I've called Verizon about this twice now.
The first time I spoke right away to a guy who knew exactly what I was talking about when I asked about Center Ice (he spoke English too!). He said they didn't have it yet but were working on it, and the best plan was to check back with them in the future. I told him that the MOMENT I could confirm they would offer Center Ice, I'd be cancelling Comcast and calling up Verizon to order FIOS tv. I've had FIOS internet for a year and a half and it's been fantastic.
So, the second time I called Verizon to follow up, I got a guy who didn't really speak English well, had no idea what Center Ice was, might not have ever heard of hockey before (not sure), and couldn't really tell me much. He transferred me to someone else, who did speak English but had never heard of Center Ice. The best she could do was list the channels in the sports package, which is not really the same thing. So that wasn't too helpful.
So I don't know. I'd love to switch to FIOS, but I'm not giving up CI. At this point I'm not all that optimistic that they'll have CI before the season starts, which would mean I'll be with Comcast for another year.