The New York Islanders are scheduled to host All-Star Weekend at UBS Arena in Elmont, New York, in early February. It’s expected to be an unofficial send-off for NHL players who will be going to the 2026 Milano Cortina Olympics. The players would then leave from the New York area Feb. 7.

The NHL's experiment with adapting its all-star event to an international best-on-best tournament in 2025 was a raving success — so much so, it now has the

The NHL draft will take on a new look and the next all-star event could feature a fresh format, said NHL commissioner Gary Bettman at the general manager's meetings.