Isles move may include new jersey colors similar to the Brooklyn Dodgers (i.e., no orange)

Say it ain't so -- the NY Post is reporting that the Barclay's Center has been conducting focus groups and the New York Islanders may lose their colors in their upcoming move to Brooklyn.

A member of one group told the Riverhead News-Review earlier this month he was asked to rate a new team jersey without any orange, one that looked like the old Brooklyn Dodgers uniform — blue and white.

The focus groups will be done in about 45 days — and then team owner Charles Wang will be updated, a source said.

Wang said recently that while he was turning over the business operations to Barclays Center, nothing much will change.

“We’re not going to rename the team,” he said at a recent conference. “The colors are the same. The logo is the same.”

Sources indicate that Barclays Center CEO Brett Yormark has different ideas and is recommending a complete rebranding in order to help boost the NHL team that has the league's worst attendance.

Yormark, at the conference with Wang, without mentioning his study, said, “The colors black and white are the new badge of honor in Brooklyn. The question is, can we weave that into the [Islanders] color scheme, and create a connection to the fans here in Brooklyn?”

No thanks.

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