NHL cancels Olympic send-off, grants Isles 2027 All-Star Game

Field Level Media
22 Oct 2025, 22:10 GMT+10

(Photo credit: Kirby Lee-Imagn Images)

The NHL has canceled a planned send-off event for the 2026 Winter Olympics in February at UBS Arena in Elmont, N.Y.

The league, however, plans to hold the All-Star Game and skills competition at the New York Islanders' home arena in 2027.

The initial plan was to create an international event on Long Island to replace the 2026 All-Star Game. That drew the ire of New York Gov. Kathy Hochul, who expressed her disappointment to NHL commissioner Gary Bettman in a letter and requested the league 'bring a hockey event with equal or greater economic activity and cultural value to the region in 2027.'

League games will pause from Feb. 6-24 to accommodate the 2026 Milan-Cortina Winter Olympics. The last time NHL players competed in the Olympics was in 2014, when Canada won gold in Sochi, Russia.

The league opted against a traditional All-Star Weekend for the 2025-26 season and planned another international event on the heels of the success of the inaugural 4 Nations Face-Off.

--Field Level Media

Watch latest videos

News RELEASES

Publish news of your business, community or sports group, personnel appointments, major event and more by submitting a news release to Chile Sun.

More Information

South America

Section

Trump-backed Milei gains mandate to push free-market reforms

BUENOS AIRES, Argentina: Argentina's libertarian president, Javier Milei, won big in the October 26 midterm elections, gaining strong...

Loss of US military help would hit Colombia hardest, Petro says

BOGOTA, Colombia: Colombian President Gustavo Petro said this week that a suspension of U.S. aid would not significantly affect his...

Peru’s new president José Jerí deploys forces to tackle rising crime

LIMA, Peru: Residents of Lima, Peru's capital, saw more soldiers and police on the streets this week as a state of emergency took effect...

FIDE World Cup 2025: India's golden generation led by World champion Gukesh D poised for glory

Panaji (Goa) [India], October 30 (ANI): A strong Indian contingent, led by World Champion Grandmaster Gukesh Dommaraju, and the entire...

(SpotNews) BRAZIL-RIO DE JANEIRO-POLICE OPERATION-AFTERMATH

(251030) -- RIO DE JANEIRO, Oct. 30, 2025 (Xinhua) -- Rescuers remove the bodies of suspected criminals after a police operation in...

Xi Jinping -- proponent of an inter-connected Asia-Pacific

BEIJING, Oct. 30 (Xinhua) -- Chinese President Xi Jinping's first APEC trip coincided with another major milestone. In 2013, Xi paid...

World

Section