Breaking: NY Governor willing to work with Rangers and other sports to open

Anthony Scultore Updated: May 18, 2020

In today’s daily briefing, NY Governor Andrew Cuomo stated that he will be willing to work with NY sports to open up without fans. “The state will work with you because remember government rules right now could stop a team from coming back,” Cuomo stated.

New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo invited the return of sports today:

"If they can make the numbers work, I say great. Come back. The state will work with you… Why wait until you can fill a stadium before you start to bring a team back? If you can televise it in the meantime, great." pic.twitter.com/ARA0bqQXZb
— Mike Vorkunov (@MikeVorkunov) May 18, 2020

Rangers Practice Facilities

New York State is ready and willing to partner with major sports teams that are interested in playing games safely, without fans.

If our professional sports teams can make it work (& be safe) on their end, we’re supportive.
— Archive: Governor Andrew Cuomo (@NYGovCuomo) May 18, 2020

Recently, reports came out of Hartford that had both the Rangers and owners of the XL Center talking. The reps for the building where the Rangers AHL affiliate play said they were interested. Now with this news, it could be all for naught if the Rangers can get back to work at their state of the art practice facility, MSG Training Center in Tarrytown NY.

MSG Training Facility (Westchester Magazine)

By Anthony Scultore

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