The NHL first announced on Feb. 18, 2024, that UBS Arena, which opened in 2021, would host the 2026 All-Star Weekend. But on April 29, NHL Commissioner Gary Bettman, speaking to the Associated Press Sports Editors at the NHL office in Manhattan, announced the change of plans to an Olympic send-off.

The Super Bowl Media Day-style event for the Olympic hockey tournament that was planned in lieu of an All-Star Game at UBS Arena is being canceled, an Islanders spokesman confirmed to The Post. ESPN’s Emily Kaplan was the first to report the news.

The NHL has canceled an Olympic sendoff event scheduled for February at the New York Islanders’ arena, two people with knowledge of the situation told The Associated Press.

The NHL has canceled the planned Olympic send-off event, will host 2027 All-Star Game at Islanders' UBS Arena.

The sixth-place squad in the Eastern Conference, the Detroit Red Wings (5-2), visit the 12th-ranked New York Islanders (3-3) at UBS Arena on Thursday at 7 p.m. ET. New York earned a 4-3 victory at home its last time out on Oct. 21 against the San Jose Sharks.

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