"An NHL source confirmed ESPN's initial report on the league's decision to scrap the event planned prior to the Winter Games in Italy. While the NHL had planned a marquee event for UBS Arena prior to sending its players to the Olympics, it never officially announced the event's full format. Instead, UBS Arena will host an All-Star weekend from Feb. 5-7, 2027."
"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. "We'll have an event at UBS before we go to the Olympics but then we'll do something that's more focused on a major hockey event for the following year," Bettman said that day. "We have a little bit of time to finalize what we're doing.""
A planned nebulous Olympic send-off event at UBS Arena in February was canceled and replaced with a formal All-Star Game and skills competition. An NHL source confirmed the league scrapped the pre-Olympics event, noting the original marquee idea lacked an officially announced full format. The league now schedules UBS Arena to host an All-Star weekend Feb. 5–7, 2027. Commissioner Gary Bettman said there will be an event before the Olympics and that the league will focus on a major hockey event the following year. Deputy Commissioner Bill Daly affirmed a competitive All-Star event at UBS in 2027. Governor Kathy Hochul expressed disappointment and urged commitment to a comparable major event.
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