UBS Arena will be ready for its grand opening on Saturday night — if for no other reason than it must be.
Tim Leiweke said his message to everyone who asks about the impending deadline is, "Don’t panic."
Leiweke knows from opening night deadlines as CEO of the Oak View Group, the arena development company that most recently debuted the Seattle Kraken’s remade Climate Pledge Arena.
"Jon [Ledecky] was like, ‘Oh, my God, we’re not going to make it,’" Leiweke recalled Wednesday, referring to the Islanders’ co-owner, as he gave a tour to a small group of reporters.