The New York Islanders organization and Oak View pulled off building a state-of-the-art arena in a global pandemic. Today they celebrate its opening with three players ( hopefully not “and counting...”?) in COVID-19 protocol.
Such is life in 2021, the year that marks the beginning of a hopefully long and fruitful UBS (and whatever banks or telcos or casinos later take on naming rights) Arena era.
The surging and Darryl Sutter-stingy Flames are once again (but this time from Calgary, not Atlanta) the first visitors. For updates on the Flames, visit Matchsticks & Gasoline.