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Islanders to Play at Yankee Stadium
The team will take on the rival Rangers outdoors next January.
Before Brooklyn, there will be the Bronx.
The National Hockey League on Wednesday said the New York Islanders will play the rival New York Rangers at Yankee Stadium on Jan. 29 at 7:30 p.m.
The game will be part of the league's 2014 Coors Light NHL Stadium Series.
"Our fan-base is one of the most passionate in the NHL," said Islanders General Manager Garth Snow in a press release. "I look forward to seeing a strong contingent of the orange and blue in the stands at Yankee Stadium."
The Islanders reached the playoffs for the first time since 2007 before bowing out to the Pittsburgh Penguins. The team has two seasons left in its lease at the Nassau Coliseum. The Isles have agreed to move the team to the Barclays Center in Brooklyn.
The Rangers have reached the second round of this year's playoffs. They're also no strangers to playing outdoor hockey games. The Rangers played at Citizens Bank Park in Philadelphia in January 2012.
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