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10/24/2025 |  Islanders set to host 2027 All-Star Weekend (Reuters Sports) October 24 - The New York Islanders will host the 2027 NHL All-Star Weekend at UBS Arena in Elmont, N.Y., the league announced on Friday.
The move comes on the heels of the NHL canceling the Olympic send-off event that was set for the UBS Arena in February.
The Islanders previously were awarded the 2026 All-Star Game, but that was nixed after the league opted against holding the game in the same year as the Winter Olympics. The proposed weekend then was going to be turned into a pre-Olympics event. However, that went by the boards as well.

10/23/2025 |  Nobull Partners With the National Hockey League (SGB UPDATE) Nobull has signed on as the official training shoe of the National Hockey League (NHL), effective immediately.
The new partnership will see Nobull receive exclusive marketing rights and designations that connect the brand with the NHL and its fan base through the League’s marketing, digital and social media channels. The two organizations will also collaborate on original content across the NHL and Nobull platforms.

10/22/2025 |  NHL cancels Olympic sendoff event. Islanders are set to host All-Star Weekend in ’27, AP source says (Associated Press (AP)) NEW YORK (AP) — The NHL has canceled an Olympic sendoff event scheduled for February at the New York Islanders’ arena and plan to hold All-Star Weekend festivities there in 2027, according to two people with knowledge of the situation.
The people spoke to The Associated Press on condition of anonymity Tuesday because the decision had not been announced. ESPN was first to report the move during the network’s coverage of the game between Boston and defending Stanley Cup champion Florida.

10/20/2025 |  San Jose Sharks apologize for ‘offensively worded message’ displayed during Hispanic Heritage Night (CNN Sports) The San Jose Sharks have apologized after an apparent offensive message seeming to praise Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) was displayed on the arena’s scoreboard during the team’s Hispanic heritage celebration on Saturday night against the Pittsburgh Penguins.     

10/16/2025 |  Gary Bettman: 'Concern' over Olympic venue, no NHL expansion soon (Reuters Sports) October 16 - Following a Board of Governors meeting on Wednesday in New York, NHL commissioner Gary Bettman offered updates on an array of topics.
The biggest point of emphasis? International growth is taking priority over local growth.
"We're focused on what we can be doing more outside of North America to continue to grow the game on a worldwide basis," Bettman said. "That's becoming an increasing focus and priority for us because we believe we're the most international, certainly with our player composition, of the four major sports in North America and we think there's a great opportunity. But even more than the opportunity, we'd like to see the game continue to grow."