NEW YORK -- The developer and owner of Brooklyn's new Barclays Center believes his state-of-the-art facility can hold hockey for more than just a passing game or two.

Bruce Ratner, who will welcome the NBA's Nets to Brooklyn next season, is hopeful of the arena's potential NHL prospects as well, perhaps even playing host to the New York Islanders, who are looking for a new home. In fact, the building already has ice and locker rooms for both sports.

"(Barclays Center) was made for hockey and basketball," Ratner told The Associated Press. "It could easily support a hockey team."

Ratner was in attendance Monday at the unveiling of the Brooklyn Nets' logos.

"It holds 14,500 for hockey," Ratner said.

The Islanders announced in January that they will play the New Jersey Devils in a preseason game at Barclays on Sept. 28.

The Islanders' lease at Nassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum in Uniondale expires following the 2014-15 season. Team owner Charles Wang and NHL commissioner Gary Bettman have been adamant that the Islanders will not play in the Coliseum after that point, although both have reiterated their desire to keep the Islanders in the New York City area.

The Coliseum, which houses the Islanders' four Stanley Cup championship banners from its rafters, is the second oldest active arena in the NHL, next to the recently renovated Madison Square Garden, home of the New York Rangers.