| UBS Arena,Elmont | |||
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| Early 2027 | |||
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The2027 National Hockey League All-Star Game is the upcoming 69th edition of theNational Hockey League All-Star Game, planned to be held in early 2027 atUBS Arena inElmont, the home of theNew York Islanders. The game was originally scheduled for 2026 but was postponed a year due to the league's return toOlympic participation at the2026 Games inMilan andCortina d'Ampezzo, Italy.[1]
The NHL originally awarded the Islanders as the 2026 All-Star Game's hosts on February 18, 2024, during the2024 NHL Stadium Series. This game would have been the first time since1994 in New York City that the state of New York hosted the game. This would have been the Islanders' second time hosting the NHL All-Star Game, after the1983 game at theNassau Coliseum, and the first time thatUBS Arena would have hosted the game, after its opening during the2021–22 season.[2]
As originally scheduled for 2026, the All-Star Game would have returned after a one-year hiatus, as in 2025 the NHL held the4 Nations Face-Off as a preview for the league's return toOlympic participation at the2026 Games inMilan andCortina d'Ampezzo, Italy, as well as the nextWorld Cup of Hockey in2028.[3] The All-Star Game would have thus been the first held in the same year as Olympic participation since2002. CommissionerGary Bettman further stated that the league planned to use the 2026 game as a "send-off" to the Olympics.[2] However, by April 2025, the league decided to cancel the game and instead hold an alternative Olympic send-off event at UBS Arena;[4] this event itself was later canceled in October 2025, with Long Island now scheduled to host the 2027 game.[5][1]
The NHL will not hold an All-Star Game next season... Commissioner Bettman also announced the NHL will return to Olympic participation, starting in 2026 in Milan, Italy, and again in 2030... Bettman said the 2025 NHL 4 Nations Face-off is a 'bit of an appetizer,' for the upcoming Olympics and subsequent World Cup tournament