The Islanders may soon be hosting the NHL All-Star Game or the draft at UBS Arena. First, they have to finish construction on the surrounding area.
BUFFALO — The Islanders could soon be hosting the NHL All-Star Game or the draft at UBS Arena. First, though, they have to finish construction on the surrounding area.
That was the message from NHL commissioner Gary Bettman, who was in Buffalo for Thursday’s Isles-Sabres game just 24 hours after being on Long Island for Wednesday’s match against the Bruins. “We want to bring league events to UBS,” Bettman said. “But everybody’s agreed that we want to bring them to the finished product, which is the surrounding area.
“That arena is great. I took the train out last night, [it took] 29 minutes from my office, and once they finish the development surrounding it, it’s gonna be terrific and we’ll bring our events there.” The Islanders never hosted the draft at Nassau Coliseum and hosted the All-Star Game there just once, in 1983. They were the home team for a 2014 Stadium Series game against the Rangers at Yankee Stadium, due to a tax exemption requirement for Madison Square Garden that demands the Blueshirts plays all home games at the building, but have never hosted one on the Island.Belmont Park, which is right next door to UBS, figures to be a candidate for one eventually.
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