Islanders: What ads on helmets could mean for NHL

NEW YORK, NY - OCTOBER 07: A glove, stick and helmet lie on the ice during the game between the New York Islanders and the Buffalo Sabres at the Barclays Center on October 7, 2017 in the Brooklyn borough of New York City. (Photo by Bruce Bennett/Getty Images)

If the NHL OK’s ads on helmets what could that mean for the New York Islanders?

The NHL could be approving ads on helmets for the 20-21 NHL some day very soon. So what does that mean for the NHL and for the New York Islanders?

The COVID-19 pandemic revealed a number of failings across a number of issues. For the NHL, it revealed just how dependant, the league is on gate receipts. That’s not necessarily new information, we’ve known the NHL…