The NHL is planning a league event at UBS Arena in February 2026, but Commissioner Gary Bettman has clarified it will not be the All-Star Weekend as originally scheduled. Instead, the event will serve as a kickoff for the upcoming Winter Olympics. Bettman suggested that the format would not involve a hockey competition and mentioned the possibility of a major hockey-focused event in 2027. The Islanders expressed eagerness to collaborate on events that will highlight their arena, which opened in 2021 amid concerns of declining attendance for the team.
"We'll have an event at UBS before we go to the Olympics but then we'll do something that's more focused on a major hockey event for the following year," said Bettman, speaking to the Associated Press Sports Editors at the NHL office in Manhattan.
"We are honored to be invited to host the National Hockey League, the game's finest players and fans from around the world to join us in New York for the 2026 NHL All-Star Weekend..." said Islanders owner Scott Malkin in a statement when the All-Star Weekend was first announced.
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