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The Islanders will host an event at UBS Arena in February 2026.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Whether that event is an All-Star Game, well, that\u2019s not quite so clear anymore.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cWe\u2019re reevaluating how we want to do things because I think we\u2019ve raised the bar about as high as you can for an All-Star Game in any sport,\u201d NHL commissioner Gary Bettman told reporters Wednesday at the league\u2019s annual GM meetings in Manalapan, Fla. \u201cSo we want to make sure whatever we do is up to the standards that we\u2019ve created.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
In other words, this February\u2019s 4 Nations Face-Off was so good that going back to the prior All-Star format \u2014 with a skills competition followed the next day by a three-on-three tournament in which nobody tries \u2014 would feel small by comparison. <\/p>\n
That is only exacerbated by next year\u2019s All-Star weekend being a precursor to the Milan Olympics, with NHL players going for the first time since 2014.\u00a0<\/p>\n
The last time the NHL held an All-Star Game in the same year they sent players to the Olympics was in 2002. <\/p>\n
Doing so this time was meant to be a sendoff of sorts.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Though the weekend functions as a tentpole event for the league and is well-liked by sponsors, it was hard not to notice the contrast drawn between the 4 Nations and the NBA\u2019s All-Star weekend last month, when the NHL was universally applauded for creating a high-level competition, while the NBA put on a snooze-fest of a traditional game that included LeBron James pulling out at the last minute.\u00a0<\/p>\n
The Islanders, though, already have started advertising next year\u2019s All-Star Game, including to season ticket holders as a reason to renew. <\/p>\n
Getting to host events like this was a selling point behind building UBS Arena, and it is a chance to show off the building to the entire league.\u00a0<\/p>\n
It does not sound like canceling the event altogether is in the cards, though deputy commissioner Bill Daly repeated to reporters that \u201cEverything\u2019s on the table\u201d \u2014 including shifting it to 2027.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Since players are flying into New York before catching charters to Milan, there\u2019s reason to hold something. But the exact details of what that something would be, if not an All-Star Game, are far from obvious.\u00a0<\/p>\n
One idea would be to somehow incorporate national teams into the event and try to take advantage of the hype that will surround the Olympics. <\/p>\n
Given the juice around 4 Nations, a USA-Canada exhibition at UBS would likely draw far more attention and eyeballs than any other option.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cI don\u2019t want to start speculation,\u201d Bettman said. \u201cWe\u2019ve promised the Islanders an event, and Islander fans deserve events that we\u2019ve promised, so we\u2019re focused on what we need to do.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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