign it.I can see them introducing a Brooklyn themed alternate to cash in on the success the Nets' rebrand is seeing. PotD 26/2/12 1/7/15 2020 BASS Spin the Wheel, Make the Deal Regular Season Champion 2021 BASS NFL Pick'em Regular Season Champion Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GFB Posted October 24, 2012 Share Posted October 24, 2012 Jay-Z doesn't co-own the Islanders. Therefore, the logo will not be changed into a black and white lump of generic garbage.For the record, Jay-Z barely co-owns the Nets. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DC in Da House w/o a Doubt Posted October 24, 2012 Share Posted October 24, 2012 Before this, was Brooklyn seen as Islanders or Rangers territory? More Rangers or Islanders fans? I'm not too familiar with the boroughs and who likes what. I'm glad to hear they won't be the Brooklyn Islanders. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IceCap Posted October 24, 2012 Share Posted October 24, 2012 Before this, was Brooklyn seen as Islanders or Rangers territory? More Rangers or Islanders fans? I'm not too familiar with the boroughs and who likes what. I'm glad to hear they won't be the Brooklyn Islanders.When the Islanders were formed the Rangers granted them territorial rights to Brooklyn. PotD 26/2/12 1/7/15 2020 BASS Spin the Wheel, Make the Deal Regular Season Champion 2021 BASS NFL Pick'em Regular Season Champion Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TaylorMade Posted October 24, 2012 Share Posted October 24, 2012 Update to story says they will keep the same nameBut does that mean "New York Islanders" or simply "Islanders?" You could make the case that the Nets kept the same name. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lights Out Posted October 24, 2012 Share Posted October 24, 2012 Jay-Z doesn't co-own the Islanders. Therefore, the logo will not be changed into a black and white lump of generic garbage.Hopefully they'll ditch their blue and orange lump of generic garbage, though. POTD: 2/4/12 3/4/12 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CDixonDesign Posted October 24, 2012 Share Posted October 24, 2012 Update to story says they will keep the same nameBut does that mean "New York Islanders" or simply "Islanders?" You could make the case that the Nets kept the same name.You could also make the case that speculating about that this much could drive you bat s@#% crazy. Some things are just so minor that it just needs to be a "wait and see" approach. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
goforbroke Posted October 24, 2012 Author Share Posted October 24, 2012 Before this, was Brooklyn seen as Islanders or Rangers territory? More Rangers or Islanders fans? I'm not too familiar with the boroughs and who likes what.I'm glad to hear they won't be the Brooklyn Islanders.When the Islanders were formed the Rangers granted them territorial rights to Brooklyn.I don't know how big hockey is in brooklyn, but the few hockey fans I know from Brooklyn are Islanders fans.. I assume the Islanders share a similar fan base as the Jets and Mets, so brooklyn, queens, and long island would be Islanders fan-base.The Rangers granted territorial rights which allows them to move there, but that is from a business end. They share the same tv market (and TV network MSG and MSG-plus) and that territorial rights you're talking about doesn't really efine the fan base. Its just for legal reasons.Update to story says they will keep the same nameBut does that mean "New York Islanders" or simply "Islanders?" You could make the case that the Nets kept the same name.Also a good point. Brooklyn Islanders ... I know Brooklyn is technically part of Long Island as it is on the same island.. but generally speaking most people associate Long island with Nassau and Suffolk counties, so the name Brooklyn Islanders doesn't make much sense. So, if they are keeping the same "name" it would really only work if it was New York.But keeping the same name doesn't mean they are keeping the same logo or colors -- however I expect them too after the feedback from the fishstick overhaul they did. Maybe they'll introduce a Brooklyn themed secondary logo Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
goforbroke Posted October 24, 2012 Author Share Posted October 24, 2012 I love when I get a chance to post this:Whether they are the Brooklyn or New York Islanders, they should update the logo to include Brooklyn (and Queens) on the map of long island. The current one only has Nassau and Suffolk counties in it Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
altosax29b Posted October 24, 2012 Share Posted October 24, 2012 Bring back the Horton's Fisherman in full Brooklyn gangsta swag. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ferdinand Cesarano Posted October 24, 2012 Share Posted October 24, 2012 The name staying the same is a good thing. They'll need to tweak the logo though, if not outright resdesign it.I can see them introducing a Brooklyn themed alternate to cash in on the success the Nets' rebrand is seeing.The tweak that will be necessary will be the addition of Brooklyn and Queens to the depiction of Long Island in the logo. The current logo depicts only Nassau and Suffolk Counties, which is, as Goforbroke said, what the most common meaning of "Long Island" is. (Edited to add that Goforbroke has already posted a graphic showing this.)Anyway, it's interesting that the Barclays Center will be home both to Long Island University, which is located only about a half a mile away, and to the Islanders.I hope the Isles don't change the logo; their NY-hockey stick is an excellent mark. I can, however see them altering the colours, and maybe even adopting the Nets' black and white. (At the fan site Nets Daily, the biggest complaint that fans express on the question of the Islanders' potential move into the Nets' arena is the colours, which are the same as the Knicks' colours.) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lights Out Posted October 24, 2012 Share Posted October 24, 2012 Knick fans never had a problem with the Rangers wearing Nets red, white, and blue at MSG. POTD: 2/4/12 3/4/12 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gothamite Posted October 24, 2012 Share Posted October 24, 2012 Knick fans never had a problem with the Rangers wearing Nets red, white, and blue at MSG. Then again, the Nets were never a threat to the Knicks before. The Green Bay Packers Uniform Database! Now in a handy blog. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OnWis97 Posted October 24, 2012 Share Posted October 24, 2012 I'd hate to see them change their colors because of the Knicks. I think most fans are smart enough not to be bothered by that. Disclaimer: If this comment is about an NBA uniform from 2017-2018 or later, do not constitute a lack of acknowledgement of the corporate logo to mean anything other than "the corporate logo is terrible and makes the uniform significantly worse." BADGERS TWINS VIKINGS TIMBERWOLVES WILD POTD (Shared) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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