Lighthouse Hockey, a New York Islanders community

Rumors are confirmed as the New York Islanders announce they will hold a preseason game in Brooklyn's Barclay's Center in 2012.

The year 2011 was a pivotal year for the New York Islanders, but it's not clear if it will be remembered as the year a new generation of players committed to the club's success, or the County it calls home abandoned the franchise.

Bits: Renderings and Electioneering

It's time Nassau County voters take a stand, do their own research on the Nassau Coliseum referendum, and stop letting "that guy" politicians run the meeting.

Bits: Onward and Upward

The County plan to replace the Islanders' Nassau Coliseum and keep them on Long Island is promising, but has hurdles that need to be cleared by Aug. 1.

Nassau County Executive Ed Mangano plans "a major Economic Development and Job Creation Plan to build a world-class sports-entertainment destination center," which just might be the answer for the Islanders' decades-long arena issue.

The Islanders signed top 2010 pick Nino Niederreiter to an entry level contract, while Charles Wang could offer little news on the Lighthouse Project and the quest for a new arena.

The New York Islanders have a home County that wants to tie their future to a casino, but the Islanders have cap space to burn first.