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Islanders Set to Ride the Rails to Brooklyn
The team will hold training camp in the city, but not before holding a Thursday ceremony at an area LIRR station.
The New York Islanders might be late for training camp this year - they're taking the Long Island Rail Road.
The team announced that its general manager and a few players would take an 8:51 a.m. train from Garden City on Thursday, arriving at Atlantic Terminal at 9:35 a.m.
The players, coaching staff and Barclays Center dignitaries will pose for a group photo before preparing for the team's first-ever practice on the arena ice.
The Islanders will host the New Jersey Devils in a preseason game at Barclays Center on Sept. 21, marking the first-ever NHL game at the arena.
The team is slated to move full-time to Brooklyn after the 2014-2015 season.
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