Rangers vs. Islanders Face Off in 'House That Ruth Built' [ J. Mark English]

Sounds crazy, but it actually may happen. The baseball meca is being looked into as a possible outdoor facility for an regular season game between the New York Rangers and the New York Islanders.

From the ESPN Sports ticker --

Newsday reported on Wednesday that the NHL is looking at the possibility of having the New York Rangers play the New York Islanders in a regular season game at Yankee Stadium.

"A request has been made to use the stadium for an NHL game in the 2006-2007 season," Yankees spokesman Rick Cerrone confirmed to Newsday. "The matter is under discussion."

According to the newspaper, league officials met with both teams as well as city officials and NBC to discuss the feasibility of the event, which would tentatively take place on Jan. 1, 2007.